PharmD Degree Program

Research points to individualized treatments for curing TB

Tue Nov 20, 2018
Savic speaking at podium

Rada Savic, PhD, senior author on the study, presented her team's work on tuberculosis treatments at the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health in The Hague, The Netherlands, in late October 2018.

Tuberculosis is usually treated with a six month regimen of daily antibiotics, but millions of patients do not recover from the disease during treatment. Rada Savic’s team showed that adjusting the duration of this regimen based on disease severity could lead to better outcomes.

School of Pharmacy emeriti Kollman, Kuntz, and Langridge honored with UCSF Medal

Thu Nov 15, 2018
composite of Langridge, Kollman, Kuntz, and a wasabi receptor computer graphic
Drug discovery today begins with computation rather than test tube experimentation. Three School of Pharmacy faculty emeriti, Robert Langridge, Irwin “Tack” Kuntz, and the late Peter Kollman, were awarded the UCSF Medal for creating computational tools for drug discovery that are now used worldwide.

Update from the Dean – November 2018

Fri Nov 9, 2018
Guglielmo
Elisabeth Fall

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Curriculum transformation, An expanded role, Gaining recognition, Graduate match rate; School of Pharmacy scientists receive UCSF Medal: Founding fathers of drug discovery honored; Beyond drugs, Two artificial pancreas projects, Bringing prosthetics to patients; Beyond drugs, Two artificial...

Bringing artificial limbs to patients who need them

Thu Nov 8, 2018
Matheny demonstrates prosthetic arm to onlookers
Marine Corps Sgt. Drew Tech, U.S. Department of Defense

Johnny Matheny demonstrates how a modular prosthetic limb works during DARPA Demo Day 2016 at the Pentagon, May 11, 2016. Matheny is a test subject with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.

The patient perspective on prosthetic limbs currently doesn’t factor into the FDA approval process. Leslie Wilson and Matthew Garibaldi are surveying patient preferences to speed access to the next generation of prosthetics.

PharmD students make sure Dean Guglielmo gets his flu shot

Fri Oct 26, 2018
PharmD student prepares flu vaccine for the dean
Vivian Chen

PharmD student Janelle Agustin, Class of 2021, prepares a flu vaccine for School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD.

UCSF Flu Crew reminds San Francisco of the importance of vaccines by overseeing the vaccination of School of Pharmacy Dean Guglielmo.

Youmans inducted into Academy of Medical Educators

Wed Oct 24, 2018
Youmans holds her induction plaque next to Poncelet and Lucey.
Elisabeth Fall

At the induction ceremony (left to right): Ann Poncelet, MD, Director of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators; Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH; Catherine Lucey, MD, Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education, School of Medicine.

School of Pharmacy Vice Dean Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, was inducted into the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators in September, in recognition of her leadership during the School's revamping of its PharmD curriculum.

Jon Rey, MEd

Mon Oct 22, 2018
Rey
Student Affairs Coordinator

As the Student Affairs Coordinator, I am responsible for coordinating the out-of-class experience for the PharmD program from Orientation to Commencement. I organize the online and in-person orientations, manage the Co-Curricular Program, coordinate significant celebrations in the PharmD program...

QBI pioneers a collaborative and inclusive approach to scientific discovery

Tue Oct 16, 2018
Krogan
Chris Goodfellow (Gladstone Institutes)

Nevan Krogan, PhD, founded QBI two years ago aiming to build a thriving scientific community at UCSF.

UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), founded two years ago, is making waves with its unique approach to scientific collaboration, catalyzing discoveries from cancer to psychiatry while supporting female scientists and engaging with the public.

The Kidney Project and the bioartificial pancreas: When inspiration strikes twice

Wed Sep 26, 2018
Roy holds a silicon filter used in his artificial kidney prototype.
© majedphoto.com

Shuvo Roy, PhD, is trying to make the same type of silicon filter that powers his artificial kidney work in an artificial pancreas.

Inspiration can be a hard thing to find. The history of science is filled with elusive “eureka moments” taking place under unlikely circumstances—Archimedes’ jump in a bath to intuit displacement, Issac Newton’s observation of a falling apple to grasp gravity, and Nikola Tesla’s inspiration for the...

Future pharmacists dedicate themselves to serving patients

Tue Sep 18, 2018
PharmD students recite the Oath of a Pharmacist
Elisabeth Fall

The Class of 2021T recites the Oath of a Pharmacist after receiving their white coats during the White Coat Ceremony.

The School of Pharmacy's newest cohort of PharmD students donned white coats and took the Oath of a Pharmacist at the 2018 White Coat Ceremony, committing themselves to a lifetime of learning and patient care.

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