{"id":27894,"date":"2026-05-05T15:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?p=27894"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:58:02","slug":"congratulations-to-our-new-phd-anthony-hazelton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/congratulations-to-our-new-phd-anthony-hazelton\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our new PhD, Anthony Hazelton!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Hazelton successfully defended his PhD thesis, \u201cEngineering Probiotic Yeast for Targeted Oral Protein Delivery in IBD,<\/span>\u201d under the guidance of Dr.\u00a0Juliane Nguyen!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Hazelton’s new position is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNC Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

Targeted and Quantitatively Modeled Biologic Delivery via Dual Functional Probiotic Yeast in Inflammatory Bowel Disease<\/a>. Hazelton, A., et al., Nguyen, J. Journal of Controlled Release (2026). 2026 Apr 5;394:114906. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jconrel.2026.114906<\/span>. PMID:\u00a041942055<\/span><\/p>\n

Targeted delivery of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii to the extracellular matrix enhances gut residence time and recovery in murine colitis.<\/a> Heavey, M.K., Hazelton, A., Wang, Y. Garner, M., Anselmo, A., Arthur, J., Nguyen, J. Nat Commun 15,3784 (2024). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-48128-0. PMID: 38710716. PMC11074276<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Engineered Probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii Reduces Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer Burden in Mice.<\/a>\u00a0Culpepper, T., Senthil, K., Vlcek, J. Hazelton, A., Heavey, M.K., Sellers, R., Nguyen, J., Arthur, J. Dig Dis Sci (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10620-025-09008-9<\/span>. PMID:\u00a040156662. PMC12301100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shelf-stable, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Patches: Dip-and-Deliver Solutions for Personalized Wound Care.<\/a>\u00a0Chaudhari, A., Tabashsum, Z., Khosravi, P., Hensley, H., Wang, C., Moses, E., Harris, S., Hazelton, A., et al. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine (2026). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/btm2.70131<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Hazelton has another paper currently in press.<\/p>\n

Honors, Awards & Highlights<\/h2>\n

Inclusive Excellence Top-Up (Fall 2021)
\nUNC NIH IMSD Grant (Fall 2021)
\nUNC NIH Pharmacological Sciences T32 (Summer 2022)
\nFord Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship \u2013 Honorable Mention (Spring 2023)
\nDPMP Spring Poster Symposium \u2013 Honorable Mention (Spring 2024)
\nBest Oral Presentation Award, Pharmacology Research Retreat (Fall 2025)<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/a>
Anthony at his defense<\/div><\/div>
\"Anthony<\/a>
Congratulations!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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