Biopharmaceutical Sciences Alumni
(including Pharmaceutics and Pharmacodynamics Programs)
| Name (Mentor) | Degree | Year | Current Position |
| Alexis Aceituno-Alarez (Woods) | Ph.D. | 2001 | Chief of the Biopharmaceutics Section Departmento de Control Nacional Instituto de Salud Publica de Chile Av. Marathon 1000 - Nunoa Santiago, Chile |
| Roger Adami (Groves) | M.S. | 1995 | Section Leader Pfizer Inc. Groton, CT |
| Ajebola Anyeni (Koch) | Ph.D. | - | - |
| Beena Ashok (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2005 | Senior Scientist, Formulation Product Development American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. 2045 N. Cornell Ave. Melrose Park, IL 60160 |
| Sharon W. Ayd (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 1996 | Chief Operating Officer Advanced Life Sciences 1005 Internationale Pkwy Woodridge, IL 60517 |
| Iyad Munib Ayob (Gulati) | M.S. | 1998 | Research Associate North Chicago VA Medical Center CPR Research Laboratories Building 1, Rm 208C 3001 Greenbay Road North Chicago, IL 60054 |
| Abhijit Barve (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 1999 | Associate Medical Director Fujisawa Research Institute of America 3 Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015-2548 |
| Shaifali Bhalla (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 2005 | Assistant Professor Chicago College of Pharmacy Midwestern University 555 31st St. Downers Grove, IL 60515 |
| Susan Browne (Woods) | Ph.D. | 1992 | Clinical Trials Director |
| Paul W. Buehler (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 2002 | Pharmacologist U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Office of Blood Research and Review/Division of Hematology Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology HFM-345 National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 29 (Rooms B-10 and 129) |
| Somali Chaterji (Gemeinhart) | M.S. | 2005 | Doctoral student Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering 206 South Intramural Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032 |
| Chao Chen (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Section Head GlaxoSmithKline Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd Stockley Park West Uxbridge Middlesex, UB11 1B |
| Sungpil Cho (Beck) | Ph.D. | 2009 | Postdoctoral Researcher University of Utah 201 Presidents Circle Room 201 Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 |
| Young Choi (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 1997 | Team Leader Office of Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration |
| Younsung Choo (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Hoeschst Marion Roussel, Inc. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Drug Dynamics P.O. Box 9627 Kansas City, MO 64134-0627 |
| Sang Mock Chung (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2001 | Office of Clinical Pharmacology
and Biopharmaceutics Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane, HFD-870 Rockville, MD 20857 |
| Sumeet Dagar (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2002 | Senior Scientist, Product Development American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. 2045 N. Cornell Ave Melrose Park IL 60160 |
Esha Desai (Gemeinhart) | M.S. | 2008 | Scientist Baxter Inc. Round Lake, IL |
| Cigdem Donmez (Groves) | M.S. | 1997 | Faculty Pharmacy Department Izmir Institute of Technology Izmir, Turkey |
| Rachel Ee (Beck) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Assistant Professor National University of Singapore 18 Science Drive 4 Block S4 Singapore 117543 |
| Claude A. Farrugia (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1998 | Lecturer Chemistry - GF Abela Junior College University of Malta |
| Isabelle Farrugia (Groves) | M.S. | 1998 | Teacher St. Michael's Foundation Malta |
| Christina K. Fleming (Schlemmer) |
Ph.D. | 1996 | Senior Director, Medical Writing Delta Pharma 4 Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015-4625 |
| Kristen A. Fults (Hickey) | Ph.D. | 1996 | Obtained M.D. with specialty in radiology |
| Xiaoyan Gao (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1996 | Scientist Hospital Products Division Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500 |
| Jose Garrido (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1997 | Engineering Section Pharmacia Corporation 5200 Old Orchard Road Skokie, IL 60077-1034 |
| Chunqiang Guo (Gemeinhart) | Ph.D. | 2007 | Postdoctoral Researcher Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064 |
