Research

AI has designed bacteria-killing proteins from scratch—and they work

Thu Jan 26, 2023

How one private biotech seized on JPM to emerge from stealth and tell its story

Wed Jan 25, 2023

UCSF-Stanford CERSI hosts summit of regulatory science leaders

Wed Jan 25, 2023

Giacomini, Hartman, and Gupton sit in front of microphones on a conference stage

Dan Hartman, MD (center), speaks during a panel on global regulation of medical products at the 2023 CERSI Summit, along with Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm (left) and Frank Gupton, PhD (right).

Academia, government, and industry come together to address today’s most pressing issues in the regulation of medical products, from diversity in clinical trials to misinformation.

Giacomini, Krogan, Shoichet, and Manglik recognized among most influential scientists

Thu Dec 8, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Giacomini, Krogan, Manglik, and Shoichet

Four School of Pharmacy faculty members rank in the top 1 percent of researchers for their highly cited work

Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellowship opens doors for PhD careers in industry

Wed Dec 7, 2022

Fellows will conduct 8 weeks of research at Genentech as part of a year long program.

New program to sponsor two graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds annually

Roy receives U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Mon Nov 21, 2022

Shuvo Roy, PhD

The Kidney Project director is honored for development of an implantable bioartificial kidney.

UCSF’s Care Ecosystem reduces dangerous medication use in dementia patients

Mon Nov 21, 2022

Two woman conversing while one holds a cell phone

Andrea Piacquadio

A caregiver (left) and patient discuss medications and behavioral concerns with their Care Ecosystem team navigator over the phone.

Pharmacists provide vital contributions to groundbreaking model of dementia care.

UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute and Institut Pasteur form center to fight infectious disease

Fri Oct 28, 2022

QBI Director Nevan Krogan, PhD, and Professor Stewart Cole, PhD, president of the Institut Pasteur, sign the memorandum of understanding for the new Institut Pasteur-UCSF QBI Center of Excellence in Emerging Infectious Diseases at a ceremony in the historic Musée Pasteur in Paris, France.

QBI Director Krogan receives the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award

Virtual drug screening leads to new compounds to treat pain and depression

Thu Oct 13, 2022

Elisabeth Fall

Brian Shoichet, PhD

Shoichet’s “docking” approach continues to produce better drugs with fewer side effects.

Unlocking the secrets of Graves’ disease

Thu Oct 6, 2022

Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, left, and Yifan Cheng, PhD.

Manglik, Cheng, and colleagues break decades-long impasse in understanding a common autoimmune disorder.

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