Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

$25 million federal defense grant funds anesthesia innovation

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry faculty members Brian Shoichet, PhD, and Jason Sello, PhD, combine collaboration, curiosity, and innovation to discover molecules that can become anesthetics administered without specialized training.

Kelly Kwan

QBC Programs Assistant

As the QBC Programs Assistant, I support the program managers of the Quantitative Biosciences Consortium graduate programs to ensure their successful operation.

A new vision for the Small Molecule Discovery Center

Charles Hart, PhD, director of the Catalyst Program, joins Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Chair Michelle Arkin in the center’s ongoing collaboration with academics, government labs, and pharmaceutical companies to develop drug leads that address unmet medical needs.

School of Pharmacy shows out in Grad Slam storytelling competition

Three students with ties to the School were finalists in the event, which challenges graduate students to explain their research to an audience of non-experts in just three minutes.

School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for the 44th straight year

School researchers netted $36.7M from 65 grants, fueling efforts spanning drug discovery, bioengineering, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacy, and more.

Manglik awarded 2024 Bowes Biomedical Investigator

The GPCR and neuropsychiatric diseases researcher will receive $1.25 million over five years to explore new territory.

School of Pharmacy faculty recognized among Highly Cited Researchers

The recognition of Krogan, Shoichet, Manglik, and Giacomini underscores the School’s commitment to fostering groundbreaking research that addresses critical issues in health care and pharmaceutical sciences.

Remembering Robert Langridge, molecular computer graphics pioneer

An emeritus faculty member and UCSF Medal winner who pushed the field of pharmaceutical chemistry into the computational era passed away after his 90th birthday.

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