Biography
Samantha Bailey is a PhD student in the Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist track under the mentorship of Dr. Philip Empey. Her research interests include large-scale population research, pharmacogenomics, depressive disorders, and education. Samantha earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree with an Area of Concentration in Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 2020 and is a licensed pharmacist in Pennsylvania. That same year, she was honored as an inaugural Scholar of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG). In addition, Samantha completed a master’s level certificate in Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine in 2021. She refined her research skills as an ORISE Fellow in the Department of Translational and Precision Medicine (DTPM) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2024, where she evaluated intrinsic and extrinsic factors in drug labeling.
Honors / Awards
- Randy and Renee Juhl Graduate Scholar Award (2023, 2024)
Presentations
- Landscape analysis of pharmacogenomic education within ISCC-PEG partner organizations. Class of 2020-2022 Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) Scholar Presentations, Virtual, October 2022.
- Disseminating pharmacogenomic education: understanding the needs of ISCC-PEG partner organizations. Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) 11th Annual Meeting, Virtual, February 2022.
In the News
VA renews partnership with Pitt Pharmacy to train its nationwide workforce to implement pharmacogenomics in practice
The new grant award aims to train thousands of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to implement pharmacogenomics...
Samantha Bailey selected for prestigious NHGRI ISCC-PEG scholar program
Samantha Bailey, PharmD, a PittPharmacy graduate student in the Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist program, has been selected as a National Human...
Featured Publications
The evaluation of interactions between multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors reported in labeling for FDA-approved drugs
J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Nov;65(11):1392-1401. DOI: 10.1002/jcph.70064. Epub 2025 Jun 26. PMID: 40571648.
Pharmacogenomics education among professional societies: assessing practices and future needs
Pharmacogenomics. 2025 Feb-Mar;26(3-4):81-87. DOI: 10.1080/14622416.2025.2502316. PMID: 40375817.
