Dr. Christine Birnie is Dean and Professor of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. She holds a BS in Pharmacy and PhD in Pharmaceutics from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Applying her experience as both a practitioner and pharmaceutical researcher, she has been engaged in the development of several new PharmD programs, including serving as a founding faculty at her current institution where she now serves as dean. She has been actively involved in international pharmacy collaborations and service projects around the world, including serving as a Fulbright Scholar to India.