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UC San Francisco establishes Quantitative Biosciences Institute

Wed Mar 16, 2016
Krogan
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UCSF - Susan Merrell

Nevan Krogan, PhD

UC San Francisco today announced the establishment of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI). The mission of QBI, located in Byers Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus, is to drive forward the application of computation, mathematics, and statistics toward a deeper understanding of complex problems in biology, with the ultimate goal of developing new treatments for disease.

Study identifies eye-drop-soluble compound that could treat cataracts

Tue Nov 17, 2015
Gestwicki
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Elisabeth Fall

Jason Gestwicki, PhD

Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and cases are increasing with an aging population. Currently the condition can be treated with surgery—an expensive intervention that leaves most patients blinded in developing countries untreated.

Sali named associate dean of research

Tue Jun 30, 2015
Sali
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Andrej Sali, PhD

Andrej Sali, PhD, has been appointed associate dean of research of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, effective July 1, 2015. The appointment is in addition to Sali’s full professorship in the School’s Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences. As he continues with his own research, Sali will advise Dean B.

Brian Shoichet is the new director of the QB3 at UCSF

Tue Apr 3, 2012
Brian Shoichet

Brian Shoichet, PhD

Computational chemist Brian Shoichet, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF School of Pharmacy, is the new director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at

Sali to Lead QB3 at UCSF

Thu Apr 9, 2009

Andrej Sali, PhD, faculty member and vice chair, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS), UCSF Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy has been appointed director of the UCSF arm of the University of California's Califo

Li Foundation Funds Chinese Scholars to Study Systems Biology at UCSF

Fri Oct 13, 2006

The New York-based Li Foundation, which for more than 15 years has been supporting Chinese scientists to study at UCSF, is now targeting its support to scholars from Peking University's Center for Theoretical Biology to study at the University of California's (UC's) California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3), which is headquartered at UCSF.

Systems Biology Doctoral Program Funded

Wed Dec 7, 2005

UCSF is the recipient of a US$1 million, 3-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to create a new and radical PhD program to train systems biologists.

Systems Biology Center Connects UC and Peking University

Tue Nov 15, 2005

A research collaboration between the University of California (UC) and Peking University will integrate the biological data acquisition strengths of the former with the physical and theoretical strengths of the latter, a move which scientists anticipate will ultimately lead to more effective, safer medications for populations and individuals.

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