Education

A Celebration of Science and Connection: UCSF Symposium Showcases Discovery, Collaboration and Alumni Impact

Mon Oct 27, 2025

people mingling and networking is a building's foyer

Quantitative Biosciences Institute

More than 100 current and former graduate students gathered on Oct. 3 for the School of Pharmacy’s first “Bridging Past and Future: Highlighting UCSF Graduate Students and Alumni” symposium.

Opportunity Rx: Could This Be a New Path Out of Pharmacy Deserts?

Mon Oct 20, 2025

Maurice Ramirez

Bibiana Arroyo

Our first-in-the-West free PharmTech to PharmD Pathway Program puts pharmacy technicians on the road to become pharmacists.

School of Pharmacy Faculty Receives 2025 Chancellor Principles of Community Awards

Fri Oct 17, 2025

Ryan Hernandez, PhD

Population geneticist Ryan Hernandez, PhD, a professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is recognized for revealing how humanity’s shared continuum shapes health outcomes and for expanding opportunities for aspiring scientists.

UCSF Student Recognized With CSHP Student Leadership Award

Thu Oct 16, 2025

Mackenzie Lee, PharmD candidate, Class of '26

The annual award celebrating pharmacy students who exemplify leadership, service, and commitment to advancing pharmacy practice was given to Mackenzie Lee, a PharmD candidate in the Class of 2026

Treat, Teach, Innovate: Why This Pharmacist Never Has a Dull Day

Thu Oct 16, 2025

Zhou smiles with 4 people in front of barbershop

Noah Berger

Crystal Zhou, PharmD, with Cut Hypertension Program workers and B&F Barbershop staff.

At the UCSF School of Pharmacy, innovation in patient care often starts beyond clinic walls. Through programs like Cut Hypertension, Director of Community-Based Practice Innovation, Crystal Zhou, PharmD, is closing gaps in access to care and improving health outcomes while shaping the next...

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

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