Honors and Awards

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International honors and awards

Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

2019: Michael Keiser, PhD
Collaborative Science Award: Steven Altschuler, PhD; Lani Wu, PhD

Breakthrough Science Initiative Award, Ono Pharma Foundation

2018: Michelle Arkin, PhD

Emil Thomas Kaiser Award, Protein Society

2021: Lei Wang, PhD

2016: Charles S. Craik, PhD

Hans Neurath Award, Protein Society

2003: James Wells, PhD

North American Scientific Achievement Award
International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX)

2017: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

2015: Leslie Benet, PhD

Paul Ehrlich Magic Bullet Lifetime Achievement Award
International Society of Anti-Infective Pharmacology and the German Pharmaceutical Society

2008: Leslie Benet, PhD

Stein and Moore Award, Protein Society

2015: William DeGrado, PhD

National honors and awards

Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award
Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute

2013: Robert Schoenhaus, PharmD

2012: Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS

2011: Timothy Cutler, PharmD

2000: Tina Penick Brock, MS, EdD

Amgen Foundation Scholars Program

2021: Ian Seiple

Award of Excellence in Experiential Education
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

2020: Mitra Assemi, PharmD

Beckman Young Investigator Program, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

2021: Balyn Zaro, PhD

2018: Ian Seiple, PhD

Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism and Disposition
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

2020: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Career Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)

2016: Sophie Dumont, PhD

2013: Adam Abate, PhD

2008: Tanja Kortemme, PhD

Camille Dryfus Teacher Scholar Award

2021: Ian Seiple, PhD

Clinical Practice Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

2005: Betty Dong, PharmD

1991: Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD

Darrell Abernethy Early Stage Investigator Award
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

2020: Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD

Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

2019: Betty Dong, PharmD

2002: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

1972: Paul Lofholm, PharmD

Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

2021: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Early Career Life Scientist Award, American Society for Cell Biology

2016: Bo Huang, PhD

Ebert Prize
American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA–APRS)

Education Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

1993: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Emerging Teaching Scholar Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

2018: Conan MacDougall

2023: Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD, MA and Stephanie Hsia, PharmD, MA

Harvey A. K. Whitney Lecture Award
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

2012: Rita Shane, PharmD

Hugo H. Schaefer Award, American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

2013: Robert L. Day, PharmD

1980: Jere Goyan, PhD

Innovation in Teaching Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

2021
Stephanie Hsia, PharmD
Rupa Tuan, PhD

KidneyX
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the American Society of Nephrology

2021: The Kidney Project, Shuvo Roy, PhD

2020: The Kidney Project, Shuvo Roy, PhD

Leon Goldberg Early Investigator Award
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT)

2021: Rada Savic, PhD

2014: Nadav Ahituv, PhD

2002: Deanna Kroetz, PhD

1990: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Linwood F. Tice Friend of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacist Award
American Pharmacists Association

2006: Robert L. Day, PharmD

NIH Director's New Innovator Award, National Institutes of Health

Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT)

2010: Leslie Benet, PhD

Paul Dawson Biotechnology Award
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

2012: Tejal Desai, PhD

2005: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

2000: Frank Szoka, PhD

Paul F. Parker Medal, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

2007: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Pew Biomedical Scholar
Pew Charitable Trusts

2020: Seth Shipman

2018
Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD
Brian Shoichet, PhD

Pharmacy Practice Section Best Paper Award
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

2022: Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD, MEd and Stephanie Hsia, PharmD, MEd

Pharmacy Vision Award, Excellence in Clinical Practice
Vizient

2021: Stephanie Hsia, PharmD; Rose Pavlakos, PharmD; Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD; Shirley Wong, PharmD

Pharmacy Vision Award, Excellence in Innovation
Vizient

2022: Crystal Zhou, PharmD

Pinnacle Award for Career Achievement
American Pharmacists Association Foundation (APhA)

2003: Eleanor Vogt, RPh, PhD

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

2016: Adam Abate, PhD

The R. Bruce Merrifield Award, American Peptide Society

2003: William DeGrado, PhD

Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry
American Chemical Society

2008: William DeGrado, PhD

Rawls Palmer Progress in Medicine Award
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT)

2022: Deanna Kroetz, PhD

2009: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

1995: Leslie Benet, PhD

Remington Honor Medal
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

The Remington Honor Medal recognizes distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy.

Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

2010: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Searle Scholar, Kinship Foundation

2019: Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD

2014: James Fraser, PhD

2013: Sophie Dumont, PhD

2011: Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD

2010: Bo Huang, PhD

2006: Lei Wang, PhD

Smissman Award in Medicinal Chemistry, American Cancer Society

2011: James Wells, PhD

Volwiler Research Achievement Award
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award - Gold Medal

2022: Shuvo Roy, PhD

State and regional honors and awards

Biohub Investigator Program, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

The CZ Biohub Investigator Program funds research by world-renowned scientists, engineers, and technologists from UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University.

2022

2017

Distinguished Service Award
California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP)

2001: Donald Kishi, PharmD

1999: Sharon Kotabe, PharmD

Distinguished Service Citation, California State Board of Pharmacy

1986: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year
California Pharmacist Association (CPhA)

1993: Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Hall of Fame, California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)

Excellence in Innovation / Innovative Pharmacist of the Year
California Pharmacist Association (CPhA)

2022: Crystal Zhou, PharmD

2015: Marcus Ferrone, PharmD, JD

2010: Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Medal of Excellence in the Breakthrough Innovators Special Recognition Category
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

2022: Shuvo Roy, PhD

Medical Research Grant, W. M. Keck Foundation

2020
Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD
James Fraser, PhD

Pharmacist of the Year, California Pharmacist Association (CPhA)

2019: Lisa Kroon, PharmD

2013: Brian Komoto, PharmD

2007: Paul Lofholm, PharmD

1987: Glenn Yokoyama, PharmD

Pharmacist of the Year, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP)

2019: Lisa Kroon, PharmD

2012: Peter Ambrose, PharmD

2004: Michael Winter, PharmD

2002: Kenneth Schell, PharmD

2001: Betty Dong, PharmD

1991: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

1989: Donald Kishi, PharmD

UC San Francisco awards

Alumni Achievement Awards
UCSF School of Pharmacy Alumni

2022 Mentor Award: Denis Kitayama, PharmD ’81

2022 CPhA Bowl of Hygeia: Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

2020 Campaign Award: Stuart Heard, PharmD

2018 Campaign Award: Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Distinguished Alum of the Year

Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Basic Science
UCSF Academic Senate

2022: Jim Wells, PhD

Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Clinical Science
UCSF Academic Senate

2021: Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH

Bakar Aging Research Institute (BARI)’s Investigator Award

2022: Su Guo, PhD

Bowes Biomedical Investigator Program

2020: Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD

2019: James Fraser, PhD

Boyden Award

The Jaclyne Witte Boyden Award honors and recognizes exemplary service by staff in support of health professions education.

2020: Office of Education and Instructional Services (OEIS) Team, School of Pharmacy

Byers Award Lecture in Basic Science

2021: Sophie Dumont, PhD

2020
James Fraser, PhD
Ian Seiple, PhD

2018: Bo Huang, PhD

2017
Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD
2016: Michael Fischbach, PhD

Distinction in Mentoring Award, UCSF Academic Senate

2022: Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Distinction in Teaching Award, UCSF Academic Senate

2022: Stephanie Hsia, PharmD

2009: Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS

1992: B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching Award,
Academy of Medical Educators/Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education (PIPE)

2021: Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

2020: Zlatan Coralic, PharmD; Cathi Dennehy, PharmD; Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD

Faculty Mentoring Program Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, UCSF

2010: B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Founders’ Champion, Office of Diversity and Outreach

2016: Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

2021: Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS; Stephanie Hsia, PharmD; Crystal Zhou, PharmD

2020: Valerie Clinard, PharmD; Jaekyu Shin, PharmD

2018: Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

2016: Sharya Bourdet, PharmD

2015: Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS

John B. Harris Award

Awardee

1979: Dena Barker, PharmD ’78

Honorable Mention

1978: Dena Barker

LivingGreen certifications, Office of Sustainability
and other sustainability efforts

UCSF School of Pharmacy Departments, Labs, and Employees

2023, 2020, 2019, 2018

Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research

2020

UCSF Medal

2018: Peter Andrew Kollman, PhD; Irwin “Tack” Kuntz, PhD; Robert Langridge, PhD

2013: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

1976: Troy C. Daniels, PhD

UCSF Chancellor Awards

Chancellor Awards for Diversity
Chancellor Award for the Advancement of Women

2021: Tejal Desai, PhD (Faculty)

