Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Study discovers simple rules underlying complex brain development in fly

Mon Jun 29, 2015
graphic of fly eye
Langen et al. / Cell 2015

A fruit fly’s compound eye contains 800 prism-like facets whose six distinct photoreceptor cells capture light coming in from different angles in space. These signals must all find their way to different spots in the fly brain’s visual map of the world.

How does brain circuitry organize itself during development? In at least one case—the seemingly complex visual system of the fruit fly, which connects its 800-facet compound eyes to its brain—the answer lies in just three simple rules.

Taking a road less traveled: 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Pamela Schweitzer

Mon Jun 29, 2015
Schweitzer

RADM Pamela Schweitzer, PharmD ’87

The 2015 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year is Rear Admiral Pamela Schweitzer, PharmD ’87. The recognition by the Pharmacy Alumni Association is given to the School graduate who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy, to society, and/or to UCSF.

A new California law widens the power of pharmacists, allowing them to prescribe contraceptives and other drugs directly to patients

Mon Jun 29, 2015

BTS goes to the opera!

Tue Jun 23, 2015
Peterson wearing an ornamental gown costume

Frances at the opera.

We are thrilled that our very own diva Frances Peterson is singing in her first-ever appearance at the San Francisco Opera, in The Trojans by Berlioz.

StartX, QB3 partnership targets biotech startups in Palo Alto accelerator

Fri Jun 19, 2015

New Palo Alto lab for life science startups

Fri Jun 19, 2015

What are some of the leading life science incubators?

Fri Jun 19, 2015

CVS Caremark changes its name to CVS Health

Fri Jun 19, 2015

Health care providers miss chances to urge patients to quit smoking

Fri Jun 19, 2015

Locals learn the science of aging well at College of Marin class in Kentfield

Fri Jun 19, 2015

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