Education

A decade of launching rockets, cardboard boats—and kids into STEM

Tue Jun 20, 2017

Each year, Summer Science Camp brings 55 fifth- and sixth-grade students to the UCSF campus for a free week of learning and fun.

Ten years ago, at the inaugural UCSF Summer Science Camp, 10-year-old Najwa Anasse held a human brain in her hands—an “Aha!” experience that set her career path.

“I thought, ‘Oh my god, I want to study this.’ I was so excited,” says Anasse, who grew up in San Francisco’s Excelsior District and was...

NIH training grant supports device innovation at UCSF

Tue Jun 6, 2017

Shuvo Roy, PhD (left), and Hanmin Lee, MD

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has awarded the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) and the UCSF Department of Surgery a five-year interdisciplinary

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2017

Thu May 25, 2017

Elisabeth Fall

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, places the hood on Phong Ho at 2017 commencement.

The UCSF School of Pharmacy conferred the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree on 120 graduates at its 2017 commencement on May 19 at Louise Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

Grad Slam 2017 winners

Mon May 22, 2017

Noah Berger

Grad Slam runner-up Ashley Smart said the competition is a reminder that the scientific research done in labs is achieving a broader goal.

The third annual Grad Slam, held March 16, featured 10 UCSF graduate students competing to inform and entertain with three-minute science talks based on their own research. Their subjects ranged from the genetics of aging to the rewiring of injured neural circuits to spinal changes in astronauts.

Undocumented students remain in the shadows of the chemical sciences

Mon Apr 24, 2017

PSPG student Angel Ku is highlighted in a Chemical & Engineering News story about how undocumented immigrant youth in the U.S. are entering science and related fields, but their future remains bleak.

Desai keynotes BioEHSC 2017

Mon Apr 17, 2017

BioEHSC-2017 Co-Chairs Present Bouquet to Prof. Desai

Co-chairs Kitayama and Jeffreys present a thank you bouquet to Desai.

Professor and department chair Tejal Desai, PhD, had the honor of keynoting the 2017 Bioengineering High School Competition (BioEHSC) held recently at UC Berkeley. BioEHSC is hosted annually by the Bioengineering Honor Society (BioEHS) at Berkeley.

Huang is 2017 Li Foundation Fellow

Wed Apr 5, 2017

Xiao Huang, PhD, Li Foundation Fellow

The UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences is pleased to announce the selection of Xiao Huang, PhD, as our 2017 Li Foundation Fellow. In addition to the prestige of the award, the selection carries a $31,500 stipend.

Frear solves medication problems at the systems level

Thu Mar 23, 2017

With a pharmacist dad and a degree in biochemistry, Meghan Frear was certain that pharmacy school was a perfect fit for her. However, she says, “When I first entered UCSF, I could not have articulated for you that I wanted to be a systems-level pharmacist.” “In undergrad I took an economics of...

Ling takes policy know-how to the clinic

Tue Mar 21, 2017

Tina Ling was born in a refugee camp in Thailand after her parents fled the genocide in Cambodia. Growing up in Southern California in an immigrant-rich community, she saw her parents and many of their neighbors struggle with their new country’s language, culture, and economics—including access to...

Pong Dahl tackles medication and affordability challenges

Fri Mar 17, 2017

After earning her PharmD, Pong Dahl completed a year-long residency at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, focusing her elective rotations in ambulatory care. She is now the supervisor for ambulatory care pharmacy services for the John Muir Physician Network (part of John Muir Health...

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