The faculty at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy make an impact on campus, in the community, and throughout the world, and they also make headlines. Follow the links below to read about the latest faculty achievements at the School, or visit the Faculty Spotlight section for even more details about our faculty members and their research.
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The faculty at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy make an impact on campus, in the community, and throughout the world, and they also make headlines. Follow the links below to read about the latest faculty achievements at the School, or visit the Faculty Spotlight section for even more details about our faculty members and their research.
 A study by Betsy Sleath, PhD, and other researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy found that 42 percent of Latinos in North Carolina who take prescription drugs have purchased medicines at grocery stores known as tiendas and 30 percent have bought medicines from outside the United States for their own use. Researchers worry that some of those medicines are prescription drugs that are being bought without a prescription. READ MORE Jian Liu, PhD, and colleagues have learned to modify the enzyme heparan sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase, which produces heparin in the human body in addition to other heparin-like molecules. By modifying 2-O-sulfotransferase, researchers will be able to create customized forms of synthetic heparin with different properties. READ MORE
Other Recent News | Media often consult our faculty and researchers for their expertise insights into pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical development. Click here to see what news stories our faculty and researchers have appeared in recently. Get to know some of our faculty and their work.
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