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: pregnancy-and-fetal-pharmacology

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Kimberly M. Alonge

Expertise: Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Diabetes, Extracellular Matrices, Geriatrics (including: dementia, falls interventions, fractures, aging), Glycobiology, Laser Capture Microdissection, Mass Spectrometrymove -> Analytical techniques, Neurodegenerationmove -> Central Nervous System, Neurodevelopmental Diseasemove -> Central Nervous System, Neuroscience, Nutrition (nutritional support, micronutrients, natural/herbal products, dietary supplements, vitamins), Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Translational Research

Telephone: 206-685-3543

Email: kalonge@uw.edu

Joanne Wang

Expertise: Blood-brain and blood-csf barriers, Cancer Treatments (Immunotherapy, Oncology), Central Nervous System (epilepsy, seizure disorders, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s), Drug Transporters (Drug-Metabolism-Distribution-and-Transport, Membrane-Transporters), Neuroscience, Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics(PKPD), Pharmacology, Pregnancy and Fetal Pharmacology, Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds), Translational Research

Telephone: (206) 616-6561

Email: jowang@uw.edu

Website: PubMed

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

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

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