Research

School of Pharmacy emeriti Kollman, Kuntz, and Langridge honored with UCSF Medal

Thu Nov 15, 2018

composite of Langridge, Kollman, Kuntz, and a wasabi receptor computer graphic

Drug discovery today begins with computation rather than test tube experimentation. Three School of Pharmacy faculty emeriti, Robert Langridge, Irwin “Tack” Kuntz, and the late Peter Kollman, were awarded the UCSF Medal for creating computational tools for drug discovery that are now used worldwide.

Update from the Dean – November 2018

Fri Nov 9, 2018

Elisabeth Fall

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Curriculum transformation, An expanded role, Gaining recognition, Graduate match rate; School of Pharmacy scientists receive UCSF Medal: Founding fathers of drug discovery honored; Beyond drugs, Two artificial pancreas projects, Bringing prosthetics to patients; Beyond drugs, Two artificial...

Bringing artificial limbs to patients who need them

Thu Nov 8, 2018

Matheny demonstrates prosthetic arm to onlookers

Marine Corps Sgt. Drew Tech, U.S. Department of Defense

Johnny Matheny demonstrates how a modular prosthetic limb works during DARPA Demo Day 2016 at the Pentagon, May 11, 2016. Matheny is a test subject with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.

The patient perspective on prosthetic limbs currently doesn’t factor into the FDA approval process. Leslie Wilson and Matthew Garibaldi are surveying patient preferences to speed access to the next generation of prosthetics.

Checking in with Sourav Bandyopadhyay

Fri Oct 26, 2018

Sourav Bandyopadhyay, PhD

Prof. Sourav Bandyopadhyay has been assiduous both in the laboratory and at his desk.

PSPG student Imperial’s work accepted in Nature Medicine

Mon Oct 22, 2018

The work of Marjorie Imperial is being used as a tool to guide implementation strategies on adherence worldwide by BMGF and has initiated a technical workshop run by WHO this year. Congratulations, Marjorie!

QBI pioneers a collaborative and inclusive approach to scientific discovery

Tue Oct 16, 2018

Chris Goodfellow (Gladstone Institutes)

Nevan Krogan, PhD, founded QBI two years ago aiming to build a thriving scientific community at UCSF.

UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), founded two years ago, is making waves with its unique approach to scientific collaboration, catalyzing discoveries from cancer to psychiatry while supporting female scientists and engaging with the public.

Adam Rao: Shark Tank champ

Wed Oct 10, 2018

Stacy Kim

Adam Rao (second from right) with MTM Team. They are working on Tabla as their capstone project. Other team members are (left to right) Audrey Denman, Liya Abraha, Grant Pemberton, Justin Olshavsky.

Adam Rao, MD/PhD student in Bioengineering, won the $50,000 Grand Prize at the 4th Surgical Innovations Shark Tank competition.

Grants & Fellowships: Summer 2018

Sun Sep 30, 2018

Pharmaceutical Chemistry department members have received the following grants and fellowships between July and September 2018:

09/30/2018: Adam Renslo received the US Army Medical Research Activity Award, Department of Defense, for work on prostate cancer. This project will be funded for three...

The Kidney Project and the bioartificial pancreas: When inspiration strikes twice

Wed Sep 26, 2018

Roy holds a silicon filter used in his artificial kidney prototype.

Shuvo Roy, PhD, is trying to make the same type of silicon filter that powers his artificial kidney work in an artificial pancreas.

Inspiration can be a hard thing to find. The history of science is filled with elusive “eureka moments” taking place under unlikely circumstances—Archimedes’ jump in a bath to intuit displacement, Issac Newton’s observation of a falling apple to grasp gravity, and Nikola Tesla’s inspiration for the...

Explore molecular targets in daring new ways

Wed Sep 5, 2018

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