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322 School of Pharmacy news stories listed newest to oldest.
On this page: 2012 (6 stories), 2011 (53 stories), 2010 (53 stories), 2009 (48 stories), 2008 (28 stories), 2007 (22 stories), 2006 (45 stories), 2005 (29 stories), 2004 (19 stories), 2003 (11 stories), 2002 (8 stories).
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Sep 07
Giacomini to lead $15.1 million in research funding to improve the use of drugs in individuals
Giacomini to lead $15.1 million in research funding to improve the use of drugs in individualsMay 13
Two to watch
Two to watch2009
Jun 22
Burchard Elected to ASCI
Burchard Elected to ASCIApr 09
Sali to Lead QB3 at UCSF
Sali to Lead QB3 at UCSF2008
2007
2006
Oct 13
Giacomini Elected to IOM
Giacomini Elected to IOMJan 05
GHB Use Down Overall
GHB Use Down Overall2005
Mar 11
Voigt Named Sloan Fellow
Voigt Named Sloan Fellow2004
2003
2002
Oct 07School Ranks #1
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The HIV pharmacist: helping patients pick and stick with lifesaving drugs
Colleagues respond to Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble’s retirement announcement
Study finds including unpublished FDA data alters drug effectiveness outcomes
Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble announces retirement
Partners in D program wins AACP Award for Student Community Service
Nancy Nkansah gives key tips for preventing drug interactions on Dr. Oz
William Soller defines the roadmap for Rx-to-OTC switches
Computer models to predict drug clearance by liver cells show promise
UCSF Robotic Pharmacy ranked “Best of What’s New” 2011 by Popular Science
Consortium inventing medical devices for children gets new funding
Lisa Bero heads new WHO center studying, promoting global access to vital drugs
Drugs screened for effects on key transporters, risk of dangerous interactions
Michael Nordberg becomes associate dean, finance and administration
Michael Fischbach receives Packard Fellowship
Bo Huang receives NIH New Innovator Award
In-flight programming features bioartificial kidney
Kathy Giacomini cites increasing impact of quantitative pharmacology
UCSF chancellor presents renewed mission, three-year goals
UCSF study: Drug information resources may miss parts of boxed warnings
Adam Abate aided by QB3’s Startup in a Box program
UCSF Center for Quantitative Pharmacology kicks off with 2-day Mission Bay symposium
Louis Cantilena new ACDRS course director
Xiaokun Shu awarded funding for infrared fluorescent protein research
Michael Williams named to lead UCSF School of Pharmacy IT
Asthma genetics study finds new gene
School of Pharmacy biotech symposium features case histories of future pharmaceuticals
Soller and Stebbins discuss drug savings and safety in LA Times
Daniel Gray receives Krevans Award for Outstanding Dissertation
Sarah Nelson and Marcus Ferrone explain how they are joining forces against prostate cancer
Michael Fischbach and Tejal Desai focus on “micro” solutions to improve health with drugs
Shuvo Roy presents new research on artificial kidney membranes
UCSF Pharmacy researchers find Medicaid could cut costs, provide better meds
UCSF Pharmacy authors call for prioritizing drug label warnings
Patrick Finley provides medication therapy management to patients with depression
Pharmaceutical Chemistry postdoc job fair draws crowd
Clinical pharmacy spring seminar celebrates wide-ranging research
Hilary Campbell wins student pharmacist of the year award
Tina Brock talks about her new role as the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s associate dean of teaching and learning
Searle Scholar awards go to UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty 2 years in a row
California Poison Control System’s emergency response role triggered by tsunami in Japan
Tina Brock named UCSF School of Pharmacy’s associate dean of teaching and learning
Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN
Drug safety is the aim of UCSF-Optivia research partnership
Timothy Cutler is honored by APhA for pharmacy leadership
A Year in the Life of PhD Student Robin Aglietti
James Wells receives the Bristol-Myers Squibb Smissman Award
Kathy Giacomini honored by the 2011 Scheele Award
California Poison Control System reaches the public via social media and mobile devices
California Poison Control System warns against potassium iodide at this time
Tejal Desai’s drug delivery research focus of agreement between UCSF and Zcube
Robotic pharmacy aims to free the pharmacist, improve medication safety
Charles Craik recognized as an AAAS fellow
Lisa Bero represents The Cochrane Collaboration on the World Health Assembly
CDC flu vaccination campaign awards UCSF video
Nancy Nkansah examines 5 misused over-the-counter drugs with Dr. Oz
Michael Fischbach explains his search for antibiotic-producing bacteria in the human gut
Zev Gartner to lead study on the interactions of cells in breast cancer
New mass spectrometer reveals human proteins in greater detail
Reflection: 30 years of top NIH funding
Jennifer Murphy and Rachelle Bermingham win ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
SmartPlanet video features The Kidney Project
