Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

School of Pharmacy celebrates global drug development and regulatory science collaboration

June 14, 2024, marked the 15-year collaboration of a Chinese course improving medical product development and regulation.

Benet honored in symposium with endowed professorship

The pioneering career of one of the School’s most influential faculty members was honored on his 87th birthday.

Kharbikar receives JDRF Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship

Bhushan Kharbikar, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratories of Professors Qizhi Tang, PhD, and Tejal Desai, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious JDRF Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship. JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.

Jeff Purmort

Executive Assistant

As an executive assistant in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, I support faculty member Rada Savic, PhD, and the Savic Integrative Pharmacology Research Laboratory. I manage schedules, prepare meeting materials, and coordinate executive meetings, communications, and events...

Savic receives NIH funding to establish tuberculosis consortium

The Preclinical Design and Clinical Translation of TB Regimens (PReDicTR) Consortium has been awarded a $30.8M grant over five years to research the most effective treatment options for future clinical testing.

Jimmy Sit

Post Award Analyst

As the Research and Finance Analyst, I currently support the BioE program.

Rebecca Niznak

Executive Business Admin

In my role as Executive Business Administrator, I provide administrative support to James Fraser, Department Chair of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences focusing on the Department’s values, mission, and vision.

School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for the 44th straight year

School researchers netted $36.7M from 65 grants, fueling efforts spanning drug discovery, bioengineering, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacy, and more.

Sali to deliver UCSF Academic Senate’s 66th Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Basic Science

Attend in person at Mission Bay or on Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Pacific on Tuesday, April 16. Reception to follow.

School introduces new Master of Science program in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development

The first program of its kind in the United States, the MS in AICD3 will enable its graduates to gain a competitive edge for some of the most desirable jobs in the biopharmaceutical industry and in academia.

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