Tagged: Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Initha Setiady

Thu Aug 8, 2019

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Presidential kidney order could aid Shuvo Roy’s quest for an artificial kidney

Tue Jul 30, 2019

School of Pharmacy leads in LivingGreen certifications

Mon Jul 8, 2019

Steve Babuljak

The lab of Shuvo Roy, PhD, received the highest possible LivingGreen certification.

The School’s Dean’s Office received Platinum LivingGreen certification for reducing waste, energy, and water usage.

For UCSF graduate, DACA gives a chance to fight cancer

Tue Jul 2, 2019

Angel Ku, PhD, recently earned his graduate degree from UCSF’s Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics program.

Ku earned his PhD this spring in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) from UC San Francisco.

Stronger There, Safer Here: A Photo Exhibition Opening Reception

Wed May 22, 2019

The Quantitative Biosciences Institute at UCSF, in collaboration with the Institute of Global Health at UCSF, presents the opening reception for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Photographic Exhibition “Stronger There, Safer Here.”

Update from the Dean – May 2019

Wed May 15, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Dear UCSF School of Pharmacy Family and Friends:

At the UCSF School of Pharmacy we don’t just embrace change, we create it. We have a rich history as drivers of change in our profession, in science, and in education. That passion for change, coupled with a scientific mindset, is clearly evident...

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2019

Tue May 14, 2019

graduate and Guglielmo dressed in regalia

Elisabeth Fall

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, congratulates Peter Nguyen, PharmD, Class of 2019.

On May 3, in front of a crowd of more than one thousand gathered at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the 122 members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy graduating class of 2019 received their doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

The Kidney Project earns KidneyX award to make home dialysis better for patients

Thu May 2, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Shuvo Roy, PhD, earned an award from KidneyX that will fund the development of an easy-to-use home dialysis system for kidney disease patients.

A team led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, recently won an award that will fund the development of an easy-to-use, safe, and effective home dialysis system.

School reflects on legacy of achievement at Alumni Weekend 2019

Wed May 1, 2019

Elena Graham

Former School of Pharmacy dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD ’69, left, chats with current dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, after the morning session on the new doctor of pharmacy curriculum at UCSF Alumni Weekend 2019.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrated the School of Pharmacy's long history of achievement in the discovery and clinical sciences, and clinical practice, at Alumni Weekend 2019.

Training computers to think more like scientists

Fri Apr 19, 2019

Machine learning algorithms can be trained to distinguish wolves from dogs in photographs, but sometimes these algorithms learn incorrectly by assuming that any animal pictured with snow in the background is a wolf (bottom right). Two School scientists argue that scientific applications of machine learning also need to be monitored to ensure they are working properly.

Michael Keiser, PhD, and Kangway Chuang, PhD, want to use machine learning to speed the pace of drug discovery. By digging into the work of another lab, the pair realized how machine learning could lead scientists astray—and came up with methods to avoid its worst pitfalls.

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