Logic gates allow bacteria to work like computers
Nancy Nkansah reveals common medicine mistakes
Shuvo Roy shares promise of bioartifical kidney
Paul Ortiz de Montellano named associate dean
Huang receives Packard Fellowship
Guglielmo notes steps needed for community pharmacists to expand access to health care
UCSF ranked among the top globally in clinical medicine and pharmacy
Giacomini to receive Therapeutic Frontiers Lecture Award
Animation shows bioartificial kidney in action
Fischbach receives New Innovator Award
A call for pharmacists to step up
Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney
UCSF School of Pharmacy testing new ways to better manage patients’ medications
Koda-Kimble honored by California State Board of Pharmacy
Fischbach receives young investigator grant for probiotics research
In memory of Olga Beyn, UCSF doctor of pharmacy student
Pharmacy school program aims to increase pharmacists in California’s Central Valley
UCSF School of Pharmacy provides research expertise for new diabetes management program
Scangos named CEO of Biogen Idec
UCSF technology used to trigger cell death becomes basis of company’s cancer therapy research and development
Genetic ancestry proven powerful in predicting lung function
School of Pharmacy women highlighted for their influence in science and education
Guglielmo to receive Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
UCSF student pharmacists win National Student Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition
Benet honored for lifetime accomplishments in drug clearance research and discovery
González Burchard comments on asthma genetics
Fujimori unveils enzymatic process in bacteria that leads to antibiotic resistance
Koda-Kimble named 2010 recipient of Chalmers Educator Award
Tsourounis comments on downer drinks
Wells wins ASBMB-Merck Award
Pong wins National Patient Counseling Competition
Hessol receives Breslow Award
New services launched by California Poison Control System
New model of student-pharmacist-led interdisciplinary teaching succeeds
Dill receives UCSF Academic Senate Faculty Research Lectureship
Koda-Kimble to receive pharmacy’s highest honor
Small Molecule Discovery Center and Genentech partner in drug discovery
Pong wins California Patient Counseling Competition
Stebbins and Lipton receive Boggess Award
Stebbins named CPhA Innovative Pharmacist of the Year
Day inducted into CPhA Hall of Fame
Symposium on the future of therapeutics inaugurates new UCSF department
Burchard joins discussion on race and ethnicity
Pharmacists needed in Haiti according to UCSF students
Clinical Pharmacists Offer Medication Service to Fresno Community
Shoichet Research One of top Breakthroughs for 2009
Wells Uses Small Molecules to Trigger Cell Death
Method to Predict Polypharmacology Developed in Shoichet Lab
California Poison Control System Receives Funding Through June 2010
Lipton Argues for Pharmacists in the Medical Home
UCSF Innovation Among Top 10 for 2009
Craik to Lead Takeda-sponsored Research on Antibodies
Study Identifies Lack of Information about HER2 Testing Practices
Kroetz Discusses Pharmacogenomics on KQED 'Quest' Radio
UCSF Researchers Join Consortium to Target Cancer in New Ways
Voigt Lab Programs Bacteria to Perform Increasingly Complicated Tasks
Bero Serves on IOM Committee that Reports on Conflict of Interest
Assemi Named Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Kishi Named Associate Dean of Student and Curricular Affairs
Two Circuits Found Responsible for a Cell's Ability to Adapt
New Drug Targeted for Kaposi's Sarcoma
Koda-Kimble Shares Her Story
Voigt and Tabor Talk Synthetic Biology on TV
Medication Management Needs of Fresno Now Met by New Service
Scientists Explain How They Are Making Therapeutics "Intelligent"
Apollonio Receives Best Article Prize
Desai Receives Emerging Scholar Award
Soller Comments on Acetaminophen
California Poison Control System Layoff Notices Predicted
Fate of California Poison Control System Watched Nationwide
Tsourounis Selected to Participate in International Dietary Supplement Course
Deans Call for Changes in PharmD Accreditation
Impending Close of California's Poison Control System Highlighted on Public Radio
Hessol Honored for Public Service
Yi Receives Award for GLBT Leadership
Protein Found that Regulates Glucose in Humans, Not in Mice
Governor Eliminates California's Poison Control Service
Applying Pharmacy School Training to Blindness Prevention in India
Hertema Honored with Service Award
UCSF Welcomes New Chancellor
Imaging Lab Translates Work to Patient Care
New Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
Study Reveals How to Make Gasoline from Yeast and Bacterium
Bero's UCSF History of Mentorship Recognized with Luft and Academic Senate Awards
MacDougall Selected for Teaching Award
Giacomini and Peck Honored with ASCPT Awards
New Associate Deans Focus on Global Affairs and Industry Partnerships
Winter Named UCSF Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year
UCSF Helps Launch Chinese Course on Drug Development
Pharmacogenomics Research Spans School Agenda
UCSF Student Pharmacist Becomes Agent of Change
