Liusheng Huang, PhD
Co-Director, CFAR Pharmacology of Cure and Pathogenesis Subcore
Co-Dir, Drug Research Unit, School of Pharmacy
Email: liusheng.huang@ucsf.edu
Biography
As associate director of the Drug Research Unit (DRU), Dr. Huang brings nearly 20 years experience in analytical development and focus on development of novel methods for some of the most critical but understudied drugs in the world, such as drugs for malaria. His research interest is in optimizing these methods so we can quantitate drugs as close to the site of pharmacological action as is possible with the overarching goal of treating patients with the best drug regimens. Administratively, he oversees analytical work at the DRU and core activities that support our UCSF collaborators for a variety of research projects and facilitate identifying new collaborations.
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- Whalen ME, Kajubi R, Goodwin J, Orukan F, Colt M, Huang L, Richards K, Wang K, Li F, Mwebaza N, Aweeka FT, Parikh S. The impact of extended treatment with artemether-lumefantrine on antimalarial exposure and reinfection risks in Ugandan children with uncomplicated malaria: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 20.
- Kay K, Goodwin J, Ehrlich H, Ou J, Freeman T, Wang K, Li F, Wade M, French J, Huang L, Aweeka F, Mwebaza N, Kajubi R, Riggs M, Ruiz-Garcia A, Parikh S. Impact of Drug Exposure on Resistance Selection Following Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment for Malaria in Children With and Without HIV in Uganda. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Oct 19.
- Huang L, Winger BA, Cheah V, Gingrich D, Marzan F, Lu Y, Cooper JC, Aweeka F, Long-Boyle J. Quantification of N, N' N"-triethylenethiophosphoramide, N, N"-triethylenephosphoramide, cyclophosphamide, and 4-hydroxy-cyclophosphamide in microvolume human plasma to support neonatal and pediatric drug studies. J Chromatogr Open. 2022 Nov; 2.
- Huang L, Sok V, Aslam-Mir U, Marzan F, Whalen M, Rosenthal PJ, Aweeka F. Determination of unbound piperaquine in human plasma by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr Open. 2022 Nov; 2.
- Wallender E, Ali AM, Hughes E, Kakuru A, Jagannathan P, Muhindo MK, Opira B, Whalen M, Huang L, Duvalsaint M, Legac J, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Aweeka F, Rosenthal PJ, Savic RM. Identifying an optimal dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dosing regimen for malaria prevention in young Ugandan children. Nat Commun. 2021 11 18; 12(1):6714.
- Sok V, Marzan F, Gingrich D, Aweeka F, Huang L. Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for determination of hydroxychloroquine, its two metabolites, and azithromycin in EDTA-treated human plasma. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0247356.
- Gingrich D, Deitchman AN, Kantor A, Huang L, Stein JH, Currier JS, Hsue PY, Ribaudo HJ, Aweeka FT, ACTG 5314 Protocol Team . Methotrexate Decreases Tenofovir Exposure in Antiretroviral-Suppressed Individuals Living With HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 12 15; 85(5):651-658.
- Hughes E, Imperial M, Wallender E, Kajubi R, Huang L, Jagannathan P, Zhang N, Kakuru A, Natureeba P, Mwima MW, Muhindo M, Mwebaza N, Clark TD, Opira B, Nakalembe M, Havlir D, Kamya M, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G, Aweeka F, Savic RM. Piperaquine Exposure Is Altered by Pregnancy, HIV, and Nutritional Status in Ugandan Women. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 11 17; 64(12).
- Ippolito MM, Pringle JC, Siame M, Katowa B, Aydemir O, Oluoch PO, Huang L, Aweeka FT, Bailey JA, Juliano JJ, Meshnick SR, Shapiro TA, Moss WJ, Thuma PE. Therapeutic Efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Northern Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 12; 103(6):2224-2232.
- Mwebaza N, Cheah V, Forsman C, Kajubi R, Marzan F, Wallender E, Dorsey G, Rosenthal PJ, Aweeka F, Huang L. Determination of piperaquine concentration in human plasma and the correlation of capillary versus venous plasma concentrations. PLoS One. 2020; 15(5):e0233893.
- Hughes E, Mwebaza N, Huang L, Kajubi R, Nguyen V, Nyunt MM, Orukan F, Mwima MW, Parikh S, Aweeka F. Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Artemether-Lumefantrine Exposure for Malaria Treatment in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 02 01; 83(2):140-147.
