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Brock talks about her new role as associate dean of teaching and learning

Thu May 5, 2011

Education researcher Tina Penick Brock, BSPharm, MSPH, EdD, became the UCSF School of Pharmacy associate dean of teaching and learning, effective March 11, 2011. She joined the School’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy faculty in July 2010. Her credentials include:

a doctorate in education from the University of North...

Campbell wins student pharmacist of the year award

Thu May 5, 2011

Hilary Campbell, UCSF student pharmacist, has been named the 2011 Student Pharmacist of the Year by the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) at its annual meeting, held February 2011 in Palm Springs, California. The award goes to a member of CPhA's student chapter who has demonstrated exceptional involvement in...

Danica Fujimori (left) and Bo Huang (right), Searle Scholars

Searle Scholar awards go to UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty 2 years in a row

Tue May 3, 2011

Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine has been named a 2011 Searle Scholar. Her UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty colleague, Bo Huang, PhD, earned the honor in 2010.

The prestigious awards are given annually to 15 young biomedical scientists “who have...

Bioartificial kidney addition wins LEGO robot design awards

Thu Apr 28, 2011

In fall 2010, a team of 8 school children won multiple awards in the Wisconsin regional and state FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) 2010 Body Forward™ Challenge, an international biomedical engineering competition involving a research project and robot games.

Left to right, top to bottom: IRAD Warriors Drew, Keegan,...

radiation symbol with radiating circles on top of a map of Japan

California Poison Control System’s emergency response role triggered by tsunami in Japan

Thu Apr 28, 2011

During the two weeks following Japan’s March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the California Poison Control System (CPCS) was as visible as ever, answering telephone calls on poisoning questions. At the same time, it stepped into its emergency response role as it teamed with other health and emergency response agencies, in California...

Brock named associate dean of teaching and learning

Thu Apr 28, 2011

Education researcher Tina Penick Brock, BSPharm, MSPH, EdD, has been appointed associate dean of teaching and learning in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, effective March 11, 2011. She serves as the point person for all matters in the School related to educational affairs. One of her main responsibilities is to promote contemporary...

Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN

Tue Apr 26, 2011

The robotic pharmacy at UCSF Medical Center was featured on Cable News Network (CNN) on April 22, 2010, in the report 21st Century Pharmacy. By automating the dispensing of medications, UCSF aims to improve medication safety and free the pharmacist to spend more time improving drug therapy, explained Lynn Paulsen, PharmD...

Drug safety is the aim of UCSF-Optivia research partnership

Thu Apr 7, 2011

Pharmacogenetics expert Kathy Giacomini, PhD, co-chair of the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is leading the UCSF arm of a research partnership in which her team will profile 2,000 prescription drugs against key molecules in the liver and kidney that are responsible for ferrying those drugs across...

A year in the life of PhD student Robin Aglietti

Fri Apr 1, 2011

Robin Aglietti committed to taking one photo each day for calendar year 2010, and she succeeded. The kind of commitment needed to carry out this self-imposed photo assignment is also needed to be a scientist, she explains.

Aglietti is a PhD graduate student in the Chemistry and Chemistry and Chemical Biology program at...