On October 6, 2016, the delegation of Fudan School of Pharmacy, consisting of Professor Ming-Wei Wang (Dean), Associate Professor Yan Li (Assistant Dean) and Associate Professor Xiaoqiang Xiang (Vice Chairman, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Regulatory Affairs), visited Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) located at La Jolla, U.S.A. In-depth discussions were carried out between Fudan delegates and Professor James H. McKerrow (Dean), Professor Grace M. Kuo (Associate Dean for Strategic Planning and Program Development), Professor James Colbert (Associate Dean of Experiental Education), Professor Brookie M. Best (Associate Dean of Pharmacy Education) and Ms. Andrina Marshall (Associate Dean of Business and Finance), among others. As a result, both sides decided to execute a Memorandum of Understanding to reflect this initiative covering discipline development, professional education, scientific research and personnel exchange.

As a well-respected educational institution in pharmacy with a relatively short history (16 years), UCSD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has an impressive growth momentum, exerts extensive academic impact and possesses first-class research capabilities. It ranks the 4th position in pharmacology and toxicology on the “2016 Best Global Universities” released by US News & World Report early this year. This new collaboration with Fudan School of Pharmacy is regarded as joining hands by two strong partners, forming a “win-win” and mutually beneficial partnership, and developing the future through a common path.

Accompanied by Dean McKerrow and Associate Dean Kuo, Professor Ming-Wei Wang and his associates toured research laboratories and teaching facilities, respectively.  They interacted with more than a dozen of faculty members through five rounds of exchanges on specific topics while visiting La Jolla, including Professor Palmer Taylor (former Dean), Professor Tracy Handel (Chairwoman of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Professor Bradley Moore (Chairman of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and Professor Michael K. Gilson (Director of UCSD Drug Discovery Institute). Dr. Ming-Wei Wang expressed his sincere gratitude to the warm hospitality received and looks forward to a reciprocal visit by UCSD delegation to Fudan led by Professor McKerrow in March, 2017.