Faculty Awards and Honors

Dr. David Adler

UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project, 2012
Selected to Board of Directors San Diego Health and Faith Alliance, 2007-11.
Awarded Recognition of Excellence - Educational Equivalence Program, Vietnamese Pharmacists Association in the USA, 2008.
Nominated and selected Health Care Champion Award – San Diego, San Diego Business Journal, 2008.
Awarded David Adler, PharmD/Michelle Adler, MD, Father/Daughter Social Justice Award, UCSD Student-run Free Medical Clinic Project, 2007
Honored with Founder Award-UCSD School of Medicine, UCSD Student-run Free Medical Clinic Project, 2006.
Elected to Academy of Clinical Scholars, UCSD Health Sciences, School of Medicine/School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2006.
Awarded Excellence in Anticoagulation Management – Roche Diagnostics. 2005-06.

Dr. Adah Almutairi

World Biomaterials Young Investigator Award 2012
Journal of Polymer Science Award 2012
NIH New Innovator Award, 2009-2014
Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2099
PhRMA Foundation Award, 2009
UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, 2005-2007

Dr. Linda Awdishu

Delegate, California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, 2011-2012.
Board Member, San Diego Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, 2011-2012.
Elected Delegate, California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists House of Delegates, 2010.
Apples for Preceptors Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2008.
Preceptor of the Year Award, UCSD Pharmacy Residency Program, 2007.
San Diego Preceptor of the Year Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2006.

Dr. Nuno Bandeira

HUPO Young Investigator Award, Human Proteome Organization (HUPO), 2006
Ph.D Dissertation Award, Computer Science and Engineering, University of San Diego, 2007

Dr. Brookie Best

Research article nominated for Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy Award of Excellence, 2011.
Honored as Professor of the Year by the Associated Students UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2010.
Research article nominated for Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy Award of Excellence, 2009.
Presentation Merit Award for Innovative Practice, American Pharmacists Association 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition poster presentation, 2008.
Honored as Top 10 Reviewer, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Clinical Science Section, 2008.
Honored as Role Model in Underserved Medicine, UCSD Student-run Free Clinic Project, 2007.
Awarded “Forty Under 40” Civic Leader by the San Diego Metropolitan Uptown Examiner & Daily Business Report, 2006.

Dr. Philip Bourne

Elected Fellow International Society for Computational Biology, 2011
Elected Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), for Pharmacology, 2010
Jim Gray eScience Award from Microsoft for Computational Science, 2010
Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Science, 2009

Dr. James Colbert

Nominated, Pharmacist of the Year, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), 2012.
Selected, Member, Experiential Education Section, Nominating Committee, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2011-2012.
Selected, Member, Practitioner Recognition Committee, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) 2010-2011.
Selected as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2008-present.
Elected, Delegate, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 2010.
Selected, Member, Rufus A. Lyman Award Committee, American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), 2009.
Selected for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellowship Program, 2008-2009.
Selected to be a member, Pharmacy Shortage Workgroup, California Hospital Association Coalition on Shortages of Allied Health Professionals, 2008-2009.
Selected, Member, Crystal Apple Award Committee, American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), 2008.
Elected, Delegate, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), 2006, 2008.
Selected, Chairman, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Seminar 2009 (Largest state pharmacy meeting in U.S.), 2007.
Elected, Member, Board of Directors, San Diego Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SDSHP), 2006-2007.

Dr. Charles Daniels

Selected correspondants etrangers (foreign correspondent) by the Academie Nationale de Pharmacie in France, 2011.

Dr. Pieter Dorrestein

Matt Suffness Award, 2011
Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration Award NIH, 2010
Received matching funds to the V-foundation from the Heart foundation, 2009
Unsolicited ACACC Award by Lilly company in Analytical Chemistry, 2008
Named to be a V-foundation Scholar, 2008
Featured in the journal Scientist as a “scientist to watch”. 2008
Beckman Young Investigator, 2008
PhRMA Foundation Research Award, 2008

Dr. Sylvia Evans

NIH Pioneer Award, 2009

Dr. Eduardo Fricovsky

UCSD Student Run Free Clinic Angel Award, 2012.
Recipient of an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Universitywide award, 2011.

Dr. James Halpert

Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism, American Society for Pharmacology and Experiental Therapeutics, 2010
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006

Dr. Doug Humber

Volunteer Faculty Member of the Year. UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Associated Student Body, 2007.

Dr. Grace Kuo

Elected to Delta Omega National Honorary Society in Public Health, 2011.
Founding Director of the San Diego Pharmacist Resource and Research Network (SDPharmNet™), 2008-2011.
Selected to the Executive Committee of the National Interdisciplinary Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (NIPC-PBRN), 2007-2011
Selected to the United Stated Federal Government Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Care Research Training Study Section 2010.
Inaugural recipient of the Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy's (SCCCP) Research Award, 2010.
Founding Director of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Practice-Based Research Network (ACCP PBRN), 2009-2010.
Selected to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Dawson Award Committee, 2008-2009
Selected to the California Pharmacy Foundation Medication Safety Task Force, 2008.
Selected to the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2007-2008.
Selected to the Editorial Board of Biomed Central Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care, 2006-2007.