Elmore and Clemens Win 2008 Clinical Skills Competition
Benet Receives Magic Bullet Lifetime Achievement Award
Kroetz Elected Fellow of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
Wells Notes Need for Academia in Drug Discovery Research and Advocacy
Drug Development Course Teaches Professionals to See Bigger Picture
Bero and Team Reveal Incomplete Reporting of Clinical Drug Trial Data
Advocates Needed for Basic Science Research
Phillips Awarded US$5 Million NCI Grant to Study Personalized Medicine
UCSF Graduate Student among First-place Winners of STEP White Paper Competition 2008
Drug Access in the Home Tied to Drug Use by Teens
Predicting Protein Shape: the Next Research Challenge
Top-ranked UCSF School of Pharmacy Challenged to Retain Accreditation under Outdated State Funding Model
UCSF Pharmacy Faculty Advocate for Legislation Banning Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies
Bero Listed Among 100 Unbiased Advisors
Malawi Research Journal: Blog from Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH
Bero Comments on Corporate Funding and Academic Research
Shoichet Sheds Light on Enzyme Actions
Dill Elected to National Academy of Sciences
School #1 in Research Funding, 29th Year
UCSF School of Pharmacy Ranks #1
UCSF School of Pharmacy Sets 5-year Plan in Motion
Medication Therapy Management In and Out of the Doctor's Office
Koda-Kimble, Day, Yokoyama, Academy of Student Pharmacists, and Former Pharmacy Students Recognized at 2008 Annual APhA Meeting
Wells to Chair UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Youmans Named First Associate Dean of Diversity
Use of Amyloid Inhibitors Cautioned
Threat of Drug-Resistant MRSA Increasing
Sali and Colleagues Advance Understanding of Proteins
Kroetz Uses Pharmacogenetics to Determine the Best Treatment Options for Leukemia Patients
Wilson Looks at the Economics of Health
Burchard Explores Asthma Risk in Latinos
UCSF Student Pharmacists Teach Science to 5th-Graders
Benet Delivers Distinguished Lecture
Ferrin Uses Computation and Computers to Understand Molecules
Ahituv Asks Why Some DNA is Ultraconserved
Koda-Kimble Honored with Paul F. Parker Award
Nature Lists Shoichet Article Among Top 10
Voigt and Synthetic Biology: Art Meets Calculus
Antimicrobial Drug Management Program Succeeds Through Teamwork
Jere Goyan, Former UCSF Dean, Dies
Medicare Part D Outreach Funded by Amgen Foundation
Lee Appointed New Director of CDDS
Tang Talks About a Turning Point in Science
Wells Looks for New Ways to Fill the Drug Discovery Pipeline
Dill Speaks to Science Funding and Approach
UCSF School of Pharmacy #1 Among Peers
Li Foundation Funds Chinese Scholars to Study Systems Biology at UCSF
Guo Research Key to Nobel Prize
Doetsch Reflects on International Science
Hale Named MacArthur Fellow
Dill Named for Distinguished Service by Biophysical Society
Marletta Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Genotyping Could Lead to Stereotyping
Medicare Part D Coverage Gap Can Be a Black Hole for Some Seniors
England Receives McKnight Endowment Award
Inaba Named First Fellow of Haight Ashbury Free Clinics
Know Your Cholesterol Numbers When Considering a Drug
Plan B Under Review Again by the FDA
Research Bias Shown to Be Complicated
Part D Insurers Eye the Bottom Line
Voigt Pioneers Field of Synthetic Biology
Medicare Part D Explained on Spanish-language TV
UCSF Pharmacy Students Explain Medicare Part D To Seniors in 5 Languages
Pharmacy Students Win National Award for Medicare Part D Outreach
Pharmacists Can Clarify Medicare Part D Confusion, Expert Says
Soller Receives Golden Thinker Award
Guglielmo Named Chair of Clinical Pharmacy Department
Problems with Medicare Part D Rollout Explained
National Quality Coordination Board Supported by Koda-Kimble and UC Colleagues
Gibson Awarded Remington Medal
Memory-making Molecules Now Better Understood
UCSF Ranks #1 in Chemical Research and Development Funding
Bacteria Engineered to Produce Images
Vietnamese and US Partners Sign Pharmacy Agreement
Robert Langridge Named Innovator of Our Time
Industry Data Should Be Shared
Giacomini Receives Dawson Award
Wells Joins UCSF as First Hind Professor
Pharmacy Students Study Ethics of Conscience Clauses
Pharmacy Students Share Views on Conscience Clauses
High School Students Learn Firsthand About Pharmacy in California Central Valley
Pharmacy and Law Students Debate Conscience Clauses
Kortemme Named Sloan Fellow
UCSF School of Pharmacy Ranks #1
Koda-Kimble Reelected to USP Board of Trustees
UCSF Experts Warn Against Cholesterol Quick Fix with Statins
Center for Drug Development Science Joins School
Giacomini Named to National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council
Clinical Pharmacists Specialize in AIDS
Pharmacist Combats AIDS in Malawi
Hanoi Summit on Pharmacists and AIDS
Question Your Prescription
Vogt Named First Presidential Chair
Mexican Pharmacist Restarts Career
Students Study Global Pharmacy Practices
Giacomini and Benet Honored by International Peers
Koda-Kimble Receives Rho Chi Award
Jacobson Receives Sloan Fellowship
Systems Biolo
Leslie Z. Benet Named Thomson ISI Hi
Winter Named Pharmacist of the Year
Hinds Establish Pharmacy's First Distin