School of Pharmacy

Scientists Look to Commercial Dyes to Help them Diagnose Dementia

Tue Sep 9, 2025
Gestwicki

Jason Gestwicki, PhD

A new dye screening process from the lab of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Jason Gestwicki, PhD, could distinguish between different dementias more effectively and earlier in the disease process.

New Approach for Smarter, Safer Cancer Treatment

Mon Sep 8, 2025
Long-Boyle at a centrifuge
Susan Merrell

Janel Long-Boyle, PharmD, PhD

Inspired by sister’s leukemia treatment, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor and oncology researcher Janel Long-Boyle, PharmD, PhD, is reducting side effects and increasing survival rates for children with cancer.

Preparing Pharmacy Students to Lead in the Age of AI

Thu Sep 4, 2025
MacDougall at podium

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS

Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, says tomorrow’s pharmacy leaders will be defined not by the tools they use, but by how thoughtfully they use them — and that education will have to adapt.

Sisters in Pharmacy: Collaboration and Inspiration

Wed Aug 27, 2025
Lizzy Bulla (left), and sister Sabrina Bulla (right)

Lizzy Bulla, PharmD candidate Class of 2027 (left), and sister Sabrina Bulla, PharmD, a Class of '21 alum (right)

Six years apart on their parallel paths, the Bulla sisters share a first-generation experience from becoming pharmacy technicians to patient care in clinical pharmacy.

More Than an Rx: Healing Through A Trauma-Informed Model of Care

Tue Aug 26, 2025

Rethinking Pharmacokinetics With Les Benet, PhD

Thu Aug 21, 2025
Benet

Les Benet, PhD

The UCSF School of Pharmacy legend, who helped shape the field of pharmacokinetics, introduces a simplified, physics-inspired approach to help future pharmacists make better-informed dosing decisions. 

Alum finds purpose in patient care through hematology at Genentech

Wed Aug 13, 2025
Montez

Melissa Montez, PharmD

From her early specialization in oncology to her transition into industry, Melissa Montez, PharmD ’00, built a career rooted in patient impact and now mentors UCSF pharmacy students to imagine broader futures.

Renslo Boosts Search for New Malaria Drugs

Tue Aug 12, 2025
Renslo
Elisabeth Fall

Adam Renslo, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Adam Renslo, PhD, is part of a team of UCSF chemists that has remodeled the structures of new malaria drugs to make them more soluble — while maintaining their effectiveness against drug-resistant parasites.

Helping African Infectious Disease Researchers Take the Lead

Thu Jul 31, 2025
QBI Team (from left to right: Abby Kim, Alexa Rocourt, Bailor Barrie, Dan Kelly, Saumya Gopalkrishnan, Nevan Krogan, Jacqueline Fabius, Celine Perier, Gina Nguyen, and Krystal Fontaine).

QBI Team (from left to right: Abby Kim, Alexa Rocourt, Bailor Barrie, Dan Kelly, Saumya Gopalkrishnan, Nevan Krogan, Jacqueline Fabius, Celine Perier, Gina Nguyen, and Krystal Fontaine).

A new initiative led by the school's Quantitative Biosciences Institute will support mentorship and research capacity, platforms for knowledge exchange, and an international exchange program for promising early-career African scientists.

Cancer Drug Discovery: Reaching for the High-Hanging Fruit

Wed Jul 30, 2025

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