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Two to watch

Thu May 13, 2010

They are intellectually fearless and a bit unorthodox. They form a crazy quilt of undergraduate majors, birthplaces, interests, and experiences. They work across UCSF in “wet” labs fitted with benches and large metal fume hoods and in “dry” labs amid cubicles and work surfaces topped with computers and oversized monitors. They are mentored by...

key women in science research and education at UCSF

School of Pharmacy women highlighted for their influence in science and education

Tue May 11, 2010

Four members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty have been named from among a list of 14 as key women in science research and education at UCSF. They are (pictured left-to-right):

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, dean of the School of Pharmacy—a clinical pharmacist and international leader in pharmacy education....

Guglielmo to receive Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award

Fri May 7, 2010

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, has been named the 2010 recipient of the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award for his outstanding mentorship of residents and faculty. Guglielmo is a clinical pharmacist and well-known specialist in the management of antimicrobial medications.

In the years since...

2010 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition

UCSF student pharmacists win National Student Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition

Tue May 4, 2010

It is April 9, 2010, and UCSF student pharmacists (pictured left-to-right) Meghan Frear, Wen Chiu, Maher Abdel-Sattar, and Doug Beeman are among a room full of pharmacy students from across the US at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's (AMCP) Annual Meeting in San Diego,...

Burchard comments on asthma genetics

Thu Apr 29, 2010

Asthma specialist and genetics researcher, Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH, joint faculty member in the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, discusses the differences in the incidence of asthma and response to asthma drugs among various subgroups within the larger Latino population. His goal is to find the underlying genetic...

Benet honored for lifetime accomplishments in drug clearance research and discovery

Thu Apr 29, 2010

For his historic contributions to what is now known about the rate at which drugs are broken down and "cleared" from the body, Leslie Benet, PhD, was honored by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) with the Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics. The award was...

Fujimori unveils enzymatic process in bacteria that leads to antibiotic resistance

Thu Apr 15, 2010

Research results published from the UCSF research laboratory of Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD, have revealed a radical approach employed by bacteria to alter their ribosomes and thereby evade antibiotics. These findings could ultimately lead to the development of ways to block this enzymatic transformation. Fujimori, who is a...

Tsourounis comments on downer drinks

Tue Apr 13, 2010

Candy Tsourounis, PharmD, UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member and expert on herbal and dietary supplements, comments on consumer products called ”downer drinks” that are purportedly formulated to help people unwind and relax. Tsourounis warns that there is a dearth of research on these products and questions whether the...

Koda-Kimble named 2010 recipient of Chalmers Educator Award

Tue Apr 13, 2010

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, has been named by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) as the 2010 recipient of the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award. The award will be presented during the 2010 AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars in...