Education

NIH Honors School of Pharmacy Scientists for Exceptional Creativity

Fri Oct 10, 2025

Tanja Kortemme, PhD, and Kyle Cromer, PhD

Vice Dean of Research Tanja Kortemme, PhD, and Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Kyle Cromer, PhD, are among seven UCSF scientists recognized with prestigious NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Awards for 2025.

Vaccinate the Dean: Pharmacists Keep the Focus on Prevention

Mon Oct 6, 2025

Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, receives her annual flu shot second-year pharmacy student Andrew Vuong.

Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, received her flu shot from a second-year PharmD student, calling attention to the pharmacist’s role in safeguarding public health and kicking off American Pharmacists Month.

UCSF Health Pharmacies Redefine Patient-Centered Care

Thu Sep 25, 2025

Cindy Chew

Nicole Ng, PharmD

On World Pharmacists Day, UCSF Health celebrates the one-year anniversary of two new outpatient pharmacies that show how pharmacists advance patient-centered care through innovation, integration, and education.

Pharmacy Postdoc Wins First Place in Postdoc Slam

Mon Sep 22, 2025

Noah Berger

Atreya Dey, PhD

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences postdoctoral scholar Atreya Dey, PhD, recalled mischievously unraveling his grandmother’s knitting yarn as a child — then paralleled the anecdote to the six-foot strand of DNA that exists in every cell.

Town Hall: State of the School 2025

Thu Sep 11, 2025

Preparing Pharmacy Students to Lead in the Age of AI

Thu Sep 4, 2025

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS

Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, says tomorrow’s pharmacy leaders will be defined not by the tools they use, but by how thoughtfully they use them — and that education will have to adapt.

Sisters in Pharmacy: Collaboration and Inspiration

Wed Aug 27, 2025

Lizzy Bulla (left), and sister Sabrina Bulla (right)

Lizzy Bulla, PharmD candidate Class of 2027 (left), and sister Sabrina Bulla, PharmD, a Class of '21 alum (right)

Six years apart on their parallel paths, the Bulla sisters share a first-generation experience from becoming pharmacy technicians to patient care in clinical pharmacy.

Rethinking Pharmacokinetics With Les Benet, PhD

Thu Aug 21, 2025

Les Benet, PhD

The UCSF School of Pharmacy legend, who helped shape the field of pharmacokinetics, introduces a simplified, physics-inspired approach to help future pharmacists make better-informed dosing decisions. 

Synthesizing Science, Policy, and Precision Medicine: A Conversation with Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD

Mon Jul 28, 2025

Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD

The founder and director of the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS), who is receiving the UCSF Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecture, discusses her cross-disciplinary journey, the evolution of precision medicine, and what’s next for health policy...

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes PharmD Class of 2028

Wed Jul 23, 2025

First-year pharmacy students officially entered the profession with white coats, words of inspiration, and a warm welcome from the UCSF School of Pharmacy community.

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