• UCSF Summer Science Camp: A decade of launching rockets, cardboard boats—and kids into STEM
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  • Donald Kishi, PharmD ’68: Leader, mentor, friend
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  • UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates commencement 2017
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  • Nordberg honored at Founders Day Luncheon
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Our academic focus is on therapeutics—medications, medical devices, and diagnostic tests.

We find ways to improve them and better ways to use them in patients. We educate PhD scientists and PharmD clinicians to carry forward this work in new and creative ways.

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Each year, Summer Science Camp brings 55 fifth- and sixth-grade students to the UCSF campus for a free week of learning and fun.

Tue Jun 20
UCSF Summer Science Camp
Thu Jun 15
Donald Kishi: Leader, mentor, friend

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Guglielmo and graduate
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Elisabeth Fall

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

Thu May 25
UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates commencement 2017

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Michael Nordberg, MPA/HSA

Mon May 15
Nordberg honored at Founders Day Luncheon

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Charles S. Craik, PhD

Fri May 5
Craik elected member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Media coverage

Students take part in UCSF's science summer camp
Tue Jun 20
Two scientific teams independently make key biological advance
Mon Jun 12
Health care: The pharmacist-to-technician ratio
Tue May 23
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  • Sign up for cell phone tips to make your home safer from poisons.

    California Poison Control System

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  • Be in the vanguard of medical product development and regulation.

    American Course on Drug and Regulatory Sciences

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  • Receive an email newsletter about personalized medicine and health outcomes.

    TRANSPERS Center

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  • Request renewable antibodies for human transcription factors and membrane proteins.

    Antibiome Center

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  • Explore our capabilities for developing nano-scale biomedical tools and devices.

    Biomedical Micro and Nanotechnology Core

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  • Find resources for learning how to help your patients stop using tobacco.

    Rx for Change

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  • Request state-of-the-art NMR spectroscopy for research.

    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory

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  • Request mass spectrometry sample analysis.

    National Bio-Organic Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource Center

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  • Learn the basic principles of pharmacokinetics.

    Pharmacokinetics for Pharmaceutical Scientists Course

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  • Access small molecules as chemical tools and for drug discovery.

    Small Molecule Discovery Center

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  • Explore tools to characterize and interpret genomic data.

    Sequence Analysis and Consulting Service

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  • Access software tools for molecular visualization and analysis.

    Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics

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  • What meds are you taking and why?

    We’ll make a list.

    MedList Clinic

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