| Sumeet Gupta (Beck) | M.S. | 2004 | Technical Assistant Center for Microarray Technology Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Whitehead Institute Nine Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142-1479 |
| Clifford Herman (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Section Head Formulation Research Development Mallinckrodt Inc. 3600 N. Second St., P.O. Box 5439 St. Louis, MO 63147 |
| Chad Haney (Woods) | Ph.D. | 2002 | Department of Radiation Oncology 5841 S. Maryland Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-1463 |
| Divya Iyer (Wang) | M.S. | 2007 | Immunologist P.O. Box 2000-RY80Y-225 Merck & Co., Inc. Rathway, NJ 07065 |
| Eunjung Jeon (Onyuksel) | M.S. | 2007 | Pursuing Pharmacy Degree |
| Hyun-Young Jeong (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Assistant Professor of Pharmacokinetics Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice The University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 606012 |
| Matthew Juhascik (Negrusz) | Ph.D. | 2005 | University of Massachusetts Forensic Toxicology |
| Major Dilshad Ahmed Kahn, M.D. (Woods) | M.S. | - | Director of Clinical Chemistry Department of Pathology Combined Military Hospital, Sialkot Sialkot, Cantt, Pakistan |
| Catherine E. Kang (Gemeinhart) | M.S.† | 2005 | Doctoral student University of Toronto Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Toronto, Canada |
| Vandana Keskar (Gemeinhart) | Ph.D. | 2009 | Capricor, Inc. 8700 Beverly Blvd Davis Building Room D-1063 Los Angeles, CA 90048 |
| Carol F. Kirchhoff (Onyuksel) | Ph.D | 2004 | Principal Scientist Pfizer Global R & D 700 Chesterfield Parkway West AA5I Chesterfield, MO 63017 |
| Cheri Klein-Enders (Kastrissios) | Ph.D. | 2002 | Research Pharmacokineticist Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Building AP 13 A-3 Abbott Park, IL 60064 |
| Otilia Koo (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2006 | Research Investigator Pharmaceutics R&D Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1 Squibb Dr New Brunswick, NJ 08903 |
| Aparna Krishnadas (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2005 | Senior Scientist, Formulation
Development Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc 50 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 127 Vernon Hills, IL 60061 |
| Don Sun Kweon (Koch) | Ph.D. | 1999 | Principal Scientist Pharmaceutical Technology Chong Kun Dang Research Institute 15-20, Osackdang-ri Seonggeo-up CheonAn 33-830 Korea |
| Aarti Lalla (Wang) | M.S. | 2005 | - |
| Albert K. Larsen, Jr. (Woods) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Science Forensic Science Command 1941 West Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608-1229 |
| David Lee (Koch) | Ph.D. | 1994 | - |
| Cheng Li (Johnston) | Ph.D. | 1996 | - |
| Peng Li (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 1999 | - |
| Yingjian Li (Wang) | M.S. | 2008 | Ph.D. Candidate University of Iowa |
| Yan Lou (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Section Head Barr Laboratories, Inc 246 Pegasus Ave Northvale, NJ 07647-1904 |
| Enxian Lu (Onyuksel) | M.S. | 2004 | Ph.D. Candidate University of Minnesota |
| Jian Lu (Wang) | Ph.D. | 2008 | TBA |
| Chien Ma (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Research Scientist I Discovery PK/PD Sciences Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 130 Waverly Street Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Sandhya Mandlekar (Kong) | Ph.D. | 2000 | Research Scientist Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company 1094 Elkton Road, P. O. Box 30 Newark, DE 19711 |
| Prasarn Manitpisitkul (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 1993 | - |
| Joaquina Mascarenhas (Miele) |
Ph.D | 2005 | Post Doctoral Scientist Wyeth BioPharma Andover, MA |
| Joseph McGraw (Waller) | Ph.D. | 2007 | Clinician |
| Xiaohui Mei (Dadey) | Ph.D. | 2001 | Senior Scientist Pharmaceutics Department Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 900 Ridgebury Road/P.O. Box 30 Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368 |
| Prem Swaroop Mohanty (Onyuksel) | M.S. | 2007 | Research Scientist Pharmaceutical Sciences/Formulations group deCODE Chemistry 2501 Davey Rd, Woodridge, IL 60517 |
| Maulik Nanavaty (?) | Ph.D. | - | Vice President Business Development & Strategy Baxter Limited 4, Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8468 Japan |
| Wayne P. Olson (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Consultant |
| Ashwini Pai (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2008 | Senior Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Bioengineering University of Washington-Seattle |
