Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir

Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Microbiology Division at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She completed her Doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy and a Masters of Public Health at Wayne State University. Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir's work focuses on rectifying health inequities in minoritized communities through clinical pharmacy and public health initiatives.

• Doctorate in Pharmacy: University of Saint Joseph
• Masters of Public Health: Wayne State University

Her research spans infectious disease pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial stewardship, and vaccine equity. Notably, she leads the Loma Linda University COVID-19 Equitable Mobile Vaccination Clinics and has published extensively on Clostridioides difficile disparities, Staphylococcus aureus pharmacokinetics, and equity frameworks for pharmacy practice.

Recent publications (2024-2025) emphasize antimicrobial resistance in carceral settings, equitable vaccine delivery, and intersectional approaches to racism and gender inequity. Her work has been recognized by the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the United States Public Health Services.

• 2017 USPHS Outstanding Service Award
• ECCMID 2021 30 Under 30 Recognition

Dr. Abdul-Mutakabbir actively contributes to professional organizations including the American Academy of HIV Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists. Her methodological expertise includes non-trapezoidal pharmacokinetic modeling and community-academic partnership interventions.