Tagged: Honors and Awards

Two School members earn UCSF Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity

Wed Nov 6, 2019

Jacqueline Fabius (left) and Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah

Jacqueline Fabius was given the Chancellor’s Award for Advancement of Women, and Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah was given the Chancellor’s Award for Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership.

Kroon named CSHP Pharmacist of the Year

Mon Oct 21, 2019

Kroon accepts the Pharmacist of the Year award.

Scott H. Takahashi

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, is instrumental in expanding the scope of practice for California pharmacists.

Kroon, who leads the School’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, researches diabetes and tobacco cessation.

Desai inducted into International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering

Fri Oct 11, 2019

Todd Dubnicoff

Tejal Desai, PhD

Desai was recognized for being a “pioneer in the use of micro and nanoscale materials to deliver protein and cell-based therapeutics.”

School of Pharmacy leads in LivingGreen certifications

Mon Jul 8, 2019

Steve Babuljak

The lab of Shuvo Roy, PhD, received the highest possible LivingGreen certification.

The School’s Dean’s Office received Platinum LivingGreen certification for reducing waste, energy, and water usage.

Impact of Curriculum Transformation Awards given for assessing new PharmD curriculum

Mon Jun 24, 2019

Students chat on their first day of class

Elisabeth Fall

A new PharmD curriculum was introduced in 2018.

Impact Awards support new ways of determining how the new PharmD curriculum is working, according to Vice Dean Sharon Youmans.

Cynthia Watchmaker honored with university award

Fri May 17, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Cynthia Watchmaker, MBA, MEd

Cynthia Watchmaker, the School of Pharmacy’s associate dean of student affairs, was awarded the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional University Management.

Studies on adolescent drug abuse, antidepressants in the ER, and complications from heart pumps take top honors at annual seminar

Tue May 14, 2019

Joyce Rifkind (left) and Gary Rifkind, PharmD ’60

Research on topics ranging from drug abuse to heart pump complications took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 21st annual Spring Research Seminar.

Dong receives Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award for exceptional career

Mon Apr 15, 2019

Betty J. Dong, PharmD ’72, is a world expert on HIV and hepatitis C medication therapy

Dong is a world expert on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C medication therapy

Kortemme and Desai honored at annual meeting of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Thu Mar 28, 2019

UCSF Precision Medicine

New and established AIMBE fellows (left to right): Shuvo Roy, PhD, Julius Guccione, PhD, Thomas Link, PhD, Tanja Kortemme, PhD, Atul Butte, PhD, and Tejal Desai, PhD.

School of Pharmacy faculty members Tanja Kortemme and Tejal Desai both received honors at the annual meeting of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

2019 Koda-Kimble Seed Award supports School of Pharmacy’s boldest ideas

Tue Mar 12, 2019

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, former dean of the School of Pharmacy

The 2019 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation will fund nine bold research projects, ranging from studies of the molecular underpinnings of cancer to focus groups designed to prepare PharmD students for experiential learning.

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