Panel Members

The Research Advisory Panel of California (RAPC) consists of the Panel chairman, the Executive Officer, and the Panel members.

Edward P. O’Brien, J.D.
Deputy Attorney General IV, State of California AG’s Office, San Francisco
Panel Chairman, Appointed by the State of California Attorney General

Y. Jennifer Ahn, Pharm.D.
Executive Officer

Robert Quandt, Jr., Pharm.D.
Consultant

Andrew S. Kayser, MD, PhD
UCSF Assistant Professor in Residence, Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center
Appointed by the University of California

John E. Mendelson, M.D.
Senior Research Scientist, CPMC Addiction Pharmacology Research Laboratory, San Francisco
Appointed by the California Medical Association (CMA)

Michele T. Pato, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, USC Keck School of Medicine
Appointed by the University of Southern California

Laurence R. Upjohn, Pharm.D.
Chief, Science and Education Section, CA Dept of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch
Appointed by the State of California Department of Public Health

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