Faculty Expertise
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The expertise of the School of Pharmacy’s faculty members spans numerous areas from Addiction Medicine to Vaccines and Virology.
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Current Expertise Selection: drug-metabolism
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Jingjing Yu
Expertise: Drug and Medical Products Regulation, Drug Interactionsremove, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), In vitro to in vivo extrapolationmove -> Physiologically based pharmacokinetic, Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Translational Research
Telephone: 206-221-2856
Email: jingyu@uw.edu
Catherine Yeung
Expertise: Analytical Techniques (cell imaging, mass spectrometry), Chronic Disease (including: Pharmacotherapy), Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Medication Use in Patients with Organ Impairment (kidney, liver), Microphysiological organ systems, Translational Research
Telephone: (206) 685-1075
Email: cathyy@uw.edu
Libin Xu
Expertise: Analytical Techniques (cell imaging, mass spectrometry), Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, bacterial drug resistance, antimicrobial stewardship), Lipid metabolism in human diseases, Neuroscience, Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds)
Telephone: (206) 543-1080
Email: libinxu@uw.edu
Website: Xu Lab
Jashvant Unadkat
Expertise: Blood-brain and blood-csf barriers, Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Computational Modeling, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Quantitative techniques (including: Decision Sciences, Targeted-Proteomics), Simulation Modeling, Translational Research
Telephone: 206-685-2869
Email: jash@uw.edu
Website: PubMed
Rheem Totah
Expertise: Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Immunization and Vaccination, Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Vaccines and Virology (including: influenza, measles, chicken pox)
Telephone: (206) 543-9481
Email: rtotah@uw.edu
Website: Totah Lab
Kenneth Thummel
Expertise: Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Microphysiological organ systems, Nutrition (nutritional support, micronutrients, natural/herbal products, dietary supplements, vitamins), Pharmacogenomics (including: Precision-Medicine), Translational Research, Vitamins (fat soluble: K, A, D)
Telephone: (206) 543-0819
Email: thummel@uw.edu
Website: PubMed
Danny Shen
Expertise: Addiction Medicine (opioids, drugs of addiction and overuse), Blood-brain and blood-csf barriers, Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Complementary Medicine, Drug Formulation (targeted drug delivery and extending duration of action), Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Medication Use in Patients with Organ Impairment (kidney, liver), Microphysiological organ systems, Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Simulation Modeling, Translational Research
Telephone: 425-312-4427
Email: ds@uw.edu
Website: PK Lab
Isabelle Ragueneau-Majlessi
Expertise: Drug and Medical Products Regulation, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Medication Safety (Drug Safety), Systematic Reviews of Evidence, Translational Research
Telephone: (206) 543-4669
Email: imaj@uw.edu
Qingcheng Mao
Expertise: Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds)
Website: PubMed
Yvonne Lin
Expertise: Complementary Medicine, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Herbal Medicines, Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Pediatrics (medication use in children), Pharmacogenomics (including: Precision-Medicine), Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Translational Research, Vitamins (fat soluble: K, A, D)
Telephone: (206) 616-8728
Email: yvonlin@uw.edu
Website: PubMed
Edward Kelly
Expertise: Analytical Techniques (cell imaging, mass spectrometry), Biotechnology, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Microphysiological organ systems, Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds), Translational Research
Telephone: (206) 685-4641
Email: edkelly@uw.edu
Website: Lab website
Nina Isoherranen
Expertise: Addiction Medicine (opioids, drugs of addiction and overuse), Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Vitamins (fat soluble: K, A, D)
Telephone: (206) 543-2517
Email: ni2@uw.edu
Website: Isoherranen Lab
Mary Hebert
Expertise: Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Pharmacology, Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Transplantation (organs, tissues, and bone marrow)
Telephone: (206) 616-5016
Email: mhebert@uw.edu
Website: OPRU
Rene Levy
Expertise: Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Neuroscience
Telephone: 206-409-4558
Email: rhlevy@uw.edu
Rodney JY Ho
Expertise: Biotechnology, Computational Modeling, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), HIV and AIDSmove -> Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, bacterial drug resistance, antimicrobial stewardship), Long-acting therapeutics, Long-Acting Therapeutics for Chronic Diseasesmove -> Drug-Formulation, Mass Spectrometrymove -> Analytical techniques, Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Nanomedicine (Nanotechnology and nanomedicine for disease prevention and treatment), Oncology, Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Systems Pharmacology, Targeted (drug-combination) therapy, Targeted Drug Deliverymove -> Drug Formulation
Telephone: (206) 543-9434
Email: rodneyho@uw.edu
William Atkins
Expertise: Analytical Techniques (cell imaging, mass spectrometry), Biotechnology, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Molecular Biophysics, Pharmacology, Protein Dynamics, Structural Biology
Telephone: (206) 685-0379
Email: winky@uw.edu
Website: Atkins Lab
Allan Rettie
Expertise: Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Mechanisms-of-Drug-Interactions (drug metabolism, drug transport), Pharmacogenomics (including: Precision-Medicine), Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds)
Telephone: (206) 685-0615
Email: rettie@uw.edu
Website: PubMed