2019: Jacqueline Fabius (Staff)

2006: Ruth Greenblatt (Faculty)

2004: Rebecca Howard (Student)

1997: Lisa Kim-Shapiro (Student)

1996: Donna Hendrix (Student)

Chancellor Awards for Diversity
Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership

2023: Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH (Faculty)

2019: Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah (Student)

2016: Peace Chukwudi (PharmD student)

2003: Jorge Garcia-Sarzosa (Staff)

2003: Leticia Melgoza-Webb (Student)

1994: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm (Faculty)

1993: Elma Belenson (Staff)

1990: Barbara Wilson (Staff)

Chancellor Awards for Diversity
Chancellor Award for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Leadership

2016: Marcus Ferrone, PharmD, JD

2009: Thomas Yi (Student)

Chancellor Award for Exceptional University Management

2019: Alesia Woods

2019: Cynthia B. Watchmaker, MBA, MEd

2017: Michael Nordberg, MPA/HSA

Chancellor Award for Exceptional University Service

2023: Nicole Takesono Flowers

2011: Claire Lee

2009: Diane Wong

2007: Frank Farm

2000: Georgia Hansen

1999: Debra Harris

Chancellor Award for Public Service

2009: Heather Hertema

2007: Jason Miller

2005: Clifton Louie

2000: Ruth Malone

1999: Trinity Ordona

1999: Richard Wagner

1974: David Smith

1973: Joseph Spinelli

School of Pharmacy awards

Annual and Apple Teaching Awards

Dean's Innovation in Education Award

2015

• Jaekyu Shin, PharmD
• Marcus Ferrone, PharmD, JD
• Matt Jacobson, PhD

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation

Impact of Curriculum Transformation Award
Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences

2019

Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD

Valerie Clinard, PharmD

Stephanie Hsia, PharmD

Jaekyu Shin, PharmD

Kevin Rodondi, PharmD

Troy C. Daniels Curricular Innovation Award

2016

Tina Brock, EdD

Conan MacDougall, PharmD

Kirby Lee, PharmD; Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD

Jaekyu Shin, PharmD

Valerie Clinard, PharmD

Celeste Nguyen, EdD

Tina Brock, EdD; Amin Azzam, MD

Kevin Rodondi, PharmD

International fellows and members

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

2022: Nevan Krogan, PhD

International Society for Computational Biology

2018: Patricia C. Babbitt, PhD

Legion of Honor

2022: Nevan Krogan, PhD

Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow

2018: Paul Ortiz de Montellano, PhD

National fellows and members

American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Member

2024: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

2017: Charles S. Craik, PhD

2015: James Wells, PhD

1998: William DeGrado, PhD

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow

2020: Patricia Babbitt, PhD; Walter Moos, PhD

2012: Jason Gestwicki, PhD

2011: Charles S. Craik, PhD

1995: William DeGrado, PhD

1995: Irwin “Tack” Kuntz, PhD

1990: Al Burlingame, PhD

1989: Ching Chung "C. C." Wang, PhD

1988: Paul Ortiz de Montellano, PhD

American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Fellow

2011: B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

2008: William Dager, PharmD

2004: Betty Dong, PharmD

1996: John Flaherty, PharmD

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Fellow

2019: Tanja Kortemme, PhD

2017: Shuvo Roy, PhD

2011: Tejal Desai, PhD

American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Fellow

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Fellow

Association of American Physicians (AAP)

2022: Esteban Burchard, MD, MPH

National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine)

2015: Tejal Desai, PhD

2006: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

2000: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

1992: Jere Goyan, PhD

1987: Leslie Benet, PhD

International Academy of Inventors, Fellow

2019
Tejal Desai, PhD
Francis Szoka, PhD

2015: James Wells, PhD

2014: Charles S. Craik, PhD

International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering

2019: Tejal Desai, PhD

National Academy of Sciences, Member

2018: Andrej Sali, PhD

1999: William DeGrado, PhD

1999: James Wells, PhD

Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health, Member

2021: Kathryn Phillips, PhD

Statewide fellows and members

California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), Fellow