The mission of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics is to optimize drug therapy through the generation, integration, and translation of scientific information between the bench and the bedside, the patient and the population. The Division advances clinical practice by leading the nation’s pharmacy schools in innovative translational research, and through the education and training of clinical scientists, future pharmacists and current practitioners.

Upcoming Division Events

• 2008-12-09: IPIT Seminar: Marc Williams, MD, FAAP, FACMG
• 2009-01-13: IPIT Seminar: Misha Angrist, PhD

Students to Present Posters at AAPS Annual Meeting

Graduate students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will present posters on November 18-19 at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

IPIT Announces Patient-Safety Award Honoree

Michael Cohen is the president of ISMP, a nonprofit health care organization that specializes in understanding the causes of medication errors and providing error-reduction strategies to the health-care community, policy makers and the public.

DPET Student Yan Receives Travel Award

Grace Yan, a graduate student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has received a travel award from the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.