Jason H. Karnes, PharmD, PhD, BCPS

Jason Karnes, PharmD, PhD, BCPS received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Greek in 2004 from the College of William and Mary.  In 2004, he moved to Gainesville, FL to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Florida, which he completed in 2008.  Dr. Karnes remained at the University of Florida to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences.  His graduate work focused on the pharmacogenomics of adverse metabolic effects of antihypertensives under the mentorship of Drs. Julie Johnson and Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff.  In August 2012, he began a research fellowship in the department of Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University under the mentorship of Dr. Dan Roden.  At Vanderbilt, his research studies focused on cardiovascular pharmacogenetics and he served as the Jason D. Morrow Chief Fellow for the Division of Clinical Pharmacology.  In September 2016, Dr. Karnes joined the faculty at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.  Since graduating from pharmacy school, he has continuously practiced pharmacy in hospital and retail settings and maintained board certification in pharmacotherapy.  His long term research objective is to determine biomarkers for serious adverse reactions, especially heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and translate this knowledge into personalized drug treatment in patients.  He is an author on 17 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 23 abstracts presented at national and international meetings.  He is active in multiple professional societies including the American Heart Association, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.  He has been awarded a Scientist Development Grant from the American Heart Association and a Futures Grant from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Research Institute.