PhD Candidate
Washington State University
James is currently a PhD Candidate at the Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. James obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016. He has since completed his Doctorate in Pharmacy at WSU in 2020, graduating as the recipient of the Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy award. While pursuing his PharmD, James was involved in a variety of extracurricular activities such as the Pharmacy Student Advisory Council and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the latter of which he served as chapter president. James joined the Paine lab in Fall 2017 and has since contributed to a variety of research projects including determining microsomal/plasma protein binding for a variety of natural product constituents and serving as a clinical study coordinator. His current project focuses on elucidating potential transporter-mediated goldenseal-drug interactions using a middle-out approach. Upon graduation, James would like to pursue a career in industry as a clinical pharmacologist.