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C
the building letter code for the Clinical Sciences Building, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
California Poison Control System
a highly integrated system directed by the UCSF School of Pharmacy that provides both an immediate emergency 24-hour telephone advice line for poisoning exposure and a program to educate the public and health care professionals about poisoning treatment and exposure
CCC
the building letter code for the Marilyn Reed Lucia Child Care Study Center, 610 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
CCSC
Center for Consumer Self Care
CDL
California Digital Library, the name of a collection of journals, databases, and other reference materials available via computer
Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology
emerging collaborative research center created by the UCSF School of Pharmacy's department of biopharmaceutical sciences, in conjunction with other UCSF schools and departments, to study problems in quantitative biology and bioinformatics as well in the structure management of DNA and protein sequence informatics
Center for Chemical Diversity
emerging collaborative research center created by the UCSF School of Pharmacy's department of pharmaceutical chemistry that promotes work at the frontier of chemistry and biology using innovative and developing techniques and technologies and focuses to date on drug discovery and combinatorial libraries
Center for Consumer Self Care
emerging evidence-based center created by the School of Pharmacy's department of clinical pharmacy to foster smart and effective consumer decision-making relative to prescription and nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements through programs in targeted research, education, patient care, and public service
Center for Pharmacogenomics
emerging collaborative research center created by the UCSF School of Pharmacy's department of biopharmaceutical sciences with the School of Medicine's Program in Human Genetics to study the genetic variability of drug response in individuals and to use that knowledge to ultimately improve drug development and research, and to design more effective drugs with fewer side effects
CGE
Center for Gender Equity
CGL
Computer Graphics Laboratory
chemistry
scientific study of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and the changes they undergo
bioorganic chemistry
use of chemical synthesis to study biological systems
biophysical chemistry
use of chemical theory and instruments to study biological materials
computational chemistry
use of computers to study the general principles of chemical structures and reactions
pharmaceutical chemistry
chemical disciplines important to the study and development of pharmaceuticals, including bioorganic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, computational chemistry, structure determination, mechanistic enzymology, and studies of metabolism and toxicity
physical chemistry
application of physical theories or laws to explain results of chemistry experiments
synthetic chemistry
deliberate manufacture of pure substances of defined structure
CIT
Center for Instructional Technology, the name of a promoter of the use of computers in delivering course materials
CKM
Center for Knowledge Management, the program associated with the UCSF Library whose staff manages and advances the world's largest health sciences base through, for example, the engineering of software tools and the exploration and integration of electronic resources into curricula
CL
the building letter code for the campus Library, 530 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
clinical pharmacy
pharmacy practice philosophy that has shifted the focus of pharmacists from drug products themselves to the safe and optimally effective use of drug products in patients; this philosophy positions pharmacists as active members of the health care team, working side by side with physicians and nurses, to provide direct care to patients and consultation to patients' families
clinical pharmacy care
direct health care and consultation provided by clinically trained pharmacists to patients and consumers about prescription and nonprescription drugs, and related products
clinical pharmacy residents
post-PharmD professionals training in general pharmacy practice and/or specialty areas, such as oncology and pediatrics
clinical scientists
clinicians who conduct research on the effects of drugs and other interventions in humans
clinical trials
prospective studies in humans that compare the effectiveness and value of a potential new drug or therapy in one group against a control group before the drug or therapy is made available to the general population
CP
Clinical Pharmacy
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