Faculty
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Rita Shane, PharmD
Associate Dean at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
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 vice president and chief pharmacy officer and professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in…Learn more about Rita Shane, PharmD -
Jaekyu Shin, PharmD, MS
Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation
I teach and precept pharmacy students and work with underserved populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. My research focuses on the clinical application of cardiovascular pharmacogenetic tests and pharmacoepidemiology.Learn more about Jaekyu Shin, PharmD, MS -
Seth Shipman, PhD
Associate Professor
My lab develops molecular biotechnology to overcome technical hurdles that prevent us from effectively understanding and treating disease. We're particularly interested in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease.Learn more about Seth Shipman, PhD -
Brian Shoichet, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
We seek to bring chemical reagents to biology combining computation and experiment. Using molecular docking, we discover new ligands that fit protein structures. Using a ligand-centric approach, we find new targets for known drugs and reagents. A focus for both is ligand discovery for GPCRs.Learn more about Brian Shoichet, PhD -
Deepak Sisodiya, PharmD, MHA
Associate Dean at UCLA Health
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.Learn more about Deepak Sisodiya, PharmD, MHA -
David Smith, PharmD
Associate Dean at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma 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.Learn more about David Smith, PharmD -
Danielle Swaney, PhD
Associate Professor
My interest is in using proteomics approaches to advance our understanding of both basic and disease biology. Of particular interest to me is the study of protein-protein interactions/complexes and post-translational modification signaling in the context of infection and neurodegeneration. My lab…Learn more about Danielle Swaney, PhD -
Francis Szoka, PhD
Director of Faculty Engagement and Awards
I work with the dean as well as the vice dean of academic affairs to develop new avenues for incentivizing faculty success and retention. During my research career, I applied biophysics, chemistry, and immunology to understand and devise better ways to deliver drugs, proteins, and nucleic acids to…Learn more about Francis Szoka, PhD -
Bani Tamraz, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor
My primary interest is identification of genetic determinants of drug response through modern methods aimed at addressing pharmacogenomics research and translating that information into new diagnostics and treatment strategies at point-of-care.Learn more about Bani Tamraz, PharmD, PhD -
Judie Tran, PharmD
IPPE Program Director
As the IPPE Program Director, I oversee the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) program for first and second-year pharmacy students. My responsibilities include continuous process improvement, identifying opportunities for growth in experiential sites, and fostering relationships with…Learn more about Judie Tran, PharmD -
Candy Tsourounis, PharmD
Professor
I evaluate how medicines are used at UCSF Health. I work with other healthcare providers to measure and assess the value of the medicines that we use to treat patients. I also help manage the UCSF medicine formulary by working with other healthcare providers to select the most effective medicines,…Learn more about Candy Tsourounis, PharmD