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

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

Website: https://www.druginteractionsolutions.org/

Dave Porubek

Expertise: Drug and Medical Products Regulation, Drug Metabolism (cytochrome P450 enzymes), Oncology, Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds)

Email: porubek@uw.edu

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