Directory

Kathryn Matthias, PharmD, BCIDP serves as associate clinical professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. Matthias also practices as a clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She completed a specialized residency in critical care as well as a pharmacy practice residency at University Medical Center through the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.

Michael Mayersohn was born and raised in New York City. He obtained a BS in Pharmacy from Columbia University and a PhD in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics from the State University of NY at Buffalo (with Dr. Milo Gibaldi). He is Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, where he has spent most of his academic career.

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Drug Discovery & Development
Faculty Mentor: Donna Zhang, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2021

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Faculty Mentor: Wei Wang, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2019

Aaron Middleton, PharmD, lecturer within the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, and board-certified pharmacist, Banner Staffing Services. Middleton provides administrative, accreditation, and marketing support for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Residency and International Programs. His professional interests include healthcare systems improvement, hospital medicine, and global education.

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Zelieann Craig, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2020

Fiscal Officer for the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy:

Mobeen is the Healthcare Supervisor of Pharmacy Operations for Walgreens Co., based in Southern Arizona. Mobeen is responsible for building team effectiveness in Pharmacy/Healthcare, using pharmacy knowledge to improve patient health outcomes, implementing pharmacy/healthcare strategy, and championing the patient experience. Mobeen joined Walgreens in 2006 as pharmacy technician. During his tenure, he has held various positions, ascending from pharmacy manager to healthcare supervisor in 2018.

Active professionally, John Elliott Murphy III, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP served as president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

The prolific author of hundreds of original research, other papers, and several books and has received grants and awards from a variety of organizations.

Research Areas
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
Medication safety
Clinical decision-making
Pharmacy education
 

John Musil is the founder of Avella Specialty Pharmacy, which was acquired by UnitedHealthCare in 2018. Avella is a national specialty pharmacy focused on clinical management of patients with rare diseases. John is a 1994 graduate of the UA College of Pharmacy and a recipient of the 2010 Young Professional Achievement Award given by the Arizona Alumni Association. In 2012, Avella received the Arizona Corporate Excellence Award as the fastest-growing privately held company based in Arizona and was a twelve-time recipient as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America by Inc.

Mandana Naderi, PharmD, BCIDP is an assistant professor of practice, with the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and serves as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Expert with the Arizona Department of Health Services. She completed a specialized pharmacy residency in infectious diseases at Banner University Medical Center- Tucson through the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. She currently collaborates with the Arizona Department of Health Services to promote antimicrobial stewardship across a variety of health care settings within the state of Arizona.

Dr. Nix is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. He received his BS Pharmacy in 1982 and PharmD in 1984 from the University of Georgia. From 1984-1986, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in infectious disease pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics at the State University of New York at Buffalo.  From 1986 to 1996, he served as program director, antimicrobial research, assistant director, and associate director of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Millard Fillmore Hospital. Dr.

Patrick O'Brien is the general counsel for Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in Pasadena, California. Before that he was the group vice president and chief legal officer of Shire Pharmaceuticals, a global company headquartered in Ireland. Patrick received both a BS Pharmacy and a PharmD from UA and completed a residency at the University of Michigan. In 1993, he earned a JD degree from UA. Before joining Shire in 2012, O'Brien was a partner in several law firms and, among other positions, counsel for Johnson & Johnson, ALZA Corporation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Catharine Smith, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2021

The transcriptional and the metabolic programs of a cell are two fundamental sets of instructions that dictate the behavior of the cell, the functions performed by the cell, and how the cell responds to various stimuli. These two programs interact with one another and change in response to physiochemical stimuli, enabling the cell to restore cellular homeostasis. Permanent alteration to these cellular programs contributes to the development of various pathologic conditions. Our research focuses on characterizing the mechanisms by which these pathologic alterations arise.

Bioinformatic and Computational Biology Research Specialist with emphasis in software development. Founded Azomic Applied Bioinformatics LLC in 2023, based out of Arizona, USA. The mission is to facilitate socially responsible collection and curation of environmental and anonymized human genomic data to be made public for theoretical and clinical research.

Loretta has a BA in Interpersonal Communication and an MBA both from The University of Arizona in sunny Tucson. She previously worked in the College of Pharmacy from 2013 – 2018 and is excited to return and be a part of the Experiential Education team. As an avid backpacker, Loretta enjoys being outdoors year-round in the southwest and continually finds new and exciting places to explore. She is a long-time member of the Embroiderer's Guild of America and enjoys doing hand embroidery and beadwork in her free time.

Degree: PhD Candidate
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2020
Training Grant: T32 Pre-doctoral Trainee