Lai Receives NSF Award to Support Mucus Research, Science Education OutreachIn addition to exploring using mucus to stop pathogens, Lai will help develop a curriculum to teach middle and high school students about the health benefits of mucus.
School Names 2012 Instructors and Preceptors of the Year
Function of Enzyme 3-OST becomes Crystal Clear to LiuJian Liu, PhD, led a team that included PY1 Susan Woody that crystallized 3-O-sulfotransferase, an enzyme (represented by the green ribbon in the illustration) cruicial to Liu's process of creating synthetic heparin.
Mike Jay to Chair Molecular PharmaceuticsMike Jay, PhD, succeeds Leaf Huang, PhD, as chair of the Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics. Jay is highly regarded in the fields of drug delivery and radiopharmaceutics.
Zamboni Receives Tenure from UNC TrusteesBill Zamboni, PharmD, PhD, is a leader in the application of nanoparticles and nanomedicines to the treatment of cancer.