Robert Blouin, PharmD
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Bob Blouin, Pharm.D., is the dean and Vaughn and Nancy Bryson Distinguished Professor of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and director of the Eshelman Institute for Innovation. Prior to his July 1, 2003 appointment as dean, he was a long-time faculty member and administrator with the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. During that period, Blouin served as the associate dean for research and graduate education (1997-2003) and executive director of the Office for Economic Development and Innovations Management (2000-2003).<br><br>
During Blouin’s tenure at UNC, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has experienced unprecedented growth in its research and education programs. The School has also launched several new school-based research-center initiatives (Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery; Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy; and Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery). These interdisciplinary school-based centers have enabled the School to recruit outstanding scientists to Chapel Hill and extend the boundaries of collaborative science across the campus.<br><br>
Blouin led an effort to reengineer the School’s business operations. An additional product of this innovation was the creation of an integration software program called InfoPorteTM, which was developed by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and adopted throughout the UNC campus. Blouin has led a national discussion on the issues of clinical pharmaceutical scientist training, particularly at the graduate level. He has been extensively involved in launching a transformation in the professional and graduate curricula at UNC coined the Educational Renaissance.
During Blouin’s tenure at UNC, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has experienced unprecedented growth in its research and education programs. The School has also launched several new school-based research-center initiatives (Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery; Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy; and Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery). These interdisciplinary school-based centers have enabled the School to recruit outstanding scientists to Chapel Hill and extend the boundaries of collaborative science across the campus.<br><br>
Blouin led an effort to reengineer the School’s business operations. An additional product of this innovation was the creation of an integration software program called InfoPorteTM, which was developed by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and adopted throughout the UNC campus. Blouin has led a national discussion on the issues of clinical pharmaceutical scientist training, particularly at the graduate level. He has been extensively involved in launching a transformation in the professional and graduate curricula at UNC coined the Educational Renaissance.