Education

James Fraser Honored with Carl Brändén Award from The Protein Society

Tue May 27, 2025

James Fraser, PhD

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences chair was honored for pioneering advances in room-temperature X-ray data collection techniques and ensemble modeling methods, which have enabled deeper understanding and engineering of proteins. He has also been a champion of collaborative,...

Three Kids, One PharmD: Lubna Khan Balances Family and Pharmacy School

Tue May 20, 2025

Lubna Khan, PharmD student, Class of 2025

Lubna Khan, a first-gen graduate in the Class of 2025, has managed to balance the demands of grad school with the challenges of motherhood (she welcomed her third child during final exams) thanks to her family support system and relentless determination.

Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

Tue May 13, 2025

Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

Her transformative, positive contribution to the human condition through health care and science as a community pharmacy pioneer laid the groundwork for her responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youmans Receives 2025 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year

Mon May 12, 2025

Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Sharon Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPH

The Executive Vice Dean and Department of Clinical Pharmacy professor is being recognize for a career of thoughtfully directing brilliant minds toward their potential and ensuring equitable access for the next generation of health professionals.

Student Wins Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award

Fri May 9, 2025

UCSF PharmD student Emil Tran is a recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service.

The award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health — beyond what is required by their school’s curriculum...

Proactive, Personalized, Precise: AI and Collaborative Research is Revolutionizing ALS Care

Thu May 1, 2025

Cindy Chew

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Steven Altschuler, PhD, and Lani Wu, PhD

Serendipitous teamwork between Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors and lab partners Steven Altschuler, PhD, and Lani Wu, PhD, and Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD, director of the ALS Center at UCSF, is developing a new approach to classifying and treating the complex neurodegenerative...

Full Circle Symposium Brings Together Native and Indigenous Scientists

Fri Apr 11, 2025

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS

Led by Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS, and presented by the school’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), the symposium — which is open to all — aims to build a thriving community for Native and Indigenous scientists in...

For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work

Thu Apr 10, 2025

Elisabeth Fall

Pharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine Gee

In honor of National Preceptor Appreciation Month, we hear from preceptors who play an essential role in these educational experiences, guiding students as they refine their skills, gain confidence and prepare for future roles as pharmacists.

The Science of Smell: Q&A with Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD

Tue Apr 8, 2025

Erin Lubin

Manglik at his lab at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

We asked the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry associate professor how helping to uncover the fundamental principles of our smell perception could improve understanding of how other proteins in the body recognize small molecules, including potential new drugs.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics PhD students win top Grad Slam prizes

Mon Apr 7, 2025

Sophia Miliotis’ presentation earned her first place from judges as well as the People’s Choice award.

Sophia Miliotis and Maggie Colton Cove came in first and second place among 10 graduate student finalists in the annual competition who delivered three-minute presentations to explain their research in an engaging, lay-friendly manner. Milotis also won the People’s Choice award.

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