Uyen Minh Le, PhD

Uyen Minh Le, PhD

Chair of Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
Chair and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

Phone: (916) 686-8552
Uyen.Le@cnsu.edu


Education

  • Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences (major) and Statistics (minor) (2008), Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
  • M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences (2003), Hochiminh city University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Vietnam
  • B.S. Pharmacy (1998), Hochiminh city University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Vietnam

Research Interest

  • Topical/transdermal drug delivery
  • Healthcare outcome
  • Pharmacy education

Selected Publications

  • Le U, Tran TT, Vinall R, Kreys E, Phan V, Malhotra A. Impact of high-stakes exams, incentives, and preparation on student performance: Insights from the pharmacy curriculum outcomes assessment. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023 Dec 28:S1877-1297(23)00317-9.
  • Wang H, Tran TT, Duong KT, Nguyen T, Le U. Options of Therapeutics and Novel Delivery Systems of Drugs for the Treatment of Melanoma. Mol Pharm. 2022 Dec 5;19(12):4487-4505.
  • Tran T, Le U, Shi Y. An effective up-sampling approach for breast cancer prediction with imbalanced data: A machine learning model-based comparative analysis. PLoS One. 2022 May 27;17(5):e0269135.
  • Hong EJ, Sumanasekera W, Le U. Physical Stability and Release Profile of Compounded Gabapentin Containing Pluronic Lecithin Organogel for Neuropathic Pain Management. Int J Pharm Compd. 2022 Jan-Feb;26(1):65-71.
  • Le U, Baltzley S, AlGhananeem A. Gabapentin in Elastic Liposomes: Preparation, Characterization, Drug Release, and Penetration Through Porcine Skin. Int J Pharm Compd. 2018 Nov-Dec;22(6):498-503.

Awards

  • Faculty Preceptor of the Year, 2023
  • Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2022
  • CNU ITLE’s Health Education Grant Award (HEGA), 2021
  • CNU ITLE’s Health Education Grant Award (HEGA), 2019
  • VP Academic Affairs’ Award for Excellence in Educational Outcome. CNU Institute of Teaching & Learning Excellence, 2019

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