Honors and Awards

Prien and MacWilliam bequests establish new endowed professorships

Wed Dec 7, 2016

Foresight, newsletter of UCSF Office of Gift & Endowment Planning

Ernest Prien, BS ’34 and Mary MacWilliam, EdD, UC Berkeley, 1956

The UCSF School of Pharmacy has established new endowed faculty positions to be held by the chairs of two School departments.

Huang wins 2016 Early Career Award

Fri Dec 2, 2016

Bo Huang, PhD

In recognition of his innovations in microscopy, Bo Huang, PhD, an associate professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2016 Early Career Life Scientist Award, awarded by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).

Shoichet receives DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences

Thu Dec 1, 2016

Robert Rizzo

Graphic depiction of a typical DOCK setup used toward the discovery of a potential disease inhibitor—in this case, testing compounds for binding to an HIV protein.

Brian Shoichet, PhD, faculty member in the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been named the 2017 recipient of the DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences.

Five UCSF faculty formally inducted into National Academy of Medicine

Mon Nov 7, 2016

Tejal Desai, PhD (right) and Victor J. Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine

The recently concluded National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Annual Meeting saw the formal induction ceremony and welcome dinner for Academy members elected in 2015.

Giacomini honored with ASCPT Distinguished Service Award

Mon Oct 24, 2016

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Henry W. Elliott Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT).

Department reception honors newly promoted faculty

Tue Oct 11, 2016

Left to right: Michael Fischbach, James Fraser, Ryan Hernandez, Adam Abate, Nadav Ahituv, Chair Tejal Desai

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences recently held a reception to honor its newly promoted faculty members.

Bourdet named to Academy of Medical Educators

Mon Aug 29, 2016

Sharya Bourdet, PharmD

Sharya Bourdet, PharmD, BCPS, a volunteer faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has been named a new member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (AME).

UCSF student pharmacists win division in Clinical Skills Competition

Tue Aug 16, 2016

Michelle Fang and Stephanie Golahi

UCSF student pharmacists Stephanie Golahi and Michelle Fang, both class of 2019, took first place in Division I of the 2016 Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)/Kroger Clinical Skills Competition held in Atlanta in late July.

David Adler: Expanding and enhancing pharmacy education and practice

Wed Aug 10, 2016

Elisabeth Fall

David Adler, PharmD ’70, Distinguished Pharmacy Alumnus 2016.

It was fortuitous that David Adler, PharmD ’70, began his studies at the UCSF School of Pharmacy in the fall of 1966, precisely when UCSF Medical Center’s Ninth Floor Project went into action.

2016 Mentor of the Year: Francis Szoka

Fri Jul 29, 2016

Francis Szoka, PhD

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education(AFPE) announced Francis C. Szoka, PhD as the 2016 recipient of The Mentor of the Year Award. Szoka, professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is the founder of Sequus Pharmaceuticals.

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