Assistant Research Professor

Research Professional II

Postdoctoral Research Associate

 

 

Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice-Science

 

 

Director, Clinical Education

Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track Director, Pharmacology & Toxicology Graduate Program
Member, BIO5 Institute

Dr. Smith's research is focused on epigenetic mechanisms of gene expression, particularly their regulation through signaling pathways and their modulation by anti-cancer drugs.

Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration

Nick joins the College of Pharmacy with over ten years of higher education financial experience in budgeting, management, and forecasting. He has extensive experience managing all types of funds from state tuition dollars to sponsored activities, as well as building connections across the University to further the mission of the College and the University.

Administration

Postdoctoral Research Associate I

Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science
IPPE Coordinator, Experiential Education

Jenene Spencer is an instructor in the Pharmacy Practice and Science department as well as the IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences) coordinator in the Experiential Education department. She prepares first-year students for IPPEs, precepts first-year students during the SOAR (Student and Older Adult Relationship) program at long-term/assisted-living care facilities, trains students for health screening outreach events and coordinates/manages rotation assignments for first-, second- and third-year students.

Program Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice-Science Chris Stallman is a board-certified genetic counselor with experience in cardiovascular and prenatal genetics, teratogen exposures, pre-implantation genetic screening, and pharmacogenetic counseling. She joined MotherToBaby Arizona in 2015 as a Teratogen Information Specialist, and teaches teratology to medical students, residents and other health professionals. In 2018, Ms. Stallman was appointed as Program Coordinator for MotherToBaby Arizona. She also serves as clinical instructor and clinical coordinator for the University of Arizona Genetic Counseling Graduate Program.

Accountant, Senior

Research Technician II

Postdoctoral Research Associate I

Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Sun's research activities are directed toward discovering new agents that are more selective for cancer cells than normal cells with novel mechanisms of action, elucidating the mechanisms of action of novel natural products with antineoplastic activity, and understanding drug resistance mechanisms in human cancer cells to anticancer drugs.  His laboratory's research projects focus on three specific areas, as described below.

Researcher/Scientist III

My research has been focused on development of drug delivery systems using biopolymers, target-based drug delivery and chemical modification of active pharmaceutical ingredient. My M.Tech research involved formulation and in vitro evaluation of chitosan reinforced alginate microcapsule by using ionotropic/external gelation technique. Along with that I also developed nanosuspension containing glyburide, prepared by high pressure homogenization (Top-down Technique) to achieve a better solubility and dissolution profile.

Program Coordinator, Rural Health Professions Program

 

 

Researcher Scientist III

 

 

Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
R. Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery

Greg Thatcher, PhD, joined the University of Arizona in 2020 from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. In his career, he has graduated over 50 students with PhD’s and a dozen with MSc’s and mentored 40 undergraduate researchers, the majority while on faculty in the Chemistry Department at Queen's University in Canada from 1988 until 2002. These trainees have proceeded to positions in biotech, pharma, business, education, and academia in the USA, Canada, Europe, India, and China.

Instructor, Pharmacy Practice & Science
Regional Coordinator, Experiential Education

Dr. Thoi is an instructor in the Pharmacy Practice and Science department as well as the regional coordinator in the Experiential Education department. She co-coordinates the Perspectives in Aging course and serves as the preceptor for students during the S.O.A.R. (Student and Older Adult Relationship) program at long-term/assisted-living care facilities.

Research Technician III

Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Science
R. Ken Coit Endowed Chair

Theodore Tong, PharmD, is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacology, and Toxicology with the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona (UA), Tucson Arizona. He is the inaugural holder of the R. Ken Coit Endowed Chair in the College. He also holds an appointment as Professor, with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr.

Program Coordinator, SWEHSC

Administrative Support Professional I

Administrative Support Assistant II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant Clinical Professor

Alejandro Vazquez, PharmD, is an Assistant Professor in the Pharmacy Practice and Science Department. He completed a residency in Ambulatory Care and academia with The University of Florida College of Pharmacy and Gulf Coast Area Health Education Centers. He also received a teaching certificate from the same program. Previously, he practiced chronic disease management in patients at the Banner University Medical Center Internal Medicine Clinic.

Researcher/Scientist III

Dr. Velma joined the University of Arizona in January 2021 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate where he actively involved in the SARS-CoV-2, Triple-negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), AD and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) drug discovery projects. For the last 10 years, he involved in various lead discovery projects in the field of medicinal chemistry and also developed efficient methodologies for the construction of organic frameworks, C-C, C-N, and C-O bond formation reactions which allow new synthetic routes for the preparation of bioactive heterocyclic molecules.

Associate Professor of Practice

Dr. Ali Veltri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, where she provides instruction within the College of Pharmacy. Dr. Veltri has a research background in drug discovery and extensive teaching experience across both the basic and clinical sciences.

Computational Biologist

Assistant Research Professor

Dr. Wang is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona. He works in the field of cancer biology, molecular biology, toxicology, pharmacology and drug discovery. He is interested in RNA binding proteins under physiological and pathological conditions.

Areas of Research:

RNA binding proteins and RNA metabolism
RNA binding proteins in cancer
Environmental factor related carcinogenesis

Co-Director, Arizona Center for Drug Discovery
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

As Co-Director of the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery and professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dr. Wang is responsible for advancing the mission of drug discovery at the UA Health Sciences, main campus and the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. By uniting the UA’s state-of-the-art facilities, expertise and resources, he will help facilitate drug discovery and development while enhancing translational research collaboration. Dr.

Professor
R. Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia characterized by neuronal loss in the neocortex and hippocampus. Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease due to the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Frontotemporal dementia is the second most common form of early-onset dementia caused by neuronal loss in the frontal and temporal cortex. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most common motor disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in brain stem and spinal cord.

Assistant Clinical Professor