My drug history book "Magic Bullet and Beyond" was published as a paperback, and it includes stories behind three miracle drugs: quinine, salvarsan, and penicillin. For the short story related to quinine, I published it as an eBook recently (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDHPB8KR) , and an audiobook will be released in the future (Date: TBD) . Click here for Chapter 1 of this ebook.

Happy to share that alumnus Dr. Scott Hynes (2000, PharmD) and his wife Kathleen made a generous commitment to University of Iowa College of Pharmacy which will establish the Scott and Kathleen Hynes Pharmacy Scholarship to benefit deserving pharmacy students.  Click here for more information...

Happy to be on Stanford University's list of "World’s Top 2% Scientists". I shared it with my husband, my mom, and my sister, and they were happy too :)

Iowa alumnus Dr. Tianrun “Terry” Yang (2002 PhD in Pharmaceutics) made a generous gift to University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. With the substantial donation, the Tianrun “Terry” Yang Family Pharmaceutics Scholarship, an endowed account, has been established in early Dec 2025. Read more here:

For my Advanced PK and PD textbook, as of Nov 30, 2025, I have sold 216 copies at Amazon. My royalty is approximately $20 per copy. So, I earned about $4320 in total for this book. As promised, on Dec 1, 2025, I donated all my royalty earned from this book sale between May 6, 2025 (book release date) and Nov 30, 2025. Read more here...

Had a special and lovely dinner early this week with two giants in the PK/PD field – Dr. Peter Veng-Pedersen and Dr. Leslie Benet. It is inspiring to see Dr. Benet, at age of 88, is still actively engaging in research and teaching. I asked him what's the secret to keep him so energetic, and I was stunned - he runs 2-3 times a week, and about 2.2 miles every time!

Gerhard Levy was not only a pioneer of pharmacokinetics but also broadly regarded as “the Father of Pharmacodynamics”. In a 2006 article published at the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, he shared a personal perspective on the development of PD as a pharmaceutical science. In the end of the article, he provided the message below. Read more here...

I like history, I love stories, and as a pharmaceutical researcher, I have an innate and immense interest in medicines. I never imagined that one day I could link these pieces together and write a book series on the history of drug discovery, a topic full of fascinating stories. Read more here...

Like a time machine, this entertaining and educational drug history book will carry you to the past so that you can.. Read more here...

Recently, I released a hardcover version of my basic PK textbook. I ordered an author copy of the hardcover, and it arrived last week. It has much better paper quality than the paperback. I am happy that the material finally gets the best of care it deserves. Read more here..