Research

PharmD program creates new opportunities to explore industry and research career paths

Thu Nov 16, 2023

Susan Merrell

Students keep pace with latest innovations through experiential options and advanced degrees.

Kortemme named new vice dean of research

Wed Nov 1, 2023

Elisabeth Fall

Tanja Kortemme, PhD

Computational biology and protein engineering expert will focus on cultivating collaboration.

Oni-Orisan named Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine

Mon Oct 9, 2023

Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD

Department of Clinical Pharmacy faculty member Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD, selected by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio appointed to newly formed WHO group

Wed Oct 4, 2023

Noah Berger

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio has been appointed to a newly formed WHO advisory group on antimicrobial resistance.

Rodriguez-Monguio has been appointed to a newly formed advisory group at the World Health Organization focused on antimicrobial resistance.

Fentanyl testing could curb overdose crisis

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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2 milligrams of fentanyl—a lethal dose in most people—next to a penny.

Successful UCSF-VA pilot paved the way for a testing initiative across the United States.

QBI and Director Krogan’s COVID and infectious disease efforts continue to make waves

Thu Sep 21, 2023

Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley (left) with QBI Director Nevan Krogan, PhD (center), and Pfizer Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research and Development Annaliesa Anderson, PhD (right).

QBI publishes breakthrough on COVID-19 variants; Nevan Krogan recognized as trailblazer.

The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week

Fri Sep 1, 2023

Scientists have shown for the first time that kidney cells—housed in an implantable device called a bioreactor—can survive while implanted.

A budding partnership with Korean regulatory science pharmacists

Fri Sep 1, 2023

Eric Davila

A delegation from South Korea visited to sign a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) initiating potential collaborations between UCSF and Korean schools of pharmacy.

Structure of dueling proteins points to HIV origins, treatment avenues

Thu Aug 31, 2023

Tracing the structural changes that helped HIV-1 become a human pathogen