ADD Faculty and Staff

The Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program has educated generations of scientists for challenging positions in industry, academia, and government. The faculty for the Master’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Applied Drug Development consists of experts in industry and academia affiliated with the School of Pharmacy. Some of our faculty are listed below:

Sharon Ayd

Credentials: PhD, MBA

Position title: CEO & Founder, Ayd BioPharma Consulting Group, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Eric Buxton

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Clinical Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abigail Davis

Credentials: MS

Position title: Senior QA Manager – Quality Systems, Promega, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Leslie Dickmann

Credentials: PhD, MPH

Position title: Program Director, Faculty Associate, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Ed Elder

Credentials: PhD, RPh

Position title: Director, Zeeh Pharmaceutical Station, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Olga Ganz

Position title: Cell Manufacturing Specialist, Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), School of Medicine and Public Health/Carbone Cancer Center/Hematology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Daniel Gonzalez Kapp

Credentials: PharmD, BCPS

Position title: Clinical Pharmacist, Drug Policy Program, UW Health, Adjunct Associate Professor School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tom Guilliams

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Founder/Director, The Point Institute, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jayne Hastedt

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Managing Director, JDP Pharma Consulting

John Hill

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Director, BioProcess Technology Group, BDO Consulting

Ardala Katzfuss

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Teaching Faculty, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development, UW-Madison

Doug Leipold

Credentials: MS

Position title: Staff Scientific Researcher and Pharmacology Sub-team Leader, Development Sciences, Genentech

Ross O. Meyers

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Director of Cell Manufacturing Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), School of Medicine and Public Health/Carbone Cancer Center/Hematology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Ann Newman

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Pharmaceutical Consultant, Seventh Street Development Group

Terrance Ocheltree

Credentials: PhD, RPh

Position title: PharmTree Consultants, LLC, Adjunct Associate Professor School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Gregory Ott

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Teva Pharmaceuticals Faculty, Villanova University

Gina Patel

Credentials: MPharm, PhD

Position title: President and Chief Executive Officer, Patel Kwan Consultancy LLC

Wm. Trey Putnam

Credentials: PhD, RAC

Position title: Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice Director, Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Center, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Visiting Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Negar Sadrzadeh

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Associate Director, Group Leader, Pharma Technical Regulatory, Genentech

Alex Seay

Credentials: BS

Position title: Senior Engineer, Purification Development, Genentech

Pamela Swatkowski

Position title: President, PLS Consulting, LLC, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jim Wright

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Independent Consultant, Adjunct Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mehran Yazdanian

Credentials: PhD

Position title: VP Specialty R&D Operations, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Christina Zuch de Zafra

Credentials: PhD, DABT

Position title: Seagen