Faculty

  • Danielle Swaney

    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…
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  • Francis Szoka

    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…
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  • Bani Tamraz

    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.
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  • Judie Tran, PharmD

    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…
  • Candy Tsourounis

    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,…
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    Rupa Tuan, PhD

    Associate Professor

    As an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, I teach pharmacy students basic science pharmacology concepts throughout their didactic curriculum. I also direct the Renal Theme and the Neuroscience & Therapeutics Theme, which are integrated core courses in…
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  • Valle-Oseguera

    Samantha Valle-Oseguera, PharmD

    Associate Professor

    My clinical practice site is at Kaweah Health Medical Center, where I serve as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at a primary care rural clinic. In addition, I am a preceptor for Kaweah Health's PGY2 Ambulatory Care residents and UCSF APPE pharmacy students assigned to the Fresno Program. My…
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  • Lei Wang

    Lei Wang, PhD

    Professor

    I am interested in building proteins in living cells using new amino acids. By designing novel properties into the new amino acids, my lab probes biological processes in their native settings and engineer unique biomolecules to understand disease mechanisms and to develop new protein drugs.
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  • Watanabe

    Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD

    Jere E. Goyan Presidential Chair for the Advancement of Pharmacy

    I serve as the Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Providing guidance on responsibilities and goals in the realms of Strategic Leadership, Research and Scholarship, and Education to support the Departmental and School faculty in achievement of clinical care, research aims, and teaching…
  • Jim Wells

    Jim Wells, PhD

    Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences I

    My research focuses on developing enabling technologies for protein engineering and drug discovery to understand biology and pave roads to therapeutics.
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  • Catera Wilder, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    I am a biomedical engineer and systems biologist who combines my understanding of signaling system networks in innate immunity with my expertise in molecular biology and tissue remodeling to address pressing questions about immunity and immunopathogenesis.
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  • Leslie Wilson

    Leslie Wilson, PhD

    Professor

    My research focuses on the economics of health care services, measurement of outcomes, comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, utility measurement, decision making under uncertainty, and patient preference when weighing risks and benefits.
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