Honors and Awards

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.

Fujimori delivers 2017 Byers Award Lecture on tackling antibiotic resistance

Wed Feb 15, 2017

Susan Merrell

Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD, delivers the 2017 Byers Award Lecture in Basic Science. Her topic was the problem of antibiotic resistance and how research may help keep drugs effective.

Since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1940, countless lives have been saved by antibiotics. But their effectiveness is severely compromised by the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, accelerated by the over-prescription of antibiotics and their widespread use as growth...

Visionary biochemist to receive top WSU alumni award

Thu Jan 12, 2017

Prien and MacWilliam bequests establish new endowed professorships

Wed Dec 7, 2016

Foresight, newsletter of UCSF Office of Gift & Endowment Planning

Ernest Prien, BS ’34 and Mary MacWilliam, EdD, UC Berkeley, 1956

The UCSF School of Pharmacy has established new endowed faculty positions to be held by the chairs of two School departments.

Huang wins 2016 Early Career Award

Fri Dec 2, 2016

Bo Huang, PhD

In recognition of his innovations in microscopy, Bo Huang, PhD, an associate professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2016 Early Career Life Scientist Award, awarded by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).

Shoichet receives DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences

Thu Dec 1, 2016

Robert Rizzo

Graphic depiction of a typical DOCK setup used toward the discovery of a potential disease inhibitor—in this case, testing compounds for binding to an HIV protein.

Brian Shoichet, PhD, faculty member in the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been named the 2017 recipient of the DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences.

Five UCSF faculty formally inducted into National Academy of Medicine

Mon Nov 7, 2016

Tejal Desai, PhD (right) and Victor J. Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine

The recently concluded National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Annual Meeting saw the formal induction ceremony and welcome dinner for Academy members elected in 2015.

Giacomini honored with ASCPT Distinguished Service Award

Mon Oct 24, 2016

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Henry W. Elliott Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT).

Department reception honors newly promoted faculty

Tue Oct 11, 2016

Left to right: Michael Fischbach, James Fraser, Ryan Hernandez, Adam Abate, Nadav Ahituv, Chair Tejal Desai

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences recently held a reception to honor its newly promoted faculty members.

Bourdet named to Academy of Medical Educators

Mon Aug 29, 2016

Sharya Bourdet, PharmD

Sharya Bourdet, PharmD, BCPS, a volunteer faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has been named a new member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (AME).

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