Tutors & Lecturers

The course is taught by Dr. Leslie Z. Benet alongside a faculty of current and former Benet Group members working across industry and academia. Each tutor leads a small-group workshop and brings their own research experience to the daily problem sets. Region badges indicate the course(s) each tutor has taught or is scheduled to teach.

Dr. Leslie Z. Benet

Leslie Z. Benet, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
EU 2026 US 2026

Dr. Benet is one of the founding figures of modern pharmacokinetics. Nine honorary doctorates. 632 peer-reviewed publications. Google Scholar H-index of 110. Over nearly four decades of teaching, he has trained more than 2,700 pharmaceutical scientists working today across industry, regulatory agencies, and academia worldwide. He leads the lectures across all regional courses.

Workshop Faculty

Dr. Christine Bowman

Dr. Christine Bowman

Genentech
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Jasleen K. Sodhi

Dr. Jasleen K. Sodhi

Septerna Inc.
EU 2026 US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Marc Anthony R. Yago

Dr. Marc Anthony R. Yago

Amgen
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. David Lau

Dr. David Lau

Septerna Inc.
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Justine Lam

Dr. Justine Lam

Erasca Inc.
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Miki Susanto Park

Dr. Miki Susanto Park

University of the Pacific
EU 2026 US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Jae Chang

Dr. Jae Chang

Gilead
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Chi-Yuan Wu

Dr. Chi-Yuan Wu

Topalliance Biosciences
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Shufang Liu

Dr. Shufang Liu

Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Laurent Salphati

Dr. Laurent Salphati

Genentech
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Maribel Reyes

Dr. Maribel Reyes

Korsana Biosciences
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Carolyn Cummins

Dr. Carolyn Cummins

University of Toronto
US 2026

Bio coming soon.

Additional Lecturers

Dr. James A. Uchizono

Dr. James A. Uchizono

University of the Pacific
EU 2026 US 2026

Specialty lecture: PK/PD Modeling.

Dr. Sara Kenkare-Mitra

Dr. Sara Kenkare-Mitra

UCSF
EU 2026 US 2026

Specialty lecture: Macromolecular Pharmacokinetics.