{"id":261,"date":"2023-10-09T18:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-03-29T07:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:00:14","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Joanne Wang<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-387\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joanne-Wang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"315\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jowang@uw.edu\">jowang@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/people\/joanne-wang\/\"><strong>UW Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joanne Wang is a Professor in the Dept. of Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of Washington. She received her BS degree in Biochemistry from Peking University and her PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Wang\u2019s primary research interests have been focused on understanding solute carrier (SLC) proteins that transport nutrients, neurotransmitters, hormones, drugs, and toxins across cell membranes. Her laboratory first cloned, characterized, and generated the knockout mouse model for the plasma membrane monoamine transporter (PMAT, SLC29A4). Using molecular, biochemical, cellular approaches and mechanistic studies in transgenic mouse models, her laboratory has 1) established PMAT as a major uptake-2 monoamine transporter in the human brain as well as a polyspecific organic cation transporter in normal and cancerous human tissues and cells; 2) demonstrated the role of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3, SLC22A3) in drug accumulation in salivary glands and in placental transport of organic cation drugs and toxins; 3) elucidated the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in OCT2 (SLC22A2) and MATE1\/2-K (SLC47A1\/2K)-mediated renal drug elimination and drug-drug interactions; 4) elucidated the molecular and cellular mechanisms of OATP (SLCO)-mediated transport at the blood-CSF barrier; 5) uncovered a novel molecular mechanism underlying obesity and metabolic dysfunctions due to serotonin transporter (SERT, SLC6A4) deletion. Dr. Wang serves as an associate editor for <em>Pharmacological Reviews<\/em> and is on the editorial advisory boards of <em>Molecular Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism and Disposition<\/em>, and <em>Biopharmaceutics and Drug Disposition.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>* For any inquiries regarding UWTEC, please contact Dr. Joanne Wang.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Jashvant D. Unadkat<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-354\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/JASH.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"333\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jash@uw.edu\">jash@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/people\/jashvant-unadkat\/\"><strong>UW Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jashvant (Jash) Unadkat, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Dept. of Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. He received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) from the University of London (1977), his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester and his postdoctoral training at the University of California at San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>He held the Milo Gibaldi Endowed Professorship in the Department from 2016-21. Dr. Unadkat\u2019s research interests are on mechanisms of transport and metabolism of drugs during pregnancy, and transport of drugs across the placental, hepatic, intestinal and blood-brain barrier. Dr. Unadkat has published more than 250 peer-reviewed research papers.\u00a0 He is a fellow of AAAS, AAPS, JSSX, and the founding co-chair (1999-2001) of the focus group of AAPS on Drug Transport and Uptake. Dr. Unadkat received the AAPS Research Achievement Award in 2012 and the ISSX Scientific Achievement Award in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Unadkat created and led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/research-centers\/university-of-washington-research-affiliate-program-on-transporters-uwrapt\/\"><strong>UW Research Affiliates Program on Transporters<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(UWRAPT), a cooperative effort between the UW School of Pharmacy and pharmaceutical companies, for 10 years.\u00a0He also leads\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/department-of-pharmaceutics\/research\/program-on-pharmacokinetics-of-drugs-of-abuse-during-pregnancy-uwpkdap\/\"><strong>UWPKDAP<\/strong><\/a>, a NIDA funded Program Project grant (P01) on drug disposition during pregnancy. Dr. Unadkat has been an Associate Editor for the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, an Editor of <em>AAPS Journal<\/em>, and a member of the NIH Pharmacology study section (2000-3).\u00a0Dr. Unadkat has organized or co-organized numerous national and international conferences on the role of transporters and pregnancy in the disposition of drugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Samuel L. Arnold<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-384\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-375x525.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX-1200x1681.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arnold_photo_ISSX.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:slarnold@uw.edu\">slarnold@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/people\/samuel-arnold\/\"><strong>UW Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Samuel Arnold joined the Department of Pharmaceutics at the University of Washington as an Assistant Professor in 2023, and he is the director of the Pharmacokinetics and Modeling Lab which supports the development and application of LC-MS assays for small molecules and proteins. In addition, Dr. Arnold\u2019s lab works on the development of in vitro and in vivo models for major etiological agents of diarrheal disease (e.g., Cryptosporidium and Shigella). While there has been a substantial reduction in diarrhea associated mortality over the past decade, diarrheal diseases continue to be a major global health concern (second leading cause of death in children &lt; 5 years old). Models of in vitro and in vivo infection developed by the Arnold lab support their studies to identify pharmacokinetic\/pharmacodynamic (PK\/PD) relationships for therapeutic treatment of enteric infections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Edward J. Kelly<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-343\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-1024x938.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-1536x1407.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-2048x1876.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-375x344.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/36467390892_58195a9979_o-3-e1698773042369-1200x1100.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:edkelly@uw.edu\">edkelly@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/people\/edward-kelly\/\"><strong>UW Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Edward Kelly will lead the efforts for Aim 3 of the UW-TEC. His lab focuses on development of microphysiological systems as novel alternative methods to animal-based research. The focus of Aim 3 will be to characterize transporter expression in pediatric intestine utilizing a combination of primary tissues and stem cell-derived intestinal organoids.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kelly holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and serves as Co-Director of the Pharmaceutical Bioengineering Extension Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Team Photo<\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-photo-300x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-photo-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-photo-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-photo-375x293.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-photo.png 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From left to right, back row: Brooke Chalker, Guenther Kahlert, Kai Wang, Aarzoo Thakur, Elijah Jung, Eric Weaver, Vicky Sun, Jessica Beers, and Amelia Shan<\/p>\n<p>From left to right, front row: Dr. Edward Kelly, Dr. Joanne Wang, Dr. Jashvant Unadkat, and Dr. Samuel Arnold<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-452\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"178\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2-375x374.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2.png 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-464\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-375x471.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Ieronimakis, Eimear O&#8217;Mahony, Susan Wu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joanne Wang &nbsp; * For any inquiries regarding UWTEC, please contact Dr. Joanne Wang. Jashvant D. Unadkat &nbsp; Samuel L. Arnold &nbsp; Edward J. Kelly &nbsp; Team Photo &nbsp; &nbsp; From left to right, back row: Brooke Chalker, Guenther Kahlert, Kai Wang, Aarzoo Thakur, Elijah Jung, Eric Weaver, Vicky Sun, Jessica Beers, and Amelia Shan From left to right, front row: Dr. Edward Kelly, Dr. Joanne Wang, Dr. Jashvant Unadkat, and Dr. Samuel Arnold &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/our-team\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Team<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-261","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":551,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}