The Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products focuses on discovering new therapeutic agents and targets. Thousands of compounds researched by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy have the potential for therapeutic applications impacting many disease targets, such as enzymes, specific drug receptors, and even the genome.

Upcoming Division Events

• 2008-09-03: MCNP Seminar: Jianjun Wang, PhD
• 2008-09-10: MCNP Seminar: Chao Zhang
• 2008-09-17: MCNP Seminar: Sherket Peterson

Zhang Receives $125K Grant from Pardee Foundation

Qisheng Zhang, an assistant professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has received a one-year, $125,000 grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation for a research project aimed at finding novel candidates for breast cancer treatments.

Jarstfer Receives Two Grants Totalling $750K

Mike Jarstfer, PhD, an associate professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has received two grants, one from the National Science Foundation and the other from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. 

Graduate Student in Jarstfer Lab Receives NIH Fellowship

Daud Cole, a graduate student in Associate Professor Mike Jarstfer’s lab at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has received a predoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health.