Course Faculty

• PhD Candidate, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

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 Codirector of the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Sciences and Innovation

• PhD Candidate, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

Sara Kenkare-Mitra, BPharm, PhD

• President and Head of Research and Development, Alector
• Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF

Deanna L. Kroetz, BS, PhD

• Department Chair and Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF; and Jere E. Goyan Presidential Professor for the Advancement of Pharmacy, UCSF

David Lau, BS, PhD

• Senior Vice President, Development Sciences, Nura Bio

Svein Øie, BS, PhD

• Dean Emeritus and Professor, 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, BPharm, MPharm, PhD

• Vice President, Global Head, Biomarker Innovation & Development, Takeda

Wendy S. Putnam, BS, MS, PhD

• Executive Director, Clinical Pharmacology & DMPK, Ultragenyx

• Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Fellow, UCSF

Nancy Sambol, BS, PharmD

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

• Associate Director, Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Plexxikon

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

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

Marc Anthony R. Yago, BS, PhD

• Senior Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling & Simulation group, Amgen