Noa Valcarcel

Instructional Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Instructional Coordinator for BioMolecular Sciences

Noa Valcarcel Ares

Dr. Valcarcel teaches pharmacology in the PharmD curriculum as well as other classes including Spanish for Pharmacists.

Research Interests

  • The teaching and learning of foundational sciences
  • Inclusive healthcare: Spanish competence in pharmacy education
  • Sports pharmacy

Biography

Noa Valcarcel received her Bachelor of Sciences in Biology in 2007 and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of A Coruña in 2014. Her graduate research focused on the understanding of the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the inflammatory response of rheumatoid arthritis. For her postdoctoral research, Dr. Valcarcel joined the Reynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. There, her research interests focused on the mechanisms of vascular cognitive impairment in the elderly. Specifically, she tried to unravel the consequences of the age-related functional deterioration of the cerebral microvasculature in regards to cognition, and potential pharmacological interventions.

During her time on biomedical research, she became passionate about the scholarship of teaching and learning. She taught in different graduate and undergraduate level courses, and completed the Preparing Future Faculty program at the University of Oklahoma. In 2017, Dr. Valcarcel began her appointment in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.

Education

M.S. Biomedical Sciences, Universidade da Coruña (2008)

Ph.D. Health Science, Universidade da Coruña (2014)