Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Cao takes second prize in the UC Grad Slam final

Mon May 7, 2018

Large group helps Cao hold an oversized check for $3,000.

Yiqi Cao, third from left, earns second place in the UC Grad Slam Finals.

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

Wed May 2, 2018

Andrej Sali, PhD

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

Tue May 1, 2018

Noah Berger

Marquitta White, PhD (left), and Esteban G. Burchard, MD, PhD

The UCSF Asthma Collaboratory celebrates 20 years of research on genetic factors in asthma.

Behind enemy lines

Wed Apr 18, 2018

UCSF

Sourav Bandyopadhyay, PhD, is senior author of the paper.

New research promises to take the guesswork out of matching individual cancer cases to the most effective choices of chemotherapy.

Giacomini named 2018 Volwiler Research Award recipient

Mon Apr 16, 2018

Noah Berger

Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, has been named the 2018 Volwiler Research Achievement Award recipient by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

A passion for health equity: 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Kathleen B. Kennedy

Thu Apr 5, 2018

Kathleen Kennedy, PharmD ’78

Kathleen B. Kennedy, PharmD ’78, has been named our Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

Presenting 2018 Grad Slam Winner Yiqi Cao

Tue Mar 27, 2018

Yiqi Cao, Bioengineering, Don't Go Breaking My Heart…Again. Grad Slam, UC San Francisco, 2018 Winner.

Yiqi Cao, 1st Place Winner

Ten finalists battled for the Grad Slam Championship on 3/22/18. The competition was stiff, the crowd was raucous; but in the end, two BioEs swept the awards.

UCSF School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for 38th year

Mon Mar 12, 2018

Susan Merrell

Lei Wang (left), PhD, works with postdoctoral researcher Nanxi Wang, PhD.

A culture of discovery and collaboration among faculty carries potential to “completely shake up their fields of study.”

Asthma drug response in racially diverse children

Wed Mar 7, 2018

Sam S. Oh

Senior Author Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH

“Whole genome sequencing of pharmacogenetic drug response in racially diverse children with asthma” has been published by the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (ARJCCM).

Update from the Dean – March 2018

Thu Mar 1, 2018

A new PharmD curriculum; Implementing new practice opportunities for pharmacists; PharmD students shine in state and national clinical pharmacy competitions; A pioneer in pharmacogenomics; The NIH streak lives on; Improving adverse event reporting and medication therapy protocols; Big-data to cut...

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