Department of Clinical Pharmacy

New Possibilities for Psychedelic Treatment in Neurodegenerative Disease

Fri Jul 11, 2025
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Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Patrick Finley, PharmD, an expert in psychiatric pharmacy, co-authored a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology that is the first to test the psychedelic compound psilocybin in patients with Parkinson’s disease. 

Watanabe Studies Shifting Diabetes Treatment Patterns

Tue Jul 8, 2025
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Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD

Analysis by Department of Clinical Pharmacy Chair Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD, reveals encouraging trends, but also highlights a persistent treatment gap.

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.

Leading the Way in Training Pharmacists to Tackle Tobacco Dependence

Tue Jun 3, 2025
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Marco Sanchez

Robin Corelli, PharmD

World No Tobacco Day is an occasion to reflect on UCSF’s national leadership and innovation in tobacco education — with limitless potential to directly reach patients. Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Robin Corelli, PharmD, has been taking on nicotine addiction for more than two decades.

Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

Tue May 13, 2025
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Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

Her transformative, positive contribution to the human condition through health care and science as a community pharmacy pioneer laid the groundwork for her responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youmans Receives 2025 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year

Mon May 12, 2025
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Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Sharon Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPH

The Executive Vice Dean and Department of Clinical Pharmacy professor is being recognize for a career of thoughtfully directing brilliant minds toward their potential and ensuring equitable access for the next generation of health professionals.

For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work

Thu Apr 10, 2025
health care workers
Elisabeth Fall

Pharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine Gee

In honor of National Preceptor Appreciation Month, we hear from preceptors who play an essential role in these educational experiences, guiding students as they refine their skills, gain confidence and prepare for future roles as pharmacists.

Caitlin Calhoun Named 2025 UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellow

Tue Apr 1, 2025
Caitlin Calhoun
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Caitlin Calhoun, PharmD

Caitlin Calhoun, PharmD, a pharmacist and scientist with experience in basic science and clinical research, has been named the 2025 UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellow.

Koda-Kimble Seed Award Fuels 11 Innovative Projects

Mon Mar 31, 2025
Eleven innovative projects with the potential to further the mission of the UCSF School of Pharmacy in new ways will garner a financial boost from the 2025 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation.

Frontline Pharmacy: Rising to the Moment

Tue Mar 11, 2025
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Susan Merrell

Tomas Diaz, a clinical fellow in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine, gets a COVID-19 shot from Matthew Aludino, a fourth-year student in the School of Pharmacy.

As COVID-19 cases began rising in San Francisco, UCSF Health mobilized to vaccinate thousands of frontline workers; secured and rapidly deployed new therapeutics; and worked with public health and pharmacy leaders nationwide to share protocols and best practices as new therapies emerged, while...

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