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Esperanza Carcache de Blanco, PhD

Associate Professor

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy

442 Parks Hall

carcache-de-blan.1@osu.edu
(614) 247-7815

Professional Interests

Dr. Carcache de Blanco's research interests focus on the discovery of bioactive constituents from natural product sources with potential application in cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. She is also interested in the study of botanical dietary supplements and other herbal products used in traditional medicine.

Education

  • 2005, National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacognosy
  • 2003, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacognosy
  • 1997, MS, University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacognosy
  • 1986, BS, Outstanding Student (1st Place), National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Pharmacy

Honors

  • Travel Research Award, 2008 - 2008
  • UIC Health Science Auxiliary Award Fellowship, 2003 - 2003
  • Van Doren Scholar, 2003 - 2003
  • Student Research Award/The American Society of Pharmacognosy, 2003
  • UIC Health Science Auxiliary Award Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002
  • J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and United States Information Agency Award, Washington, DC, 1994 - 1997
  • Outstanding Instructor, Asociación Nicaragüense de Educadores de Nicaragua, 1988
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Student, 1986 - 1986
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant, UNAN-León, León, Nicaragua, 1986

Publications