Honors and Awards

Brilliant 10: Zev Gartner Builds Tissues That Snap Together Like Legos

Wed Sep 30, 2015

Gartner named one of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” of 2015

Wed Sep 30, 2015

Zev Gartner, PhD

The next frontier in developing therapies for cancer and other diseases could come through studying organ development or tumor growth in living humans. Problem is, there’s no ethical way of doing that using current technology.

Zev Gartner, PhD, has focused on the next best thing: His lab is...

Gartner’s innovative work earns him spot on Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 for 2015

Mon Sep 28, 2015

The next frontier in developing therapies for cancer and other diseases could come through studying organ development or tumor growth in living humans. Problem is, there’s no ethical way of doing that using current technology.

Benet to receive ISSX North American Scientific Achievement Award

Wed Sep 23, 2015

Leslie Benet, PhD

UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member Leslie Benet, PhD, has been named the 2015 recipient of the North American Scientific Achievement Award, presented by the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX).

Taking a road less traveled: 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Pamela Schweitzer

Mon Jun 29, 2015

RADM Pamela Schweitzer, PharmD ’87

The 2015 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year is Rear Admiral Pamela Schweitzer, PharmD ’87. The recognition by the Pharmacy Alumni Association is given to the School graduate who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy, to society, and/or to UCSF.

Desai awarded Brown Engineering Alumni Medal

Thu Jun 18, 2015

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Tejal Desai receives Brown Engineering Alumni Medal on May 23, 2015

On May 23, 2015, Tejal A. Desai, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, was awarded the 2015 Brown Engineering Alumni Medal (BEAM) from Brown University’s School of Engineering at an awards dinner in recognition of her career achievements in the field...

Pharmacist interventions, formulary conversion tools, and warfarin discharge education take top honors at annual seminar

Wed May 20, 2015

Rifkind Award winners (left to right) An-Chi Tseng, PharmD; Anh Doan, PharmD; and Lily Xia, PharmD; Clara Mikhaeil, PharmD; Heidemarie MacMaster, PharmD.

Studies of pharmacist interventions during comprehensive medication reviews, the impact of new tools to aid drug selection from a hospital formulary, and a project ensuring that hospital patients receiving anti-clotting drugs are properly educated upon discharge took top honors at the Department of...

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates commencement 2015

Tue May 12, 2015

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Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Pamela Schweitzer, PharmD '87, leads the procession of graduates into the hall

The UCSF School of Pharmacy held its 2015 commencement on May 8 at Louise Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, conferring doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees on a 125-member graduating class.

Yee and Sali receive winter 2015 Apple Teaching Award

Tue May 12, 2015

Sook Wah Yee and Andrej Sali have been bestowed with the honor of receiving the Winter 2015 Apple Teaching Award. This recognition is awarded to those faculty members whose student evaluations for the Winter Quarter rank 4.5/5 or higher. Yee has received this honor four times previously, which...

Honoring student achievements

Wed May 6, 2015

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Gordon Dow, PharmD ’65, with two of the three Roger G. Ketchum scholarship winners, Kathyrn Salvadora and Thomas Lee (both Class of 2016).

The annual UCSF School of Pharmacy Student Awards and Recognition Dinner, hosted by Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, and sponsored by Ralph’s Inc., was held on Friday, May 1, 2015, at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus.

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