ASCPT Member of the Month

Issam Zineh, PharmD

The ASCPT Member of the Month is a forum to recognize and thank a member of ASCPT who has supported the Society's endeavors. Each month on its web site, ASCPT highlights one member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty! We also highlight the Member of the Month, along with two other members, in each issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. We hope you will enjoy learning about fellow members and as always, encourage your participation in Society events and activities.

ASCPT is proud to recognize Dr. Issam Zineh, PharmD as the December Member of the Month.

Dr. Zineh, PharmD, is an Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He joined ASCPT in 2002 and currently serves as the Vice-Chair for the MOL scientific section, as a member of the Scientific Awards Nomination Task Force.

Dr. Zineh is increasingly grateful for the opportunities afforded to him from ASCPT: "I not only credit ASCPT with early career opportunities and distinctions which have afforded me the opportunity to develop as a clinical pharmacologist, but also with providing my own trainees with mentorship and professional stimulation. Through this holistic approach to supporting its young members, ASCPT has exponentially contributed to my research and professional development." Dr. Zineh is excited to see the field of clinical pharmacology continue to evolve: "It's exciting to see clinical pharmacology increasingly applied in bi-directional ways--that is, not only to enhance rational prescribing on the back end but to elucidate molecular mechanisms of disease. To me there is no one area of clinical pharmacology that excites me more than others. Rather, the impact is in the synergy of its branches." In addition to his volunteer service with ASCPT, Dr. Zineh is actively involved in other volunteer opportunities. He is Founder of the Joseph DeRoche Prize for Poetry and continues to act as the final judge. He actively reviews for 13 scientific journals and serves as a top reviewer for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Thank you, Dr. Zineh, for your valuable leadership and continued commitment to ASCPT and the discipline of clinical pharmacology!

Previous Members of the Month:

November 2008 - Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD
October 2008 - Michelle Rudek, PharmD, PhD
September 2008 - Candace Y.W. Lee, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACC, FACP
August 2008 - Kathryn Momary, PharmD, BCPS
July 2008 - Nancy Lass, MD
June 2008 - Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD
May 2008 - Joseph S. Bertino, Jr., PharmD
April 2008 - Theresa Ann Barry Shapiro, MD, PhD
March 2008 - John Thomas Callaghan, MD, PhD
February 2008 - Laura P. James, MD
January 2008 - Robert J. Noveck, MD, PhD, FCP
December 2007 - Walter Kraft, MD, MS, FACP
November 2007 - J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD
October 2007 - John A. Wagner, MD, PhD
September 2007 - Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD
August 2007 - Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
July 2007 - Kathleen A. Neville, MD
June 2007 - Charles V. Grudzinskas, PhD
May 2007 - Christine Haller, MD
April 2007 - Rose Kovelesky, RPh, PhD
March 2007 - Jean D. Gray, MD, FRCPC
February 2007 - Albert W. Dreisbach, MD
January 2007 - Lu Amy Sun, MD, PhD
December 2006 - Anne N. Nafziger, MD, MHS
November 2006 - Jane E. Freedman, MD
October 2006 - Gary D. Novack, PhD
September 2006 - Sander Vinks, PharmD, PhD
August 2006 - Deanna Kroetz, PhD
July 2006 - Craig W. Hendrix, MD
June 2006 - Richard L. Lalonde, PharmD
May 2006 - Andrea Gaedigk, PhD
April 2006 - Julie A. Johnson, PharmD
March 2006 - Scott A. Waldman, MD, PhD, FCP
February 2006 - Joann Data, MD, PhD
January 2006 - Patricia Slattum, PharmD, PhD.
December 2005 - Arthur J Atkinson Jr., MD
November 2005 - Raymond J. Hohl, M.D., Ph.D.
September/October 2005 - Richard Weinshilboum, MD
June 2005 - John Vincent, MD, PhD
April 2005 - Jason D. Morrow, MD
March 2005 - Kathleen Uhl, MD
February 2005 - Gregory L. Kearns, PharmD, PhD
December 2004 - Patrick K. Noonan, PhD
November 2004 - Aziz Karim, PhD