Faculty

  • Tram Cat

    Tram Cat, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Student Affairs

    As associate dean of student affairs for the School of Pharmacy PharmD program, I provide leadership and management of student affairs program in the areas of recruitment and admissions, academic advising, personal and professional development, student well-being, student services, co-curricular…
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    Joanne Chun, PharmD, PhD

    Director, MS in AICD3

    As director of post­graduate education programs, I spearhead the creation and de­vel­op­ment of new edu­ca­tion­al programs, enhancing our educational initiatives and creating unparalleled op­por­tun­i­ties for graduates in the field of drug discovery and de­vel­op­ment. My passion is anchored in…
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  • Valerie Clinard

    Valerie Clinard, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professional Development

    As associate dean of experiential education and professional development, I oversee the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) programs. I work with preceptors, students, faculty, and staff to develop and implement new experiential…
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  • Jennifer Cocohoba

    Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS

    McKesson Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology

    I am a clinical pharmacist scientist with research interests around medication use in people with HIV, interventions to improve adherence, and pharmacy-based programs to improve the care of people with HIV. I serve as the clinical pharmacist for the UCSF Womens’ HIV Program.
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  • Robin Corelli

    Robin Corelli, PharmD

    Professor

    I am a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and a licensed practicing pharmacist. My research and practice efforts have been focused on the community pharmacist’s role as an advocate for positive health outcomes through disease prevention and treatment. This includes work in the areas…
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  • Willow Coyote-Maestas

    Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS

    Assistant Professor

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  • Charles Craik

    Charles Craik, PhD

    Professor

    I focus on defining the roles and the mechanisms of enzymes in complex biological processes and on developing technologies to facilitate these studies to aid in the rapid detection, monitoring, and control of infectious disease and cancer.
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  • Donna Dare, PharmD

    Associate Dean at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    As associate dean, I work with area directors of advanced pharmacy practice programs in providing administrative support, mentoring, and instruction to students and faculty members. I am also the director of pharmacy service for the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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  • William Degrado

    William Degrado, PhD

    Professor

    My research focuses on small molecule and protein design as an approach to understanding macromolecule structure and function.
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  • Amelia Deitchman

    Amelia Deitchman, PharmD, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    My research seeks to inform novel therapeutic strategies to cure HIV through better understanding of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of individual and combinations of candidate drugs. Based out of the UCSF Drug Research Unit (DRU), I work with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians-scientists…
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  • Dennehy

    Cathi Dennehy, PharmD

    Professor

    My primary job responsibilities involve course coordination and teaching in the School of Pharmacy as well as health education to health care professionals and the public. I provide direct patient care in the anticoagulation clinic and in the Transitions of Care program. My area of research and…
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  • Tejal Desai

    Tejal Desai, PhD

    Professor

    I am a bioengineer focusing on micro and nanofabrication techniques to create new devices for drug and cell delivery as well as biomaterials for cell and tissue regeneration. I also chair the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences.
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