We congratulate Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD, on being selected by her peers as the recipient of the 3rd Annual Faculty Research Lectureship (FRL) in Social, Behavioral, and Health Policy Sciences. Dr. Phillips delivered her lectureship presentation, Searching for the Holy Grail: Synthesizing Science and Policy.
Dr. Phillips’ work focuses on generating rigorous, policy-relevant evidence to guide the equitable implementation of new health technologies. She founded the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS) in 2008, now recognized as the world’s leading center dedicated to objective precision medicine policy research. Her scholarship continues to influence health policy and decision-making at UCSF and beyond.
Dr. Phillips is Professor of Health Economics and Health Services Research in the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, a core member of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and affiliate faculty in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She also serves as the founding Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs Scholar.