Bloedow, Duane - Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer. B.S. 1968, South Dakota State University; Ph.D. 1974, Washington State University; Postdoctoral Research, 1976-1978, University of Washington School of Medicine. PHARMACOKINETICS. Selection of lead drug molecules and early drug development.

Ho, Rodney J. Y. - Professor and Milo Gibaldi Endowed Professor
Professor. B.S. 1983, University of California, Davis; Ph.D. 1987, University of Tennessee. BIOCHEMISTRY/DRUG DELIVERY; Fellowship in Infectious Diseases 1987-1990, Stanford University. Drug, DNA, protein and antigen targeting based on underlying physio-chemical mechanisms of drug disposition (including enzymes and drug transporters), and inter-individual variations, including genetic basis, in therapeutic responses.

Hu, Shiu-Lok - Professor
Professor. B.A., 1971, University of California of Berkeley; Ph.D., 1978, University of Wisconsin. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Structure and function of Viral antigens; vaccine and therapy against primate immunodeficiency viruses (SIV, HIV-1 and HIV-2).

Isoherranen, Nina - Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor. B.S., M.S., 1998, University of Helsinki, Finland; Ph.D., 2003, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2004, University of Washington. PHARMACOKINETICS/BIOCHEMISTRY. Retinoic acid metabolism and biochemistry of CYP26 enzymes; Molecular mechanisms and in vitro-in vivo correlations of drug-drug interactions; Drug disposition and dynamics during pregnancy. Lab website

Kelly, Edward J. - Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1985, M.S., 1986, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D., 1996, University of Washington. PHARMACOGENOMICS. Development of transgenic and knockout mouse models of human gene (ABC transporters and cytochrome P-450) function in disease and drug disposition.

Levy, Rene H. - Professor
Professor. B.S. 1965, University of Paris, France; Ph.D. 1970, University of California, San Francisco. PHARMACOKINETICS. Molecular mechanisms of inhibition interactions based on identification of P - 450 isozymes catalyzing the metabolism of old and new antiepileptic drugs; in vitro - in vivo correlations in drug interactions.

Lin, Yvonne S. - Acting Assistant Professor
Acting Assistant Professor. B.A. 1994, University of California of Berkeley; Ph.D. 2002, University of Washington; Postdoctoral Fellow 2003-2005, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. PHARMOCOKINETICS/PHARMACOGENOMICS. Regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes in children; effect of obesity and diabetes; metabolomics.

Mao, Qingcheng - Associate Professor
Associate Professor. B.Eng., 1985; M.Eng., 1988, East China University of Chemical Technology, China; Ph.D., 1995, University of Bern, Switzerland. DRUG TRANSPORT. ABC protein-mediated drug transport; structure, function and molecular mechanisms of ABC transporters; role of ABC transporters in drug disposition during pregnancy.

Ragueneau-Majlessi, Isabelle - Clinical Associate Professor
MD, 1993, Saint-Antoine University, Paris (France). PHARMACOKINETICS and DRUG MONITORING in Therapeutics. Pharmaco-Epidemiology; Clinical Research and Drug Development (DIU-CLIM).

Shen, Danny D. - Professor
Professor. B.A., 1971, Luther College, Iowa; Ph.D., 1975, State University of New York at Buffalo; PHARMACOKINETICS. Pathophysiologic factors affecting first-pass drug extraction at the liver and the intestine; transport processes governing delivery of anticonvulsants and opioid analgesics to the central nervous system; disposition kinetics of neurotoxicants including mercury and volatile solvents.

Thummel, Kenneth E. - Professor and Chair
Professor and Chair. B.S., 1981, Boise State University; Ph.D., 1987, University of Washington; Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-89, University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center. PHARMACOGENETICS. Effect of CYP3A polymorphisms on drug clearance and adverse drug reactions; mechanisms of CYP3A drug-drug interactions; pharmacokinetic modeling of human intestinal and hepatic CYP3A4-dependent drug metabolism.

Unadkat, Jashvant D. - Professor
Professor. B.Pharm. 1977, University of London; Ph.D. 1982, University of Manchester, England. PHARMACOKINETICS. Mechanisms of transport and metabolism of drugs used in the treatment of AIDS and AIDS-associated opportunistic infections.

Wang, Joanne. - Associate Professor
Associate Professor. B.S. 1992, Peking University, P.R. China; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, San Francisco; Postdoctoral Fellow,1998-2000, University of California, San Francisco. DRUG TRANSPORT/TARGETING. Role of membrane transporters in absorption, elimination, and tissue targeting of anionic and nucleobase-derived drugs.

Adjunct & Affiliate Faculty

Anderson, Gail (Adjunct Professor)
Beaumier, Paul (Affiliate Associate Professor)
Bowdle, T. Andrew (Adjunct Professor)
Foster, David M.
Kunze, Kent L. (Adjunct Associate Professor)
Lee, Suzanne (Clinical Associate Professor)
Link, Jeanne (Adjunct Associate Professor)
Smith, Helen (Affiliate Assistant Professor)
Vicini, Paolo (Affiliate Associate Professor)
Woodahl, Erica (Affiliate Assistant Professor)