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University of Colorado Cancer Center

University of Colorado Cancer Center, A National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
 

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Leadership & Staff:

Name & Title Biography Contact Info

Daniel L. Gustafson, PhD

Director

Dr. Gustafson is responsible for policies, procedures, personnel, budget, equipment, reports and Cancer Center meetings. He has directed Pharmacology since its inception and plays a role in study planning, method development, analysis and modeling of data.

Since Dr. Gustafson is the major expert in PK/PD modeling and analysis, he is an author on many of the publications as he spends his research time as well as his core time on these studies. He serves as management for GLP studies and maintains training records for GLP compliance

daniel.gustafson@colostate.edu

970-297-1278

Ryan J. Hansen, PhD

Associate Director for Drug Analysis

Dr. Hansen is responsible for quality control within Pharmacology as well as assisting in assay development and sample analysis. He has been associated with the Shared Resource since 2006 and has become experienced in LC/MS/MS analysis through on the job training by Dr. Gustafson and Dr. Joseph Zirrolli as well as through on-site training by Applied Biosystems (Christopher Borton, ABI Field Application Specialist). He is trained in GLP-compliance and serves as the compliance officer in GLP-compliant studies..

ryan.hansen@colostate.edu

970-297-4057

Erica L. Bradshaw Pierce, PhD

Associate Director PK/PD Modeling

​Dr. Pierce is responsible for modeling and simulation activities and is involved in PK, PK-PD and in vivo pharmacology study design.  She has extensive academic and industry experience in: pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation; PK-PD study design and PK-PD modeling and simulation; physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; drug combination strategies in oncology; application of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) science to all phases of drug development; and development and utilization of oncology animal models.

erica.pierce@ucdenver.edu

303-724-6577

Paul J. Lunghofer, MS

Sample Analyst

Paul has worked in Pharmacology since 2009 and has become experienced in LC/MS/MS analysis through on the job training by Dr. Gustafson and Dr. Hansen. Currently, he is responsible for a majority of sample preparation and analysis as well as method development and validation. Mr. Lunghofer is trained in GLP-compliance and serves as an analyst in GLP-compliant studies.

paul.lunghofer@colostate.edu

970-297-4079