2020
Conferral of Degrees
A Message from the Dean On behalf of the USC School of Pharmacy, I am pleased to congratulate the members of the class of 2020. While I am heartbroken that we do not have the chance to celebrate together in person this spring, I look forward to gathering with you to honor your achievement when travel and large events once again become safe. To the family and friends of the graduates: I would like to give a special acknowledgement to you for your support during these challenging, but rewarding, years. I hope today you will relish the shared feeling of pride in what your graduate has accomplished and in the abundant opportunities ahead. To the graduates: As you receive the degree you have worked so hard to earn, remember that you are a driver of change and innovation. Whether you are now a new pharmacist, pharmacologist or pharmaceutical scientist, health economist or regulatory expert, you are entering the healthcare continuum with the potential to save lives and improve the human condition. We are counting on you and the change you will bring to our world. In the years to come, I encourage you to remain close with your former professors and fellow Trojans. We will take great pride in your achievements throughout your career, and you are forever a member of the Trojan family. Congratulations, again, to the class of 2020. Fight on!
Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, DSc (hon) Dean, USC School of Pharmacy John Stauffer Decanal Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences
THE CLASS OF 2020
FOR THE DEGREE
FOR THE DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
C L I N I C A L A N D E X P E R I M E N TA L THERAPEUTICS
Marquerita Algorri+ Rachel Erin Reyes Vijaya Pooja Vaikari Alicia Marie Paiva Warnecke++ Sharon Gao Wu H E A LT H E C O N O M I C S
Sang Kyu Cho Benjamin Garrett Cohen Jing Gu Jonathan Salcedo MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Jingyu Chen PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Xianhui Chen Zhefu Dai Runzhong Fu Yaping Ju Aida Kouhi Albert Thomas Lam++ Changrim Lee Rebecca Marie Lim Tao Ma Mincheol Park Santosh Peddi Larry Rodriguez++ David Ryan Tyrpak
Aram Akhverdyan Yasaman Aletomeh Aldo Felipe Alvarez Haley Therese Andrews Nariman Anowia Sarine Naz Arakelian Brian Jonathan Ardebili* Talin Bchakjian Dania Bitar Cynthia Bor Liza Bunny Shannon Kim-Lien Cao Sammy Riad Chaaban Allison Brooke Chacon Kevin Chau Arthur Siu Chen Jaimie Chen Steven Chen Shirley Man-Wai Cheung Ryan Howie Chien Adam Taewon Cho* Daniel T. Cho Breanna Meejin Choi Cathy Choi Jin Choi Justin Chung Sophia Tang Chung Young Woo Chung Tim Duc Dang Robbin Kelly De Jesus Nicole Deirmenjian Angelica Tan Del Rosario Layla Demirchyan Eilbret Dooman Esther Haejin Eo Christian David Escobedo Akeem Paulo Faustino Kyle Christopher Fischer Michelle Gandawidjaja Analisa Garcia Jasmin Gasparyan
Hana Rachel Gelman Ann George Pauline Gevargiz* Diana Gevorgyan Toudik Gharibian Sarah Leanna Gong Stefan Gorham Jody Anne Marie Allanigue Gotoc Kimberly Ann-Marie Grant Jason Ho Tracy Ho Angela Hoang Sean P. Hogan Nicholas Michael Holloway Ewha Hong Aram Hovakimyan Kevin Hu Binjie Huang Jiangshan Huang Bryan Tan Huynh Danielle Thuy-Linh Huynh Lam Huynh Thao Huynh Tiffany My Huynh Allison C. Hy Rachael Lynn Jongsma Sung Ku Kang William Juhee Kang Victor Kao Elmira Karimi Michelle Ke Natalie Kemanjian Camilia Naief Khalil Hanieh Khatibi* Leakana Kheng Andrew Hui Dong Kim* Clara Jeongah Kim Don Joon Kim Stella Hyun Kim* Henya Leah Kimhi* Grigor Kyupelyan
Diana Lam Joey Lam Ann Lan Carmen Lau Natasha Ly Laux An Thao Thi Le Sarah Pham Thuy Duyen Le Bianca Lee Brian Victor Lee Edward Lee Gowoon Lee Juri Lee Michael Lee Richard S. Lee Vanessa Van Lee Timothy Peter Lew Maggie Li Melisa Yei-Pin Li Yanting Li Runxin Liang Tony Liang Angelina Liao Amy C. Lien Megan Nicole Louie Craig Anthony Luis** Anthony Luu Diane Luu Kevin Luu Kimberly Xuan Ly Jun Ho Ma Jeno Martin Mabellin Yervant Masis Malkhasian Godfred Agyemang Marfo Grant Andrews Mason Anahit Eranuhy Mestchyan Anahit Metsoian Niloufar Dehghani Mohammadi Arbi Moradkhan Gerdabad Bijan Motamedi Kathleen Zhen-Zhen Nakamura Mark Nashed (continued)
THE CLASS OF 2020 (continued)
