2025 Panel Members

The Research Advisory Panel of California (RAPC) consists of the Panel Chair and the Panel members. RAPC also retains one staff member, the Executive Officer.

Jennifer Mitchell, PhD
Panel Chair
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF School of Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center (SFVAMC)
Appointed by the California State Governor

Martine D’Agostino, JD
Deputy Attorney General, State of California Office of the Attorney General, Oakland
Appointed by the California State Attorney General

James J. Gasper, PharmD, BCPP
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Pharmacist, CA. Dept. of Health Care Services
Appointed by the California Department of Public Health

Boris D. Heifets, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
and by courtesy, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Appointed by Stanford University

Kelly C. Lee, PharmD, MAS, BCPP, FCCP, FASHP
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation,
and Director, PGY2 Residency in Psychiatric Pharmacy, University of California, San Diego
Appointed by the California Board of Pharmacy

Daniele Piomelli, PhD
Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Director, Center for the Study of Cannabis
Appointed by the University of California

Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP, FACMT
Toxicologist and Assistant Deputy Director, Center for Healthy Communities
California Department of Public Health
Designee for Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH

Tanveer Khan, PharmD
RAPC Executive Officer
Appointed by the California State Attorney General