Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Girl earns money for brother with kidney disease

Wed Oct 26, 2016

Giacomini honored with ASCPT Distinguished Service Award

Mon Oct 24, 2016

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Henry W. Elliott Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT).

Department reception honors newly promoted faculty

Tue Oct 11, 2016

Left to right: Michael Fischbach, James Fraser, Ryan Hernandez, Adam Abate, Nadav Ahituv, Chair Tejal Desai

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences recently held a reception to honor its newly promoted faculty members.

Genetic Insights About Health Risks Limited By Lack Of Diversity, Study Finds

Thu Aug 18, 2016

Gene variant explains differences in diabetes drug response

Thu Aug 18, 2016

Giacomini co-led study finds gene variant affecting response to leading diabetes drug

Tue Aug 9, 2016

Study co-lead author Sook Wah Yee, PhD, of Giacomini Lab

Metformin is the most widely used initial medication for controlling blood sugar (glucose) in type 2 diabetes, a disease affecting 350 million people worldwide. The drug helps reduce their risk of complications leading to heart, eye, and kidney disease.

2016 Mentor of the Year: Francis Szoka

Fri Jul 29, 2016

Francis Szoka, PhD

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education(AFPE) announced Francis C. Szoka, PhD as the 2016 recipient of The Mentor of the Year Award. Szoka, professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is the founder of Sequus Pharmaceuticals.

Weaver’s research featured in Cell Stem Cell

Mon Jul 25, 2016

graphical abstract: Weaver

Research results from the lab of Valerie Weaver, PhD, were reported online July 21, 2016 in Cell Stem Cell.

30th annual course on Pharmacokinetics for Pharmaceutical Scientists

Wed Jul 13, 2016

Context: The role of pharmacokinetics (PK) both within functional biology and within therapeutics.

Pharmacokinetics for Pharmaceutical Scientists is an annual course, now in its 30th year.

Honoring Tsinghua Scholars

Mon Jul 11, 2016

Giacomini honors visiting scholars from Tsinghua University.

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) was pleased to present Certificates of Completion to Tsinghua University students who completed our Collaborative Education and Research Program.

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