Education

Alum Brings Different Brand of Patient Care to Foster and Critically Ill Children Through Baking

Wed Jul 2, 2025

Reyles-Derry in white coat cutting a cake

Rachelle Reyles-Derry, PharmD ’05

In her family of medical professionals, the expectation was that Rachelle Reyles-Derry, PharmD ’05, would become a nurse. Instead, she was drawn to pharmacy by her curiosity while growing up to understand the medications prescribed for her father’s chronic conditions.

Kortemme: How AI Can Help Us Make New Medicines Faster

Thu Jun 26, 2025

Susan Merrell

Kortemme in her UCSF lab.

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Professor Tanja Kortemme, PhD, offers insight into how federally-funded research has America on the cusp of a new dawn in pharmaceuticals, offering hope for curing the most heartbreaking diseases.

Ask the Expert: Chun on AI and Computational Drug Discovery and Development

Mon Jun 23, 2025

Anastasiia Sapon for UCSF Magazine

Joanne Chun, PharmD ’93, PhD ’96

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Professor Joanne Chun, PharmD ’93, PhD ’96 leads the MS in AICD3 program — the first of its kind in the nation focused on AI’s transformation of drug discovery and development. Learn more about how AI-based research benefit patients and how the...

Scholarships Help PharmD Students Thrive

Fri Jun 20, 2025

Congratulations to these PharmD students who are among the 2025 scholarship recipients. Scholarships are a key part of financial support students receive to ensure that finances are not a barrier to their success.

The Quest to Reinvent Anesthesia

Wed Jun 18, 2025

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Jason Sello, PhD, and Brian Shoichet, PhD ’91. (

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Brian Shoichet, PhD ’91, and Jason Sello, PhD, are leading a collaborative research project to scour millions of compounds — with help from tiny zebrafish — to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.

Navigating the Pipeline: Alum Drives Drug Development at Eli Lilly

Mon Jun 16, 2025

Muhammad Baluom, PhD, an executive director of clinical pharmacology at Eli Lilly and Company, reflects on his journey from becoming a pharmacist in Jerusalem to pursuing postdoctoral studies in the lab of the legendary Leslie Benet, PhD, and to leading the clinical pharmacology programs behind...

Addressing Pharmacy Deserts and Expanding the Pharmaceutical Workforce

Fri Jun 13, 2025

Second Annual PSR Symposium Spotlights the Power of Collaboration

Tue Jun 10, 2025

Mahendra Wagle

Bhushan Kharbikar, PhD, with Su Guo, PhD, was one of four poster winners.

The school's second annual PSR Symposium brought together postdocs, specialists, and researchers for a day of scientific presentations, career discussion, and recognition hosted by the Center for Collaborative Innovation.

Leading the Way in Training Pharmacists to Tackle Tobacco Dependence

Tue Jun 3, 2025

Marco Sanchez

Robin Corelli, PharmD

World No Tobacco Day is an occasion to reflect on UCSF’s national leadership and innovation in tobacco education — with limitless potential to directly reach patients. Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Robin Corelli, PharmD, has been taking on nicotine addiction for more than two decades.

Celebrating the PharmD Class of 2025: A Commencement to Remember

Fri May 30, 2025

Graduating PharmD Immanuel Tjahjadi and UCSF Chancellor Hawgood

Elisabeth Fall

Immanuel Tjahjadi, PharmD and UCSF Chancellor Hawgood, MBBS

On May 27, UCSF School of Pharmacy proudly celebrated the commencement of the PharmD Class of 2025 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The moment marked more than the culmination of academic achievement, with cheering family, friends, faculty, and mentors celebrating the achievements of a new...

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