Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Dean, School of Pharmacy, UCSF
Biography
Dr. Giacomini is a world-renowned pharmacologist with many years of research experience focused on transporter biology and pharmacogenomics. Her research is focused on influx transporters, particularly influx transporters involved in drug disposition and targeting. In the early 2000s, she began a comprehensive research program focused on pharmacogenomics of membrane transporters and published many papers ranging from functional genomics of transporter polymorphisms to clinical studies elucidating the role of transporter polymorphisms on clinical drug response. Dr. Giacomini is also the Co-Principal Investigator of the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Sciences and Innovation (CERSI), a major center funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the goal of advancing scientific issues related to the safe and effective use of medical products. She has been recognized by many awards and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2022, she was appointed dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony:
Pioneer Honoree: Robert Califf, FDA
Luminary Honoree: Ida Sim, UCSF
- Fireside Chat: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF, Robert Califf, FDA, and Kathy Giacomini, UCSF
- Keynote: TBA
- Ida Sim, UCSF
- AI-driven Advances in Precision Medicine (PANEL)
Chair: Sharat Israni, Bakar Institute, UCSF
- Peter Norvig, Google
- Susan Lynch, UCSF
- New Federal Programs Driving Transformative Health Breakthrough (PANEL)
Chair: Keith Yamamoto, UCSF
- Susan Monarez, ARPA-H
- Charles Romine, NIST
- Erwin Gianchandani, NSF - AI-Driven Protein Design (PANEL)
Chair:
- AI and Ethical Challenges (PANEL)
Chair: Ida Sim, UCSF
- Jianying Hu, IBM
