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Rodney JY Ho

Rodney JY Ho

· Professor; Exec. Dir.—WE-REACH*; Dir.—TLC- ART†; Affiliate Member of Fred Hutch; Affiliate Faculty, CFAR^; Member of ITHS‡

University of Washington · Pharmacology

Active 1985–2025

h-index43
Citations6.4k
Papers21945 last 5y
Funding$127.9M

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About

Rodney JY Ho is a professor and presidential entrepreneurial fellow at the University of Washington, with appointments at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He is the founding Executive Director of the Washington Entrepreneurial Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE-REACH), a NIH-designated National Hub. Dr. Ho's research focuses on bio-nanotechnology and bio-pharmaceuticals, enabling the transformation of basic biomedical discoveries into therapeutics. His work emphasizes innovations in targeted and drug combination synchronous delivery, with a particular focus on treatments for cancer and infectious diseases of pandemic potential. Key areas include systems approaches to drug delivery and targeting, development of long-acting and targeted therapeutics such as anti-retroviral therapies for HIV/AIDS, and studies on drug and lipid or biomaterial interactions to enhance drug potency and safety. He is recognized for his expertise in bio-therapeutics, lipid-drug interactions, liposomes, drug-combination nanoparticles, pharmacokinetics, and the interplay between tissue targets and drug penetration, leading to improved efficacy and safety of viral, cancer, and pain medications. Dr. Ho has served in leadership roles including Associate Dean for Research and New Initiatives, and he is actively involved in national and international initiatives related to cancer and HIV therapeutics. His contributions to pharmaceutical sciences and systems pharmacology have earned…

Research topics

  • Chemistry
  • Cancer research
  • Pharmacology
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Materials science
  • Biotechnology

Selected publications

Recent grants

Frequent coauthors

  • Danny D. Shen

    University of Washington

    33 shared

  • Tot Bui

    University of Washington

    27 shared

  • Ann C. Collier

    Duke University

    25 shared

  • Jennifer Freeling

    21 shared

  • Josefin Koehn

    University of Washington

    21 shared

  • John C. Kraft

    University of Washington

    18 shared

  • Jianguo Sun

    China Pharmaceutical University

    17 shared

  • Lisa A. McConnachie

    Impel Neuropharma (United States)

    17 shared

Labs

  • Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of WashingtonPI

Education

  • Ph.D.

    University of Tennessee

  • Other

    University of California

  • Other

    Stanford University

Awards & honors

  • Paul Dawson Biotechnology life-time achievement award
  • Volwiler life-time research achievement award
  • AAPS Biotechnology Research achievement

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