Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

No sign of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in breast milk

Wed Jul 28, 2021

Update from the Dean: Excellence amidst change

Wed Jul 14, 2021
School leadership changes, our ongoing fight against COVID-19, and the latest accomplishments of students, faculty members, and staff members

Frontiers in Epigenetics and Chromatin: From Fundamentals to the Clinic

Wed Jul 7, 2021
event poster.
Organized by Drs. Danica Fujimori and Geeta Narlikar, QBI presents Frontiers in Epigenetics and Chromatin: From Fundamentals to the Clinic. The symposium will be held online on September 20–21, 2021.

Where are drugs to beat COVID—and the next pandemic?

Wed Jun 30, 2021

Helium recycling project sets a new standard for sustainability at UCSF

Thu Jun 17, 2021
Helium recycling equipment

The UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine now use helium recycling equipment, shown above, to avoid wasting the gas, which is used to cool certain types of scientific and medical imaging machines.

The School is now recycling much of the helium used in its NMR facilities.

Regulatory DNA opens a window through time

Wed May 12, 2021
Illustration of chromosomes and double helix of DNA
NIH

A DNA double helix and chromosomes inside a cell. A UCSF/Stanford study of Neanderthal and human DNA found over 400 changes to regulatory DNA that may help explain the differences between the hominid relatives.

Research on Neanderthal DNA reveals new details about our evolutionary cousins

Scientific Collaborations Across Borders: a QBI Fireside Chat

Mon May 10, 2021
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The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at UCSF presents Scientific Collaborations Across Borders: a QBI Fireside Chat, co-organized by the Embassy of France in San Francisco.

Gene expression in archaic humans study lights path towards modern Homo sapiens

Tue May 4, 2021

Award applications open for faculty Biohub research investigators

Thu Apr 29, 2021
laboratory with scientist reading container label

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Award supports risky and innovative research projects across UCSF, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. The application deadline for the next cohort of awardees has been extended to May 14, 2021.

Faculty members have until May 14 to apply for “risky and innovative research” funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.

How to train an anti-racist PharmD student

Wed Apr 14, 2021
Student inspecting a patient's medication bottle

A PharmD student (right) helps a patient determine prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D as part of an annual outreach event. Faculty members and School leadership are working to ensure that the PharmD curriculum produces future pharmacists who are anti-racist and skilled in navigating issues of equity and inclusion.

A task force brainstorms new ways to make the PharmD curriculum anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive

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