Please join us on Tuesday, 02/24/2026 for POP Research Seminar of the Spring 2026, held from 10:30 am-12:30 pm in NVIDIA Auditorium (1st Floor). We will be welcoming , Chien-Yu (Irene) Tseng, PharmD, Tram Nguyen, B.Pharm, M.S., and Annie (Yishan) Chen, MPH.
Chien-Yu (Irene) Tseng, PharmD, is a third-year Ph.D. student from Taiwan. She earned her Pharm.D. from the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, where she concentrated her thesis on the cost-effectiveness of liver cancer treatments. Following her Pharm.D., Irene worked as a Research Associate at National Taiwan University, focusing on project related to the clinical characteristics and disease burden of psoriasis, utilizing electronic medical records and claims data in Taiwan. Currently, she is working on sleep disorders among older adults and exploring cardiovascular pharmacoepidemiology with Dr. Kaufmann and Dr. Morris.
Tram Nguyen, B.Pharm, M.S, is currently a second-year PhD student at the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy. Prior to joining POP, she obtained her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She also earned a Master of Science degree in Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Her research interests focus on the utilization, effectiveness and safety of medications for cardiometabolic diseases.
Annie (Yishan) Chen, MPH, is a second-year PhD student in POP. She earned my Master of Public Health in Biostatistics from Columbia University. Prior to beginning her doctoral training, she worked as a statistical analyst, gaining practical experience in clinical trial data analysis and applied research. Annie’s research interests focus on drug–drug interactions and their impact on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. She is especially interested in leveraging real-world data to evaluate medication safety, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes.
To join the Zoom meeting: Please contact Gabby Gele’ (ggele@ufl.edu), or Abdelrahman Emara @ (aemara@ufl.edu) for the Zoom link.