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Update from the Dean: Back to school

Thu Aug 13, 2020

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Dean Guglielmo provides updates on ongoing efforts with science, education, and patient care in the School.

Nanobody-based antiviral developed at UCSF effectively blocks SARS-CoV-2 in the lab

Wed Aug 12, 2020

Noah Berger

The antiviral invented by Aashish Manglik, PhD, and colleagues is effective at blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection even as an aerosolized spray, according to laboratory testing.

School scientists developed an antiviral that fights SARS-CoV-2 that can be given as a nasal spray.

School of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2023 at a pivotal time

Fri Aug 7, 2020

Members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy PharmD Class of 2023 participate in a virtual scavenger hunt during orientation.

The Class of 2023 begins its training in the pharmacy profession

Town Hall: Back-to-school plans

Thu Jul 30, 2020

School of Pharmacy - Back to School (July 30, 2020)

Join School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, for the latest on back-to-school plans.

Updates this week include:

Dozens of presumed inactive ingredients may impact human biology

Wed Jul 29, 2020

Morguefile.com

School scientists have found that various inactive ingredients in drugs, known as excipients, may produce unwanted side effects in the human body.

School scientists identify excipients with potential to cause side effects

The Kidney Project wins KidneyX Award to enable simpler, safer at-home dialysis

Wed Jul 22, 2020

The Kidney Project's iHemo offers patients a safer, in-home alternative to dialysis

The Kidney Project's iHemo implantable dialysis system received a $500,000 award to speed its development into an approved therapy for patients.

School's efforts to develop artificial kidney receive $500,000 boost

Student-taught education finds its footing in PharmD curriculum

Tue Jul 21, 2020

Levi Gadye

PharmD student Huy Ha, Class of 2021, second from left, helps introduce the student-taught education in pharmacy (STEP) program, along with fellow STEP instructors, to first-year students during orientation, August 2019.

Student teachers create new pillar of support for first-year pharmacy students

How targeting a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme could lead to an antiviral drug

Fri Jul 10, 2020

Elisabeth Fall

James Fraser, PhD

The chemical fragments could bind to and disable an enzyme that helps the virus replicate.

SARS-CoV-2 may spur growth of molecular “railways” out of infected cells, School scientists show

Thu Jul 2, 2020

NIAID/NIH

SARS-CoV-2 viral particles and human cells

UCSF-led collaboration uncovers new avenues for COVID-19 drug discovery

School of Pharmacy serves as PPE distribution hub for community pharmacies

Fri Jun 26, 2020

School faculty, staff, and PharmD students repackaged and distributed personal protective equipment to local pharmacies. From left to right: Julie Erich, Marley Quirante, Christine Vo, and Ernie Lum.

The School collaborates with the State of California and the California Pharmacists Association to provide vital PPE supplies to local pharmacies.

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