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Wagoner joins Eshelman Institute to Encourage Commercialization

Former health-care executive Kay Wagoner, Ph.D., has joined the Eshelman Institute for Innovation as associate director for innovation and entrepreneurship. Wagoner is also life science executive in residence in the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Commercialization and Economic Development, an EIR … Continued

New Glioblastoma Treatment Successfully Tested with Human Cells

In a rapid-fire series of breakthroughs in just under a year, researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy have made another stunning advance in the development of an effective glioblastoma treatment for a common and aggressive brain cancer. The … Continued

UNC Catalyst Initiative Aims to Create and Share Tools to Fight Rare Diseases

Freely giving researchers the tools and knowledge to tackle rare and orphaned diseases is the mission of UNC Catalyst, a new endeavor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched with a $2 million grant from the Eshelman Institute for … Continued

Research Project Will Translate Biomedical Data for Better Health Care, Research, Policy

A new project led by researchers at RENCI and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy aims to develop a biomedical data “translator” that will integrate, synthesize and interpret multiple sources of clinical and biomedical data to provide information to guide clinical … Continued

E(I) Lab Hosts Inaugural Final Presentations

The Carolina E(I) Lab, part of the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, concluded its pilot year by hosting final presentations from the inaugural cohort of student teams on Oct. 1, with the top four teams awarded monetary prizes. The presentations were … Continued

Young Innovators Program Immerses High Schoolers in Pharmacy, Pharma Sci

Triangle-area high school students who participated in the first summer of the Young Innovators Program at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill worked in research labs, thought critically about pharmacy practice, … Continued

Roy Zwahlen Joins School as Assistant Dean for Innovation and Strategy

Roy Zwahlen, J.D., has joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as assistant dean for innovation and strategy. Zwahlen’s first responsibility is to assist the dean in formulating, interpreting and implementing policy at the School. “Because the UNC Eshelman School … Continued

Jerry Heneghan Gives Keynote at Serious Play Conference

Jerry Heneghan, M.B.A., delivered the keynote address at this year’s Serious Play Conference, hosted by the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School from July 25-28. Global thought leaders in the field of serious games and simulations descended on the University of North … Continued

Removing a Brain Tumor Makes Remaining Cancer More Aggressive, UNC Study Finds

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeking a better treatment for glioblastoma have discovered that removing a brain tumor causes any cancer left behind to grow 75 percent faster than the original tumor did, which helps … Continued

Mucommune Is Newest Resident of UNC Eshelman Institute MicroIncubator

Mucommune, LLC is the fourth company spun out of the research enterprise at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to take up residence in the Eshelman Institute for Innovation MicroIncubator located at the School. Mucommune was born in 2015 from … Continued

School Celebrates Number One U.S. News Ranking

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy held a press event on Wednesday, March 30, to celebrate its number one ranking by U.S. News & World Report in the 2017 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. Chancellor Carol L. Folt, Ph.D., hosted … Continued

School Earns Number One U.S. News Ranking among Pharmacy Schools

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is number one in the latest rankings of the nation’s Doctor of Pharmacy programs by U.S. News & World Report in the 2017 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The School placed second in … Continued

UNC Scientists First to Hunt Brain Cancer with Skin Cells Converted to Stem Cells

Scientists at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy are using the newest version of a Nobel Prize–winning technology for the first time to build cancer-killing stem cells that hunt down and mop up the remnants of invasive brain tumors, promising … Continued

Eshelman Institute for Innovation Awards $9.4 Million to Fund First Round of Innovative Ideas

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill awarded nearly $9.4 million in its inaugural round of funding for innovative ideas submitted by faculty and staff at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The … Continued

Eshelman Institute for Innovation Awards $9.4 Million to Fund First Round of Innovative Ideas

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill awarded nearly $9.4 million in its inaugural round of funding for innovative ideas submitted by faculty and staff at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The … Continued

UNC Pharmacy Is Newest Member of International Structural Genomics Consortium

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is the first U.S. hub of a worldwide research network dedicated to defining the structure of proteins and freely sharing its discoveries with the scientific community to drive the development of new therapeutics. UNC … Continued

Eshelman Institute for Innovation Launches

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — created by a historic $100 million gift to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in December — has officially launched. The Eshelman Institute aims to … Continued

$100 Million: Eshelman Gift to Fund Innovation Is Largest Ever to a Pharmacy School

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a $100 million commitment to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy from Fred Eshelman, a 1972 graduate of the School, founder and former CEO of Pharmaceutical Product Development, and founding chairman … Continued

Three of World’s Premier Pharmacy Schools Form Landmark Alliance

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Monash University, and University College London are joining forces to advance and transform research, education, and practice in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. An initial five-year memorandum of understanding provides the framework … Continued

Close Eyes, Think Big: The Eshelman Institute for Innovation

In this video Dean Blouin discusses the Fred Eshelman gift and the creation of a new innovation engine for a special edition of Carolina Connections Online. This issue of Carolina Connections was dedicated to highlighting what the Eshelman gift is making … Continued