People

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean, School of Pharmacy
Professor and Principal Investigator

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• Understanding the roles of membrane transporters in drug absorption, disposition, targeting, and in clinical drug response
• Discovering natural variants in transporter genes in ethnically diverse human populations that associate with variation in drug response

Joanne Chun

Director, MS in AICD3
Director, Postgraduate Education Programs
Assistant Adjunct Professor

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• Creates and develops innovative educational programs, enhancing opportunities for graduates in drug discovery and development
• Focuses on transforming patient care using computational methods in these fields

Jia Yang, PhD

Assistant Researcher

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• Investigating the physiological and pharmacological roles of SLC transporters

Olive Burata, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

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• Investigating the pharmacological role of SLC transporters in the Blood Brain Barrier
• Protein engineering of microbial drug transporters as bioremediation and bioaugmentation solutions
• Interested in fostering entrepreneurial education among PhDs and students 
• Long-time fan of the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers

Christina Chen

Research Finance Administrator

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• Finance analyst for the Giacomini lab. Provides support for other research group and programs