Matana Navabian Beatrice Nguy Emily Thao Nguyen Brandon Nhu Nguyen Nathan Anh Nguyen Nathan Kha Nguyen Tu Anh Nguyen Katherine Norouzi Kara Miyuki Onouye Vivian Or Nrane Oroudjian Miguel Angel Palafox Deep J. Patel Ishani Patel** Alexander Pham Cynthia Thai Pham Kimberly Dang Pham Matia Saeedian* Aren Sahakian Alexander David Scott Kruti Kirti Shah Vasudha Shah Tehsinabanu S. Sheikh Zaid Sheikh Andrew Isao Shiroishi Maxxtan Skore Marvine-Carsten De La Roca Soleta Janice Jinwon Son Calvin Songveera Allen Marc Castro Soriano Kathleen Sumarto Amanda Summers Yerazik Tahmasian Emily Taing Trista Yuen Ting Tam Mengdi Tang Jamie Thuy Patrick Tracy Ngan Kim Tran* Ngoc-Chau Nguyen Tran Chloe Lainey Tsai Ariel Yat Ming Tsang Jacqueline Zhanna Tufenkchyan*
Ashley Vanessa Tuttle Lusine Lusin Vardanyan Alec Patrick Vigil Katharina Voulgaropoulos Rachel In Wang Rey Yilei Wang Elaine Hsing Wong Hollie Y. Wong Lauren Kuroye Wong Mai Chee Yang Randall David Yee Kevin Yen Calvin L. Yip Caitlyn Anne Young Kevin R. Young* Shahrzad Zand* Aykanush Zargaryan Ani Zaryan Alyssar Zein Jessie Zhou
FOR THE DEGREE D O C T O R O F R E G U L AT O RY S C I E N C E
Donatus Ayuk Ako-Arrey Lilit Aladadyan Aimee Greco Wendi Marie Lau Penny Wai Ping Ng Katherine Elizabeth St Martin
FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF SCIENCE C L I N I C A L A N D E X P E R I M E N TA L THERAPEUTICS
Lila Paige Halbers Xinyu Wu H E A LT H C A R E D E C I S I O N A N A LY S I S
Brian Ardebili* Qihong Bu Jocelyn Camacho Changning Chen Jiaqi Chen Leibing Chen Minghui Chen Peihao Chen Wanyao Chen Weiduo Chen Xiaoxiao Cheng Adam Taewon Cho* Sangho Choi Eleanor Crecelius Kristen Cruz Meilan Cui Yuning Cui Juan Diaz Weinan Du Xiangxin Fang Lilit Gabrielyan* Fuman Gao Pauline Gevargiz* Cheng Gong Tong Guan Junfeng Guo Shraddha Hakani Jingxiang He Zihao Hong Yixin Hu Xinpei Hu Weiyu Kan Krisztina Kellenyi Hanieh Khatibi* Andrew Kim* Stella Kim* Henya Kimhi*
Jeong Hee Lee YoungKyung Lee Linyuan Li Qinlin Li Rebecca Li Siying Li Yen-Yu Lin Yurou Lin Sitong Liu Tianyao Liu Anyu Lu Kangxin Lu Siyu Lu Xiaolu Lyu Diana Pan Abhishek Patel Yilin Peng Lin Qi Liulu Qiu Mofei Qu Qiuyan Qu Zao Qu FNU Rahool Yue Ran Haoqian Ren Zihan Rui Matia Saeedian* Adhikaran Saini Oluwadamilola Olamiji Soyemi Varun Srinivasan Ziyang Su Erik Suh Nannan Tao Ngan Tran* Jacqueline Tufenkchyan* Yi Wan Jinghao Wang Nan Wang Xinzhu Wang Xuechun Wang Yifan Wang Ziyu Wang Qifeng Wu Xuyang Stan Xian Honglu Xu (continued)
THE CLASS OF 2020 (continued)
Xun Xu Ping Yang Tianjun Yang Xiaodi Yang Yuxuan Yao Yao Ye Kevin Young* Zhanyi Yu Shahrzad Zand* Jiahao Zhang Xinran Zhang Yining Zhang Tianyue Zhao Haoyue Zheng Xinyi Crystal Zheng Xingmeng Zhou Yixi Zhou Haonan Zhu Miaoying Zhu Xiaoying Zhu MANAGEMENT OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Kabir Tylor Ahluwalia Ying Jin Albert Thomas Lam++ Larry Rodriguez++ Joshua Silva Ninghui Sun Alicia Marie Paiva Warnecke++
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Priyal Dave Jiacheng Ding Xinping Duan Alesi Renee Escobedo Yinong He Yiman Hu Yijing Huang Siqi Lei Yaocun Li Sujeung Lim Yanni Ma Noam Morningstar-Kywi Xiaoteng Niu Ngan Le Hong Pham Vaidya Viddyesh Vishvesha Adrianna Giselle Vega Jingyi Wang Xinyi Wang Yiling Wang Yutong Wang Yao Xiao Gujie Xu R E G U L AT O RY M A N A G E M E N T
Morgan Chateau Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan Nagore Isabel Marin Ramos Vishnu Prakash Tripathi
MEDICAL PRODUCT QUALITY
R E G U L AT O RY S C I E N C E
Peng-Sheng Chen
Claudia Yanina Aguilar Marquerita Algorri+ Randal Lee Anderson Khyati Jagdish Ashtekar Xianhui Chen Wendy Portillo Clark Brian Aden Edge Zeyang Li Craig Anthony Luis** Anjali Malhotra Mary Anderson May Julieta Melgoza Philippos Papadopoulos
MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Xuejun He Yulu Liu Zhihang Shen Xinwen Zhang PHARMACEUTICAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
Jiahe Chen Hanke Zheng
Silver Stella Park Ishani Patel Heidi Cruz Perales Ruoying Sheng Tiffany Suryakusuma Ziting Wang Dohan Weeraratne Ting-Hsuan Wu Arta Zenunovic Ye Zhou FOR THE DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Simone Pilar Augustine Ronnelle Anani Copes Edward Osinachidim Ezike Emad Guirguis Phoebe Kim Tara Mirmehdi Sahar Mohammadi Gilberto Ramon Pena Pooja Singh Nathan Vo Catalina Maitruc Vu Annie Xie
RESIDENTS
Selina Magda Amranyan, PharmD Alanah Bell, PharmD Alis Bogumian, PharmD Madison Cameron, PharmD Erika Chan, PharmD Jessica Che, PharmD Jeffrey Chen, PharmD Laila Fard, PharmD Corey S.K. Kelsom, PharmD Chau Kim Hua, PharmD Heesoo Kim, PharmD Jane Kim, PharmD Lila Queen Kim, PharmD Brandon Kurniawan, PharmD
