News
Update from the Dean: Community during challenging times
The School continues its vital work in research, education, and patient care.
Arkin named next chair of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Arkin’s appointment to bolster collaborations between academia and industry for drug discovery.
Kroetz awarded the Jere E. Goyan Presidential Chair
Kroetz honored for long career in pharmacogenomics
Jamming the gears of a deadly virus
Team efforts at the School and beyond produce two potential treatments for COVID-19.
Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards for summer 2020
The Dean's Apple Teaching Awards for summer 2020 were given to faculty and student instructors who received outstanding scores on student evaluations.
Annual Teaching Awards for 2019-2020
PharmD classes bestow teaching awards and awards for preceptors.
Office 365 training now available
Get a handle on Office 365 tools enabling you to collaborate like never before.
Resistant bacteria meet their match with custom antibiotics
“Molecular building blocks” give antibiotics an edge over drug-resistant bacteria.
QBI probes three lethal coronaviruses to find possible drug targets
“This is looking across coronaviruses and finding the commonalities so we’re in a better position to attack SARS3 when it comes,” said Nevan Krogan, the director of QBI.
Labs juggle community, distance during COVID-19
Jaime Fraser and Nadav Ahituv find a fun way to connect without Zoom.
Town Hall: Bob Day discusses School history
Bob Day, PharmD ’59, talks about some of the people and stories from the School’s rich history.
Study details how California pharmacies could expand naloxone access
“Naloxone saves lives,” says Andy Nguyen. But to work it must be given on a moment's notice.
Shipman receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Award funds research into tools for repairing mutations in mitochondrial DNA
Bioartificial kidney aims to mimic natural kidney function with $1 million grant from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
“People struggling with dialysis need and deserve better choices,” said the founders of the foundation.
Visit our new intranet
The Pharm Chem Intranet is a web-based collection of department resources, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, staff and lab listings, a news archive, and much more. You’ll need to log in to view them.
Arkin to serve as department chair starting in 2021
Michelle Arkin, PhD, will serve as the eleventh chair of the department, effective January 4, 2021.