Categories: Honors and Awards

Department reception honors newly promoted faculty

Tue Oct 11, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Edward Leong Way

Mon Jul 25, 2016
Edward Leong Way
Elisabeth Fall

Edward (Eddie) Leong Way, BS ’38, MS ’40, PhD ’42, at his 100th birthday celebration

Edward (Eddie) Leong Way, BS, MS, PhD, celebrated his 100th birthday on July 1, 2016, with more than 70 colleagues, friends, and family at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center.

Benet presents commencement address and wins the 2016 Outstanding Mentor Award

Mon Jun 20, 2016
PSPG faculty member Les Benet, PhD, presented the 2016 commencement address and was also the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Mentor Award conferred by the Associated Students of the Graduate Division Alumni Association.

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Commencement Celebration 2016

Fulton receives Innovation in Education Award

Fri Jun 17, 2016
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Eric Davila

Tracy Fulton, PhD

The 2016 Dean’s Innovation in Education Award was presented to Tracy Fulton, PhD, on Thursday during the School of Pharmacy faculty meeting on the Parnassus campus.

UCSF researcher receives prestigious gold medal

Tue May 31, 2016

Classroom pharmacogenetics, post-hospital medications, and post-brain-surgery drugs take top honors

Thu May 26, 2016
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Elisabeth Fall

Gary Rifkind, PharmD, Class of 1960.

Studies of pharmacogenetics testing of pharmacy students as a teaching tool, an improved system to resolve medication issues after patients go home from the hospital, and the prophylactic use of an antiseizure drug for brain surgery patients took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy...

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