- Whalen ME, Kajubi R, Chamankhah N, Huang L, Orukan F, Wallender E, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Jagannathan P, Rosenthal PJ, Mwebaza N, Aweeka FT. Reduced Exposure to Piperaquine, Compared to Adults, in Young Children Receiving Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine as Malaria Chemoprevention. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 12; 106(6):1310-1318.
- Huang L, Cheah V, Chan D, Marzan F, Dvorak CC, Aweeka FT, Long-Boyle J. Determination of melphalan in human plasma by UPLC-UV method. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2019 05; 83(5):905-910.
- Savic RM, Jagannathan P, Kajubi R, Huang L, Zhang N, Were M, Kakuru A, Muhindo MK, Mwebaza N, Wallender E, Clark TD, Opira B, Kamya M, Havlir DV, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G, Aweeka FT. Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy: Optimization of Target Concentrations of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 09 14; 67(7):1079-1088.
- Huang L, Mwebaza N, Kajubi R, Marzan F, Forsman C, Parikh S, Aweeka FT. Strong correlation of lumefantrine concentrations in capillary and venous plasma from malaria patients. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0202082.
- Huang L, Haagensen JAJ, Verotta D, Cheah V, Spormann AM, Aweeka F, Yang K. Determination of Tobramycin in M9 Medium by LC-MS/MS: Signal Enhancement by Trichloroacetic Acid. J Anal Methods Chem. 2018; 2018:7965124.
- Ippolito MM, Huang L, Siame M, Thuma P, Shapiro TA, Aweeka FT. Semi-quantitative measurement of the antimalarial lumefantrine from untreated dried blood spots using LC-MS/MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2018 Jun 05; 155:241-246.
- Wallender E, Vucicevic K, Jagannathan P, Huang L, Natureeba P, Kakuru A, Muhindo M, Nakalembe M, Havlir D, Kamya M, Aweeka F, Dorsey G, Rosenthal PJ, Savic RM. Predicting Optimal Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Regimens to Prevent Malaria During Pregnancy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women Receiving Efavirenz. J Infect Dis. 2018 03 05; 217(6):964-972.
- Haagensen J, Verotta D, Huang L, Engel J, Spormann AM, Yang K. Spatiotemporal pharmacodynamics of meropenem- and tobramycin-treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Dec 01; 72(12):3357-3365.
- Conrad MD, Mota D, Foster M, Tukwasibwe S, Legac J, Tumwebaze P, Whalen M, Kakuru A, Nayebare P, Wallender E, Havlir DV, Jagannathan P, Huang L, Aweeka F, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Rosenthal PJ. Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy on Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance-Mediating Polymorphisms in Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2017 11 15; 216(8):1008-1017.
- Huang L, Carey V, Lindsey JC, Marzan F, Gingrich D, Graham B, Barlow-Mosha L, Ssemambo PK, Kamthunzi P, Nachman S, Parikh S, Aweeka FT, IMPAACT P1079 protocol team . Concomitant nevirapine impacts pharmacokinetic exposure to the antimalarial artemether-lumefantrine in African children. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0186589.
- Ivaturi V, Dvorak CC, Chan D, Liu T, Cowan MJ, Wahlstrom J, Stricherz M, Jennissen C, Orchard PJ, Tolar J, Pai SY, Huang L, Aweeka F, Long-Boyle J. Pharmacokinetics and Model-Based Dosing to Optimize Fludarabine Therapy in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2017 Oct; 23(10):1701-1713.
- Kajubi R, Huang L, Were M, Kiconco S, Li F, Marzan F, Gingrich D, Nyunt MM, Ssebuliba J, Mwebaza N, Aweeka FT, Parikh S. Parasite Clearance and Artemether Pharmacokinetics Parameters Over the Course of Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment for Malaria in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Ugandan Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Oct; 3(4):ofw217.
- Parikh S, Kajubi R, Huang L, Ssebuliba J, Kiconco S, Gao Q, Li F, Were M, Kakuru A, Achan J, Mwebaza N, Aweeka FT. Antiretroviral Choice for HIV Impacts Antimalarial Exposure and Treatment Outcomes in Ugandan Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 08 01; 63(3):414-22.
- Nyunt MM, Nguyen VK, Kajubi R, Huang L, Ssebuliba J, Kiconco S, Mwima MW, Achan J, Aweeka F, Parikh S, Mwebaza N. Artemether-Lumefantrine Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Response Are Minimally Altered in Pregnant Ugandan Women Treated for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec 14; 60(3):1274-82.