Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Giacomini to receive North American Scientific Achievement Award

Tue Sep 5, 2017
Giacomini
Noah Berger

Kathleen Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, a leader in the field of pharmacogenomics, has been named the 2017 recipient of the North American Scientific Achievement Award, presented by the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX).

Using antibiotics to stop contamination in cell cultures changes them, study finds

Thu Aug 31, 2017
Ryu in the lab

Ann Hane Ryu, a graduate student in the lab of Nadav Ahituv, PhD, works with cell cultures.

The common lab practice of adding antibiotics to cell cultures to prevent contamination can actually induce genetic changes in the cells, a paper senior-authored by Nadav Ahituv, PhD, found. Ahituv is a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, a joint department...

Meet D’Anne Duncan

Tue Aug 29, 2017
Duncan

D’Anne Duncan, PhD

The newest face on campus is D’Anne Duncan, PhD, who just moved here from Nashville, Tennessee.

Meet BTS Alum Adam Mendelsohn

Mon Aug 14, 2017
Mendelsohn
© David Dat Nguyen

Adam Mendelsohn, PhD

The startup cofounder and CEO shares his company’s goal of developing dermal implants to deliver medicine for diabetes and more.

Meet Ren Dodge, our newest intern

Thu Jul 27, 2017
Ren Dodge

Ren Dodge hiking in the great outdoors

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences welcomes Ren Dodge as an intern in the Desai Lab.

31st Annual Course on Pharmacokinetics for Pharmaceutical Scientists

Thu Jul 20, 2017
A five-day fundamentals course emphasizing basic principles in pharmacokinetics. This is an annual course, now in its 31st year. Presentations will be delivered via lectures and multiple small-group workshops.

NIH training grant supports device innovation at UCSF

Tue Jun 6, 2017
Roy and Lee

Shuvo Roy, PhD (left), and Hanmin Lee, MD

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has awarded the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) and the UCSF Department of Surgery a five-year interdisciplinary

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2017

Thu May 25, 2017
Guglielmo and graduate
Elisabeth Fall

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, places the hood on Phong Ho at 2017 commencement.

The UCSF School of Pharmacy conferred the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree on 120 graduates at its 2017 commencement on May 19 at Louise Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

Hey, John Oliver: This bionic kidney could do away with dialysis entirely

Thu May 18, 2017

Desai keynotes BioEHSC 2017

Mon Apr 17, 2017
BioEHSC-2017 Co-Chairs Present Bouquet to Prof. Desai

Co-chairs Kitayama and Jeffreys present a thank you bouquet to Desai.

Professor and department chair Tejal Desai, PhD, had the honor of keynoting the 2017 Bioengineering High School Competition (BioEHSC) held recently at UC Berkeley. BioEHSC is hosted annually by the Bioengineering Honor Society (BioEHS) at Berkeley.

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