Gawad Dangal ng Lipi 2025 – Professional

Dr. Francis R. Capule

• Current Roles: Professor and Former Dean, University of the Philippines Manila – College of Pharmacy; Program Lead, Clinical Pharmacy Skills Enhancement Program.

• Education & Training: PhD Clinical Pharmacy – Mahidol University, Thailand; MS Pharmacology and BS Pharmacy – UP Manila; Clinical Pharmacy – St. Luke’s Medical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Good Pharmacy Practice – Taipei Medical University; Medical Innovation – Kyushu University

• Professional Experience: Clinical Pharmacist, Neurocritical Care Unit and Acute Stroke Unit, St. Luke’s Medical Center; 21 years in clinical, academic, and administrative practice.

• Research & Publications: 50+ plenary, parallel, and poster presentations; 28 scientific articles in refereed journals; Author, Philippine College of Physicians Textbook of Internal Medicine (NAST Outstanding Book/Monograph Award 2024).

• Awards & Professional Service: Outstanding Pharmacist in Education and Research – PPhA–Unilab; PFPA Distinction Award (Academe/R&D); UPCPAAI Outstanding Alumni (Research); Outstanding GPP Alumni Award (FAPA); Member, FDA Drug Advisory Pool of Experts; WHO and DOH technical projects on pharmaceutical systems and supply chain management.