Panel Members

The Research Advisory Panel of California (RAPC) consists of the Panel chairman, 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


• Patrick R. Finley, Pharm.D.
• Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy
• Appointed by the California State Board of Pharmacy


• 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