| Ramesh Palaparthy (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 2002 | Senior Research Pharmacokineticist Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Building AP 13 A-3 Abbott Park, IL 60064 |
| Carole Parent (Woods) | Ph.D. | - | Principal Investigator Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology NCI, NIH 3 Convent Drive, MSC 4255 Building 37/Room 1E24 Bethesda, MD 20892-4255 |
| James Perng (Koch) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Deceased |
| Celeste Presperin-Pearson (Katz) | Ph.D. | 1998 | Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Pharmacology Midwestern University 555 31st Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 |
| Aarati Rai (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 2005 | Clinical Integration Manager Abbott Laboratories 200 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064 |
| Gabriel Robbie (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 1999 | MedImmune, Inc. Senior Director Department of Clinical Development One MedImmune Way Gaithersburg, MD 20878 |
| Uma Robbie (Dadey) | M.S. | 1998 | Otsuka Maryland Research Institute Rockville, MD 20850 |
| Sam S. Rubello (Gulati) | Ph.D. | 1995 | Head, DMPK-S/Vitry-Alfortville Sanofi-Aventis Bernard 343 DMPK, Zone D 13 Quai Jules Guesde 94400 Vitry Sur Seine France |
| Bindu Saini (Schlemmer) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Sr. Medical Writer Regulatory Affairs Takeda Global Research & Development, Inc 475 Half Day Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069 |
| Aneta Samaranska (Gemeinhart) | M.S.† | 2005 | Staff Engineer Medtronic Inc. Memphis, TN 38103 |
| Joe Scobey (Waller) | Ph.D. | 1999 | Assistant Director, Medical
Affairs Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 400 Rella Boulevard, Suite 300 Suffern, NY 10901 |
| Varun Sethi (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Associate Research Scientist Pharmaceutical Development Baxter Healthcare Corporation New Providence, NJ 07974 |
| Lisa Shapiro (Schlemmer) | Ph.D. | 1997 | Manager, Clinical Studies Astellas Pharma U.S. Three Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015 |
| Lei Tang (Wang) | Ph.D. | 2006 | Postdoctoral Associate University of Illinios at Chicago |
| Jovita Regina Tauro (Gemeinhart) | Ph.D. | 2006 | Research Scientist Wyeth-Ayerst |
| Xin-Xin Tian (Groves) | Ph.D. | 1999 | Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3 Times Square, 12 Floor New York, NY 10036 |
| Deepali Vartak (Gemeinhart) | Ph.D. | 2009 | TBD |
| Vincent M. Villar (Bhargava) | Ph.D. | 1993 | President and CEO AIDS and Drugs Foundation Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology Department University Cardenal Herrera Seminario E-46113 Moncada (Valencia) Spain |
| David Wang (Woods) | Ph.D. | 1993 | Section Chief U. S. Pharmacopeia 12601 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20852 |
| Pao-Li Wang (Johnston) | Ph.D. | 1994 | Senior Scientist II Surgical-Formulation Development Alcon Research, LTD 6201 South Freeway, RI-24 Fort Worth, TX 76134-2099 |
| Donna Wielbo (Tebbett) | Ph.D. | 1992 | Training Program Coordinator The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) 7881 114th Avenue North Largo, Florida 33773 |
| Ta-Chen Wu (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Food and Drug Administration OCPB/CDER/DPEI, HDF-860 WOC2, Room 2034 1451 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 |
| Weijiang Xia (Onyuksel) | Ph.D. | 1996 | Manager Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc 165 Ludlow Ave. Northvale, NJ 07647 |
| Xiaoliang Yan (Gemeinhart) | M.S. | 2007 | Lab Technician University of Chicago |
| Meidong Yang (Koch) | Ph.D. | 1996 | Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences 1330A Redwood Way Petuluma, CA 94954-1169 |
| Hsuan-Ming Yao (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2005 | IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. 30831 Huntwood Avenue Hayward, CA 94544 |
| Jieun Yun (Miele) | Ph.D. | 2007 | Postdoctoral Scholar Ben May Institute for Cancer Research 929 E. 57th St. W423B University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637 |
| Camellia Zamiri (Groves) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Associate Scientist in Technical
Development Protein Design Labs 34801 Campus Dr Fremont, CA 94555-3606 |
| Yiyun Zhang (Tonetti) | Ph.D. | 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard University |
| Li Zhu (Chiou) | Ph.D. | 2006 | Senior Research Investigator Clinical Pharmacology Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
| Yanming Zu (Dadey) | Ph.D. | 2004 | Formulation Scientist Formulation R & D Barr Laboratories, Inc. 2 Quaker Road Pomona, NY 10970 |