Dr. Brookie Best

Professor

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Biography

Brookie Best is a Professor and Dean at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, specializing in clinical pharmacy and pediatrics. With a strong background in pharmacokinetics, her research focuses on pediatric clinical pharmacology, particularly in studying anti-HIV drugs affecting infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. She has conducted significant research on drugs used to treat Kawasaki disease, a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. Dr. Best's expertise includes maternal-fetal pharmacology, therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretrovirals, and pharmacogenomics related to HIV treatments. She has been actively involved in major research networks and has received numerous accolades for her work in pharmacy education and practice. Dr. Best's leadership roles include serving on the Executive Board of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and being an editorial board member for various pharmaceutical journals. Her contributions to pharmacokinetics have influenced treatment guidelines and practices in pediatric care.

Research Interests

Awards

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Valedictorian

2004-01-01
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Professor of the Year Award

2010-01-01
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Distinguished Teaching Award

2019-01-01

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).