Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Showcasing School science and change at Alumni Weekend 2018

Sessions include: quickly identifying molecules that show potential as drugs; improving access and treatments for AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; why curiosity and imagination are taking the place of memorization the PharmD curriculum. Honoring the Class of 1968. Kennedy receives Distinguished...

The epic journey to better medicines

UCSF School of Pharmacy scientists, across all three departments and in widely divergent fields, are continually questioning the status quo.

Pharmacy Gala

A festive reception and dinner saluting all reunion classes and honoring the School of Pharmacy’s 2018 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

Pharmacy Afternoon Program: The Science Thread

Alumni and guests are invited to join Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, Resident Alum, for a lively discussion and exploration of science as the strong connecting thread uniting the School of Pharmacy’s pioneering research, education, and patient care. 

Topics 

Data for a difference

Low-cost drug treatments can cure TB and malaria. Why, then, do these diseases claim so many lives?

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2018

The 122 members of the graduating class of 2018 received their PharmD degrees at commencement.

Cao takes second prize in the UC Grad Slam final

Yiqi Cao, a bioengineering PhD candidate, detailed a promising solution she developed for a heart stent that doesn’t trigger scar tissue buildup.

Sali elected to National Academy of Sciences

Andrej Sali, PhD, has been elected as a member of the 2018 class of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

20 years chasing the genetic roots of asthma

The UCSF Asthma Collaboratory celebrates 20 years of research on genetic factors in asthma.

Behind enemy lines

New research promises to take the guesswork out of matching individual cancer cases to the most effective choices of chemotherapy.

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