People Listings

  • 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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  • Kevin Wong

    Research Administrator

    I specialize in post-award financial management, supporting faculty in managing research funding and ensuring compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements. With expertise in budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis, I help faculty navigate grant administration to achieve research…

  • Tara Wong

    Senior Financial Analyst

    I specialize in post-award financial management, supporting faculty in managing research funding and ensuring compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements. With expertise in budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis, I help faculty navigate grant administration to achieve research…

  • Alesia Woods

    Vice Dean of Administration and Finance

    I direct the financial, administrative, and educational affairs of the school, overseeing business operations, personnel management, and budgets. I lead the Office of Administration, which oversees Dean’s Office activities related to communications, compliance, purchasing, finance, and operations.
  • Lani Wu

    Lani Wu, PhD

    Professor

    In my lab, I seek to understand design principles of biological systems and how biological networks rewire during disease progression. I bring to my biology research a blend of experimental science, engineering, and mathematics. Projects in my lab integrate advance technology, experiment, machine…
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  • Shalimar Xayavong, MBA

    Senior Financial Analyst

    As a member of the Business Operations Team in the Office of Administration, I manage the operational budget for the Office of Administration and Education Unit in the Dean’s Office. I work closely with Vice Dean of Administration and Finance Alesia Woods and the Business Operations Team to ensure…
  • Katherine Yang

    Katherine Yang, PharmD, MPH

    Professor

    Along with Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS, I assist in developing new models of pharmacy practice and foster patient care partner­ships with UCSF Health and external stakeholders in community pharmacy, public health, and other pharmacy schools. As a clinical pharmacist, I specialize in the…
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  • sharon youmans

    Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH

    Executive Vice Dean

    As Executive Vice Dean, I partner with the Dean to drive the School’s strategic priorities. From the Dean’s Office, I oversee and lead the School’s DEI efforts; manage global partnerships, liaise with the School’s Pharmacy Practice Partnerships associate deans, serve as an advisor to the faculty…
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