Stefanie Koch LeGrand, PharmD Kyle Lee, PharmD Dru Lezina, PharmD Jeremy Liu, PharmD Brian Ma, PharmD Yuen Man Ng, PharmD Brian Ngo, PharmD Jenny Nguyen, PharmD Kim T. Nguyen, PharmD Olivia Page, PharmD Terrence Pang, PharmD Lizeth Rivera, PharmD Negin Sazgar, PharmD Garine Tomassian, PharmD Nina Wang, PharmD Naomi Wu, PharmD FELLOWS
Amir Assadieskandar, PharmD, PhD Alice Blaj, PharmD Precious Cagungun, PharmD, MS Alexandra Crowe, PhD Marina David, PharmD Matthew Kent, PharmD Alissa Lee, PharmD Jonathan Manoukian, PharmD Thu Nguyen, PharmD Dane Osmond, PharmD Taylor Ota, PharmD Ajmeeta Sangtani, PhD Harsha Sayala, PharmD Karen Tan, PharmD Venkata Ramana Vaka, PhD Juan C. Velasquez, PhD Valentina Vozella, PharmD, PhD
Members of the graduating Class of 2020 who have completed dual degrees are indicated as follows: * Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science, Health Care Decision Analysis ** Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science, Regulatory Science + Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Science, Regulatory Science ^^ Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences ++ Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Science, Management of Drug Development
DEAN
Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD
John Stauffer Dean’s Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
A S S O C I AT E D E A N S
Steven W. Chen, PharmD, FASHP,FCSHP,FNAP Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs William A. and Josephine A. Heeres, Endowed Chair in Community Pharmacy Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Daryl Davies, PhD
Enrique Cadenas, MD, PhD
Charles Krown/Pharmacy Alumni Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Julio Palao Camarero, PhD
John A. Biles Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Michelle Chu, PharmD, CDE, BCACP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Terry David Church, DRSc
Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Martine Culty, PhD
Kari L. Franson, PharmD, PhD, BCPP
Jennifer H. Cupo Abbott, PharmD
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Irving Steinberg, PharmD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Annie Wong-Beringer, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
CHAIRS
Paul M. Beringer, PharmD
Chair, Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Geoffrey Joyce, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
David Dadiomov, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Richard H. Dang, PharmD, APh, BCACP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Julie A. Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Roger F. Duncan, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, APh, BCACP, DAIPM Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Kevin L. Forrester, PharmD
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Eunjoo Pacifici, PharmD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Chair, Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences Associate Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Clay C.C. Wang, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Steven Fox, MD, MSc
Dana P. Goldman, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy, Public Policy, and Economics Leonard D. Schaeffer Director’s Chair
Lisa W. Goldstone, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
William C. Gong, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP FA C U LT Y
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BGCP
Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Liana Asatryan, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Susan Bain, DRSc
Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Melvin F. Baron, PharmD, MPA Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Carla Blieden, PharmD, MPA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Emily Han, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Ian S. Haworth, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Joel W. Hay, PhD
Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
Julianna Hwang, PharmD Research Assistant Professor
Connie Kang, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
C. Benson Kuo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD
Nancy Pire-Smerkanich, DRSc
Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Klaus Romero, MD, MS, FCP
