Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Researchers Decode How Protein Language Models Think, Making AI More Transparent

Tue Sep 30, 2025

Pharmacy Postdoc Wins First Place in Postdoc Slam

Mon Sep 22, 2025
Dey holding giant check overhead
Noah Berger

Atreya Dey, PhD

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences postdoctoral scholar Atreya Dey, PhD, recalled mischievously unraveling his grandmother’s knitting yarn as a child — then paralleled the anecdote to the six-foot strand of DNA that exists in every cell.

New CRISPRa Approach Brings Hope for Epilepsy and Autism

Fri Sep 19, 2025
Inoue (left) in lab with Ahituv, PhD, (right)

Nadav Ahituv, PhD, in his lab with assistant researcher Fumitaka Inoue.

By dialing up a healthy gene, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Professor Nadav Ahituv, PhD and a team of UCSF scientists stopped seizures in mice with a common mutation found in neurodevelopmental disorders like epilepsy and autism.

The Kidney Project: Building an Implantable Bioartificial Kidney

Mon Sep 15, 2025

Fraser Lab Uses Synchrotron Power to Outpace Antibiotic Resistance

Fri Sep 12, 2025
Fraser

James Fraser, PhD

In collaboration with the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource and the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Chair James Fraser, PhD, has uncovered new ways to restore the potency of drugs that had been losing...

Rethinking Pharmacokinetics With Les Benet, PhD

Thu Aug 21, 2025
Benet

Les Benet, PhD

The UCSF School of Pharmacy legend, who helped shape the field of pharmacokinetics, introduces a simplified, physics-inspired approach to help future pharmacists make better-informed dosing decisions. 

Helping African Infectious Disease Researchers Take the Lead

Thu Jul 31, 2025
QBI Team (from left to right: Abby Kim, Alexa Rocourt, Bailor Barrie, Dan Kelly, Saumya Gopalkrishnan, Nevan Krogan, Jacqueline Fabius, Celine Perier, Gina Nguyen, and Krystal Fontaine).

QBI Team (from left to right: Abby Kim, Alexa Rocourt, Bailor Barrie, Dan Kelly, Saumya Gopalkrishnan, Nevan Krogan, Jacqueline Fabius, Celine Perier, Gina Nguyen, and Krystal Fontaine).

A new initiative led by the school's Quantitative Biosciences Institute will support mentorship and research capacity, platforms for knowledge exchange, and an international exchange program for promising early-career African scientists.

Alum Returns to UCSF to Teach New Students, Centering Representation and Holistic Care

Tue Jul 15, 2025
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Tristan Storm, PharmD ’21

As a neurodivergent, genderqueer, and transmasculine faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS), Tristan Storm, PharmD ’21, is bridging research and practice while reminding us all: patients are people first.

More Than 20 Staff Members Recognized for Contributions During First Half of 2025

Mon Jul 7, 2025
The staff awardees include individuals in many different roles and functions across the school.

Kortemme: How AI Can Help Us Make New Medicines Faster

Thu Jun 26, 2025
Kortemme in lab
Susan Merrell

Kortemme in her UCSF lab.

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Professor Tanja Kortemme, PhD, offers insight into how federally-funded research has America on the cusp of a new dawn in pharmaceuticals, offering hope for curing the most heartbreaking diseases.

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