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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a satellite campus at UNC Asheville.

U.S. News & World Report ranked the Eshelman School the #1 pharmacy school in the United States in 2016.

The school is named after alumni Dr. Fred Eshelman, in part, because of his nearly one-hundred and forty million dollars donated to the school.

Divisions There are five divisions in the school that span the pharmaceutical development pipeline from discovery to implementation. The division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry has a focus on drug discovery with areas of research that include optimization of pharmaceuticals through structure–activity relationship, pharmacoinformatics (as noted by Alexander_Tropsha), and high-throughput screening as performed in Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (CICBDD). After a pharmaceutical is discovered, it requires formulation for optimal delivery. The Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics optimizes the delivery of drug. They use drug delivery carriers such as nanoparticles, liposomes, micelles, stem cells, and adeno-associated virus to delivery therapies such as chemotherapeutics, vaccines (as noted by Kristy Ainslie), small interfering RNA, and immunotherapy to treat diseases like cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. This division houses the Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery (CNDD). After a pharmaceutical is introduced into the body, a better understanding of the toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics is needed. Gaining this understanding is the focus of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. This division has research interests in clinical pharmacology, and development of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and other drug detection methods to advance treatments for HIV, cancer, and other diseases. The Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy is housed in this division. After rigorous testing and FDA approval a pharmacist is required to dispense and council on the medication. Training of and pedagogy for pharmacists is carried out primarily by the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. Finally, after a medication has been on the market, optimization of how the drug is provided is the area of research for the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy.

Degrees Three degrees are offered by the school. They offer a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), which is a professional degree and a requirement to become a pharmacist. In 2014, the school's PharmD program went under a renaissance, changing its curriculum entirely to focus on flipped-classrooms, active learning, and early immersion into experiential learning. A Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) is also offered by the school. As part of this program, students perform research in one of the focus areas of the school's divisions. A Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) is also offered, but only in the field of Health System Pharmacy Administration

Deans Robert A. Blouin was dean of the school from 2003 to 2017; when he was promoted to provost in 2017, Dhiren Thakker was appointed interim dean.


 * 1897-1931 - Edward Vernon Howell
 * 1931-1946 - John Grover Beard
 * 1946-1950 - Marion Lee Jacobs
 * 1950-1966 - Edward Armond Brecht
 * 1966-1974 - George Philip Hager Jr.
 * 1974-1975 - Seymour Morton Blaug
 * 1975-1977 - Leroy Delbert Werley Jr. (acting)
 * 1977-1992 - Tom Saburo Miya
 * 1992-2003 - William Howard Campbell
 * 2003-2017 - Robert Alan Blouin
 * 2017-Pres - Dhiren Thakker

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