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pharamcy
Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics and Public Policy Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation
Rebecca Romero, PhD
Grant D. Lawless, MD, RPh, FACP
John A. Romley, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Kum-Ja Lee, PharmD
Seth Seabury, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Jing Liang, MD, PhD
Wei-Chiang Shen, PhD
Cynthia Lem-Lee Lieu, PharmD
Jean Chen Shih, PhD
Reseearch Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Stan Gee Louie, PharmD Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Zhipeng Lu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
J. Andrew MacKay, PhD
Gavin Herbert Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Serghei Mangul, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Jeffrey S. McCombs, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Emi Minejima, PharmD, BCIDP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Scott A. Mosley, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Tien M.H. Ng, PharmD, FHFSA, FCCP, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Rory O’Callaghan-Kim, PharmD, BCACP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Curtis T. Okamoto, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
William Padula, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Tam Phan, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Frances J. Richmond, PhD
Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Lecturer, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Emeritus Professor
University Professor and Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bangyan L. Stiles, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Glen Lewis Stimmel, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences
Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Angel Tabancay, PhD
Lecturer, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Patrick Tabon, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, APh Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Erin Trish, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Ying Wang, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Fred G. Weissman, PharmD, JD Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Bradley R. Williams, PharmD Professor Emeritus, Clinical Pharmacy
Ken S. Wong, PharmD, BCCCP
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical and Health Economics
Paul J. Wong, PharmD, BCCCP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Maryann Wu, EdD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy (Education Track)
Jianming Xie, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jennica Zaro, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yong (Tiger) Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
A Message from the Alumni Association Dear Members of the USC School of Pharmacy Class of 2020, On behalf of the USC School of Pharmacy and your Pharmacy Alumni Trojan Family, it is our pleasure to congratulate you on your graduation. Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life with the Pharmacy Alumni Trojan Family! We encourage you to stay involved with your Trojan community. The Pharmacy Alumni Association supports students, alumni and the School at large. We host a number of in-person and virtual events including the School’s Alumni Awards Gala, networking mixers, the PharmD Scholarly Project Symposium, and more. Our programs provide an opportunity to connect with fellow alumni, share memories and maintain connections to the University and to the School. We look forward to your continued involvement with the USC School of Pharmacy and the Alumni Association. Congratulations on your achievement. FIGHT ON! -USC School of Pharmacy Alumni Engagement Board Megan Estes, MS ’13, PhD ’14 Jorge Farias, PharmD ’13, MS ’16 Susie H. Park, PharmD ’00 Komal Patel, PharmD ’04 Michael Pazirandeh, PharmD ’11 Catherine Salvatori, PharmD ’93
Chris Salvatori, PharmD ’93 Charles Stark, PharmD ’82 Dorothy Wong, PharmD ’82 David Breslow, PharmD ’71 Khiem Luu, PharmD ’06 Carolyn Lem, PharmD ’76
Oath of a Pharmacist I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy In fulfilling this vow, I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me I will accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical, and legal conduct. I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.