Course Faculty

Leslie Z. Benet, BA, BS, MS, PhD, DPharm (hon), PhD (hon), DSc (hon)

• Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

• Associate Scientist, Genentech

Kathleen M. Giacomini, BS, PhD, DPharm (hon)

• Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Cellular and Molecular Biology, UCSF; and Co-director of the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Sciences and Innovation

Sara Kenkare-Mitra, BPharm, PhD

• Vice President, Development Sciences, Genentech
• Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

Deanna L. Kroetz, BS, PhD

• Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

David Lau, BS, PhD

• Senior Vice President, NCE Preclinical and Clinical Development, Foresee Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Svein Øie, Cand. Pharm., PhD

• Dean, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia
• Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

Miki S. Park, BS, PhD

• Professor of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, University of the Pacific

Saileta Prabhu, PhD

• Associate Director, Preclinical and Translational Pharmacokinetics, Genentech

Wendy S. Putnam, PhD

• Senior Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech

Nancy Sambol, PharmD

• Associate Clinical Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF

• PhD Candidate, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

James A. Uchizono, BS, BS, PharmD, PhD

• Professor and Associate Provost of Research, University of the Pacific

Robert A. Upton, BPharm, MS, PhD

• Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

Marc Anthony R. Yago, PhD

• Senior Scientist in the Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling & Simulation group, Amgen. Research interests: application of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles to guide dose selection and clinical study design in drug development.