People Listings

  • 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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  • Shannan Takhar, PharmD

    Assistant Professor

    I completed specialty training in ambulatory care and currently practice in specialty clinics at UC Davis Health. My research interests broadly include innovative ambulatory care services and expanded scopes of practice, outcomes research in specialty pharmacy, and educational research in the realm…
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  • Katherine Tam

    Communications Director

    As communications director, I lead and execute communications and marketing strategies to advance the school’s mission and strategic goals, and to elevate its visibility and brand.
  • 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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  • Jeanie Tran

    Research Administrator

    As research administrator, I am responsible for effectively managing PIs’ portfolios by updating projections in PLUS, running financial reports, ensuring spending aligns with sponsor terms and conditions, providing guidance on award terms and policies, and more.
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  • 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…
  • Trang Trinh, PharmD, MPH

    Associate Professor

    My research incorporates data science to predict real-world outcomes associated with antibiotic use in adults with infections. I teach epidemiology and infectious disease pharmacotherapy in the School of Pharmacy curriculum. I also provide support on continuous quality improvement and research…
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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…