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Nkansah examines 5 misused over-the-counter drugs with Dr. Oz

Thu Jan 20, 2011
The Dr. Oz Show
Nancy Nkansah, PharmD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, appears with Mehmet Oz, MD, on The Dr. Oz Show to caution consumers about 5 over-the-counter-drugs that are often misused.

Gartner to lead study on the interactions of cells in breast cancer

Tue Jan 18, 2011
Gartner
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Zev Gartner, PhD

Zev Gartner, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, will lead a US$3.2 million grant to study the interaction of different types of cells in breast cancer at its earliest stages.

New mass spectrometer reveals human proteins in greater detail

Tue Jan 11, 2011
spectrometer
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The National Bio-Organic Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource Center's new mass spectrometer, a device that breaks up molecules to identify their chemical compositions based on their mass and charge.

A box just four-feet square is the latest addition to the analytical armory of the National Bio-Organic Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource Center, which is directed by Al Burlingame, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the UCSF School of P

Reflection: 30 years of top NIH funding for UCSF School of Pharmacy

Wed Dec 22, 2010
people discuss research results

Kathy Giacomini, PhD (center), co-chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, discusses research results in the lab with postdocs Sook Wah Yee (left), and Amber Dahlin (right).

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Introduction
Budget significance
Reasons for past success
A decade of funding for bioinformatics
New drug discovery directions attract support

Murphy and Bermingham win ASHP Clinical Skills Competition

Mon Dec 13, 2010
Murphy and Bermingham.

Clinical Skills Competition winners Jennifer Murphy (left) and Rachelle Bermingham (right).

The national winners of the 2010 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Clinical Skills Competition are Jennifer Murphy and Rachelle Bermingham, student pharmacists from the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Logic gates allow bacteria to work like computers

Fri Dec 10, 2010
diagram

Four colonies—each composed of a strain containing a single gate—are arranged such that the computation progresses from left to right.

Logic gates, similar to those that form the basis of silicon computing, can now be inserted into bacteria via genetic engineering, making it possible to manipulate bacteria to perform complicated tasks. This finding will ultimately enable cells to be programmed with more intricate functions,...

SmartPlanet video features The Kidney Project

Fri Dec 10, 2010
Diagram of artificial kidney device highlights filter design.
The implantable bioartificial kidney is explained in this December 6, 2010, SmartPlanet video featuring Shuvo Roy, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine.

Roy shares promise of bioartificial kidney

Thu Nov 18, 2010
Shuvo Roy, PhD, an engineer and research scientist, is leading a U.S. project to build the world’s first bioartificial kidney to treat end stage renal disease. The goal is to surgically implant this coffee-cup-sized device in a human patient within 5 to 7 years.

Nkansah reveals common medicine mistakes

Thu Nov 18, 2010
Nancy Nkansah, PharmD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, appears with Mehmet Oz, MD, on The Dr. Oz Show to correct 3 common medication mistakes made by consumers:

California Poison Control System pharmacist warns pot alternative harmful

Mon Nov 15, 2010
California Poison Control System (CPCS) pharmacist and toxicologist Kathryn Meier, PharmD, DABAT, cites hypertension, tachycardia, anxiety as among the symptoms seen in emergency room patients who have used synthetic cannabinoids.

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