2020 Conferral of Degrees - USC School of Pharmacy

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.