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Showcasing School science and change at Alumni Weekend 2018
Sessions include: quickly identifying molecules that show potential as drugs; improving access and treatments for AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; why curiosity and imagination are taking the place of memorization the PharmD curriculum. Honoring the Class of 1968. Kennedy receives Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award.
The epic journey to better medicines
UCSF School of Pharmacy scientists, across all three departments and in widely divergent fields, are continually questioning the status quo.
Seiple named a 2018 Beckman Young Investigator
The Beckman Young Investigator award provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.
Tumor analysis, prediction of transplant complications, and management of blood potassium levels take top honors at annual seminar
The Gary Rifkind Awards recognize and celebrate clinical pharmacy research.
MacDougall to receive teaching award
Conan MacDougall, PharmD, was recently selected for the Emerging Teaching Scholar Award by the American Association of Colleges Pharmacy (AACP) Council of Faculties.
Data for a difference
Low-cost drug treatments can cure TB and malaria. Why, then, do these diseases claim so many lives?
Research outlines challenges for adoption of new genetic tests
Every day, on average, ten new genetic tests become commercially available to help doctors and patients make more informed decisions about health care.
UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2018
The 122 members of the graduating class of 2018 received their PharmD degrees at commencement.
Cao takes second prize in the UC Grad Slam final
Yiqi Cao, a bioengineering PhD candidate, detailed a promising solution she developed for a heart stent that doesn’t trigger scar tissue buildup.
Sali elected to National Academy of Sciences
Andrej Sali, PhD, has been elected as a member of the 2018 class of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
20 years chasing the genetic roots of asthma
The UCSF Asthma Collaboratory celebrates 20 years of research on genetic factors in asthma.
Vogt named president of American Pharmacists Association Foundation board
Eleanor Vogt, PhD, RPh, has been named the president of the board of directors for the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.