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: toxicology

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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

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

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

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

Lingtak-Neander Chan

Expertise: Gastroenterology, Nutrition (nutritional support, micronutrients, natural/herbal products, dietary supplements, vitamins), Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, Pharmacogenomics (including: Precision-Medicine), Toxicology (medication and environmental compounds), Translational Research

Telephone: (206) 543-7987

Email: neander@uw.edu

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