PharmD Degree Program

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.
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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.

Giacomini receives Bill Heller Mentor of the Year Award

Mon Sep 17, 2018
Giacomini
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Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, an expert in pharmacogenomic transporter biology and regulatory science, is the 2018 Bill Heller Mentor of the Year Award recipient from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) for her mentorship of students.

Explore molecular targets in daring new ways

Wed Sep 5, 2018

Arkin receives Ono Pharma Foundation Breakthrough Science Initiative Award

Fri Aug 31, 2018
Arkin
Elisabeth Fall

Michelle Arkin, PhD

Michelle Arkin, PhD, has received the 2018 Breakthrough Science Initiative Award from the Ono Pharma Foundation to study a class of proteins, called 14-3-3 proteins, known to be involved in various cancers, with the ultimate goal of enabling discoveries that lead to new ways to treat cancer.

Remembering Robert D. Gibson

Tue Aug 21, 2018
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Robert D. Gibson, PharmD ’58, wearing his Remington medal at an event in 2010

A beloved educator and alumnus of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Robert D. Gibson, PharmD ’58, died on July 19 at the age of 93. Gibson had an illustrious career over five decades at UCSF and was a strong national leader for diversity in the pharmacy profession.

The dean advocates for medication lists and pharmacist engagement in patient care

Tue Aug 21, 2018
Guglielmo
Elisabeth Fall

School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., trailing cancer and heart disease. Many of those errors can be traced to issues with medications.

School welcomes incoming PharmD class with bold new curriculum

Wed Aug 8, 2018
PharmD students arrive at UCSF for the first day of classes.
Elisabeth Fall

New PharmD students, including Asher Jeong (right), arrive at the UCSF Parnassus campus for the first day of their pharmacy education

A new class of UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students came together on July 25 at the Parnassus campus to inaugurate a new curriculum built on critical thinking, problem solving, and an inquiry habit of mind.

Stopping cancer in its tracks

Thu Jul 19, 2018
Cancerous breast tissue, with normal connective tissue (pink) and cancer cells (blue).
Cecil Fox, National Cancer Institute

Cancerous breast tissue, with normal connective tissue (pink) and cancer cells (blue).

Cancer, fundamentally, is a problem of too much growth. For decades, health care providers have tried and failed to slow tumor growth using drugs that interfere with a particular signaling pathway, called PI3K, which is known to operate in proliferating cancer cells.

Creating the tools to build a Human Cell Atlas

Wed Jul 18, 2018
cells under microscope.
Natalie Prigozhina

Human hair follicle cells, cytoskeletons in green and nuclei in blue.

If it’s hard to take an accurate census of the 325 million people living in the US, it’s even more daunting to survey the 37.2 trillion or so cells that make up the human body. The brain alone, for instance, contains nearly 90 billion neurons, which can be classified into over a thousand distinct...

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