Dana Bell, PhD, MS

Dana Bell, PhD, MS, is an RA/QA consultant specializing in the development of registration strategies and quality systems for drugs, genetically-engineered and plasma-based products. She is a part-time faculty at USC Mann, Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences. Previously, Dr. Bell was Senior Director of Global Regulatory Affairs at Baxter Healthcare Corporation. At Baxter, she […]

Meredith Smith

Dr. Meredith Smith is a behavioral scientist and health services researcher by training with over 15 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the areas of health outcomes research, health policy, drug safety, and risk management. In her current role as Director of Risk Management at Alexion Inc., she oversees a state-of-the-art risk management […]

Michael Hamrell, PhD, RAC

Michael R. Hamrell, PhD, RAC, FRAPS, RQAP-GCP, CCRA, FACRP is the President of MORIAH Consultants, a Regulatory Affairs/Clinical Research consulting firm located in the Central Coast region of California.  He has worked in drug development, clinical research and regulatory affairs for over 30 years.  His is a leading expert in GMP/GLP/GCP compliance and inspection readiness, […]

Samantha L. Yeung, PharmD, MS, BCCP

Samantha L. Yeung, PharmD, MS, BCCP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and went on to receive her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from […]

Vinson Lee

Vinson Lee, PharmD, MS, FCPhA, FAMCP is currently Vice President of Market Access at Coherus Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on expanding patient access to important, cost-effective medicines, and delivering significant savings to the U.S. healthcare system. Dr. Lee has over 16 years of experience in managed care pharmacy, the pharmaceutical industry, consulting, and academia. […]

Roger Clemens, DrPH

Dr. Roger A. Clemens has been part-time faculty within the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences at USC Mann since 2001.  He is also a faculty member in the Global Medicine program within the Keck School of Medicine.  He served as Scientific Advisor for Nestlé USA for more than 21 years, food science and nutrition […]

Yuna H. Bae-Shaaw, PharmD, PhD

Yuna H. Bae-Shaaw is a research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics at USC Mann. She is a pharmacist with an expertise in health outcomes research and data analysis. She received her PhD in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy from the University of Southern California, where she defended her dissertation titled “Dementia […]

Paul Seidler, PhD

An expert in structural biology, neurodegenerative disorders and Alzheimer’s drug discovery. Our lab focuses on drug discovery, and initiatives to promote the betterment of public health. Our laboratory research is rooted in structural biology and biochemistry of neurodegenerative disease. We aim to develop inhibitors of tau aggregation, which is thought to drive neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease […]

John Stofko, MBA, MPH, RPh

John Stofko, MPH, MBA, is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics. An experienced healthcare industry executive, he previously was chief commercial officer at a medical device startup and vice president of program management at Kite Pharma. He earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut, an MPH […]

Hovhannes (Hovik) Gukasyan, PhD

Hovhannes (Hovik) Gukasyan, PhD, is an associate professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, and is helping grow the school’s undergraduate major in biopharmaceutical sciences. He spent two decades in the pharmaceutical industry, including roles at Pfizer and AbbVie, and served as an adjunct professor at USC Mann and Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy and […]

Yong (Tiger) Zhang, PhD

Yong (Tiger) Zhang, PhD

Expert in chemical biology, drug design and discovery, protein engineering and immunotherapy

Jennica Zaro, PhD

Jennica Zaro, PhD

An expert in protein and peptide drug delivery, targeted therapies, and biologics.

Maryann Wu, EdD

Maryann Wu is an expert in assessment, curriculum and instruction, educational technology and is the cofounder of the AARDVARC system.