Biography
Dr. Sokolow received her pharmacy degree (1994) from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. From 1994 to 2004, Dr Sokolow worked as a community pharmacist and was also a consultant to the Belgian Ministry of Public Health where she provided drug monitoring and reporting services. In 2004, Dr. Sokolow received her PhD in Biomedical sciences from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. Her PhD thesis was completed in the laboratories of André Herchuelz (Department of Pharmacotherapeutics) and Stéphane Schurmans (Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Human Biology). Her graduate work included the production of a new mouse models for the sodium-calcium exchangers 3 (Ncx3-/-) which allowed her to investigate NCX3 implication in the neuromuscular function.
After completion of her PhD thesis, Dr Sokolow joined the laboratory of James Tidball (UCLA, department of Physiological Science) where she studied the cellular immune response in muscular dystrophy. In 2007, Dr Sokolow pursued a second postdoctoral appointment in the laboratory of Karen Gylys (UCLA School of Nursing) where she investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in synaptic loss occurring in Alzheimer’s disease. In 2008, Dr Sokolow was appointed Assistant Professor at UCLA School of Nursing where she is currently teaching Advanced Pharmacology. In 2008, Dr Sokolow earned the FPGEC (Foreign Pharmacy Equivalency Examination Certificate) from the American Association Board of Pharmacy.
Education
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(NABP) Certified 2008
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Free University of Brussels, Belgium 2004
Thesis: "Mice lacking the sodium-calcium exchangers (NCX1 and NCX3): two murine models to study their physiologic roles in vivo. NCX3 implication in the neuromuscular function".
U.S. equivalence (ECE report): Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biomedical Sciences.
M. Sc. in Health Sciences, specialization in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels, Belgium 2002
U.S. equivalence (ECE report): Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels, Belgium 2002
Attended the Post-Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Medicine, PHARMED
Pharmacy degree with Magna Cum Laude, Free University of Brussels, Belgium 1994
U.S. equivalence (ECE report): Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.