Speaker Profile
PHARMD, FAPhA, FCCP, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Rosalind Franklin U.
Biography
Dr. Kristin Wiisanen is a nationally recognized leader in clinical pharmacogenomics. Dr. Wiisanen joined Rosalind Franklin University as the new dean in October 2023. Dr. Wiisanen envisions a pharmacy profession embracing technology, interprofessional collaboration, and patient-centered care. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. Early in her career, she worked as a clinical pharmacist in both private and community health center settings. Her previous roles include serving as the Associate Dean for Entrepreneurial Programs and Associate Director of UF Healths Precision Medicine Program at the University of Florida, where she also directed Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency and Fellowship programs and contributed to teaching in ambulatory care, drug information, pharmacogenomics, and medication safety. Dr. Wiisanen has been an investigator on several research grants, including projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, focusing on genomic medicine.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
Program Theme: Addressing Persistent PGx Myths
- PMWC Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Philip E. Empey, UPMC
Pioneer Honoree: Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- Keynote: Genomic Diversity in Africa: Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Applications
- Collen Masimirembwa, University of the Witwatersrand
- PGx is Expensive and Insurance Coverage is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Jai Patel, Atrium Health
- Lena Chaihorskym, Alva10
- Mark Fleury, ACS CAN
- Kristin Wiisanen, Rosalind Franklin University
- Alison L. Quinn, Kaiser - Science Backing PGx is Limited (PANEL)
Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- Russ Altman, Stanford
- Philip E. Empey, UPMC
- PGx is Hard to Implement (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Crews, St Jude
- Suzanne Stevens, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Deepak Voora, VA
- Jason Roos, ARPA-H
- Jennifer Wick, The Christ Hospital Health Network
- What will It Take to Make PGx the Standard of Care? (PANEL)
Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, YouScript
- Alan Venook, UCSF/ NCCN
- Gary Marchant, ASU
- Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
- Deepak Voora, VA