Dr. Jennifer Le

Appointed Member to the Board of Pharmacy Specialties in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Practice Analysis Taskforce, 2012.
Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2011.
Received Research Award for “Complications Associated with S. aureus Bacteremia in Children” at Long Beach Research Symposium, 2011.
Invited Editorial Board Member, Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (new textbook), American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2010-11.
Elected Secretary/Treasurer, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases Practice and Research Network, 2010.
Co-Chair, Awards Committee, Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2009-10.
Editorial Advisory Board Member, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009.
Faculty Service Award at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, 2009.
Chair, Aerosolized Antimicrobials Task Force for Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, 2008-10.
Elected Chair, Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Working Group, 2008.
Elected Editorial Advisory Board Member, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Editorial Advisory Board, 2008.
Alternate Delegate to the House of Representatives, Orange County Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2008.
Co-Founder and Developer, Awards Committee, Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2008.
Elected Member, Awards Committee, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2007-08.
Founder and Chair-Elect, Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Working Group, 2007.
Elected President, Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2006.
Award from American College of Clinical Pharmacy for membership recruitment as President of Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2006.

Dr. Kelly C. Lee

Invited member of the Business Development Committee, College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, 2012.
Invited member of the Medication Therapy Management Task Force, College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, 2012.
Elected as Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2011.
Recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Member Volunteer. Recognition Program for contributions to the organization and the profession of pharmacy, 2011.
Elected as Chair of the CNS Practice and Research Network, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2009.
Selected for the National Center of Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM), 2008.
Elected as President of the Southern California Chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2007.
Awarded The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Dorfman Journal Paper Award, 2007.

Dr. Joseph Ma

Appointed as Annual Meeting Co-Chair for the 2012 American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP), 2011.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Class of 2009 UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2007-2008.

Dr. Sarah McBane

Elected as President for San Diego County Pharmacists Association (SDCPhA), 2012.
Appointed as the Chair of the Advocacy Task Force for American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) Section of Pharmacy Practice, 2012.
Appointed to Editorial Review Committee of California Pharmacist, 2012.
Appointed to Editorial Advisory Board of California Journal of Health-system Pharmacy, 2012.
Appointed as the Chair of the Tobacco Control Committee for American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) Public Health Special Interest Group, 2012.
Elected as Chair-elect for American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s (ACCP) Women’s Health Practice and Research Network (WHPRN), 2012.
Appointed as the Chair of the Advocacy Committee for American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s (ACCP) Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network (AmCarePRN), 2012.
Elected as board member, San Diego Society of Health System Pharmacists (SDSHP), 2011-2012
Elected as regional trustee, California Pharmacists Association, (CPhA), 2012.
Selected for the National Center of Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM), 2012.
Elected to become the President-Elect for San Diego County Pharmacists Association (SDCPhA), 2011.
Appointed as the Chair of the Advocacy Task Force for American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) Section of Pharmacy Practice, 2011.
Member of the San Diego Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, 2011.
Appointed to Editorial Review Committee of California Pharmacist, 2011.

Dr. Tadeusz Molinski

President, American Society of Pharmacognosy, 2009-2010
Albert Hofmann Centennial Prize, University of Zurich, 2006

Dr. Candis Morello

American Diabetes Association Certificate of Participation for speaking at the 70th Scientific Sessions, 2010.
Selected to appear in UC San Diego Health Sciences Healthspan Newsletter. Faculty Highlight “So, tell us about yourself…” featured June 2010 issues. Accessed at: http://healthspan.ucsd.edu/2010/06/Pages/hs-tell-us.aspx, 2010.
Associate Editor, Journal of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2009-present.
American Pharmacist Association 2008, APhA-APPM Merit Award for the presentation “Evaluation of an innovative diabetes training model effectiveness in knowledge retention and usefulness by pharmacy students” at the APhA Annual Meeting, 2008.
Recipient of the 2007 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Foundation Literature Award for Innovation in Pharmacy Practice by the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy for “Development and clinical outcomes of pharmacist-managed diabetes care clinics” article, 2007.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Charter Class of 2006 UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2006

Dr. Jennifer Namba

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists New Preceptor Award, 2010.
Volunteer Faculty Member of the Year, SSPPS Associated Student Body, 2009.
Preceptor of the Year, UCSD Pharmacy Practice Residency Program, 2008.

Dr. Victor Nizet

Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology, 2012.
Elected to the Association of American Physicians, 2010.
E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, 2008.
Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2006.
Elected to the American Pediatric Society, 2006.
Career Investigator Award, American Lung Association, 2004.
Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 2004.

Dr. Nathan Painter

Member of the San Diego Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, 2011.

Dr. Renu Singh

Appointed to the ASHP Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioner, Advisory Group of Clinical Business Development, 2011.
Invited Member, California Geriatric Education Center (CGEC) Advisory Committee, 2009.
APhA-APPM Merit Award for the presentation “Evaluation of an innovative diabetes training model effectiveness in knowledge retention and usefulness by pharmacy students” at the American Pharmacist Association Annual Meeting, 2008.
Awarded the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project Pharmacy Faculty Leadership Award, 2008.
Awarded the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project Award for Attending Pharmacists, 2007-2008.

Dr. Palmer Taylor

Julius Axelrod Award, American Society for Pharmacology of Experimental Therapeutics, 2009
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007

Dr. Shirley M. Tsunoda

Member of the Month, American Society Clinical Pharmacology Therapeutics (ASCPT), 2011.

Dr. Felix Yam

Preceptor of the Year Award, Class of 2012 UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012
Distinguished Service Award, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences APPE Program, 2012
Walmart Scholars Mentor, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), 2012
UCSD Academic Geriatrics Resource Center Mini-Grant Recipient, 2011
American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Faculty Development Award – Geriatric Pharmacy Fellowship, 2012.
Appointed to California Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Editorial Advisory Board, 2012.
Appointed to ASHP Section Advisory Group (SAG) for Pharmacy Practice Experiences, 2011.

Dr. Dong Wang

Kimmel Scholar Award, The Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, 2012-2014
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), 2008-2012
CIBA Young Scientist Award, 2010
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Career Development Program Special Fellow Award, 2007-2008
TriLink BioTechnologies Research Award, 2007-2009