About LAPK

Background

The Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics (LAPK) of the School of Medicine at the University of Southern California is a resource for optimal study and control of pharmacokinetic systems and for individualized drug therapy supported in part by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). [More...]

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Research activities

Current research activities include: Application of stochastic control theory to the design of optimal dosage regimens; improved methods for population pharmacokinetic modeling; investigation of process and measurement noise in the clinical environment; evaluation of alternative parameterizations of pharmacokinetic models; optimal monitoring strategies for pharmacokinetic studies, clinical trials, and patient care; and development of clinically reliable interfaces and apparatus for delivering complex drug infusion regimens. [More...]

Education and training activities

Dissemination of the concepts and capabilities of this laboratory to other research institutions and to industry is carried out through workshops, short courses, technical reports, symposia, fellowships, and scientist-in-residence programs. Further information can be obtained by writing directly to the laboratory. [More...]

Current LAPK members

Roger W. Jelliffe, MD

Alan Schumitzky, PhD

David Bayard, PhD

Paul Beringer, PharmD

Andreas Botnen, MS

Aida Bustad, BA

Caroline Carlsten

Ashutosh Gandhi, MS

Pilar Gomis, PharmD

Nils Ove Hoem, PhD

Agneta Hurst, PharmD

George Jaresko, PharmD

Mark Milman, PhD

Michael Neely, MD

William Shoemaker, MD

Michael Van Guilder, PhD

Xin Wang, PhD

Charles Wo, MD

Hemali Sutaria

Contact information

LAPK is located at the Health Science Campus, which is seven miles from the University Park Campus and three miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. [Map & directions...] [Directions from LAX]

Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics School of Medicine University of Southern California CSC 134-B 2250 Alcazar Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Telephone: (323) 442-1300 Fax: (323) 442-1302 Email: contact@lapk.org URL: www.lapk.org
		Weekly LAPK Meeting: (from left to right) David Bayard, Michael Van Guilder, Roger Jelliffe, Xin Wang, Feng Jiang and Mark Milman.