School of Pharmacy

Proactive, Personalized, Precise: AI and Collaborative Research is Revolutionizing ALS Care

Thu May 1, 2025

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Steven Altschuler, PhD, and Lani Wu, PhD

Serendipitous teamwork between Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors and lab partners Steven Altschuler, PhD, and Lani Wu, PhD, and Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD, director of the ALS Center at UCSF, is developing a new approach to classifying and treating the complex neurodegenerative...

Pharmacy PhD Student Wins First Place in UC Grad Slam

Wed Apr 30, 2025

Sophia Miliotis won UC Grad Slam, and took home the Slammy trophy and a cash award.

Sophia Miliotis, a PhD student in the school's Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) program, took home the top prize at the University of California’s systemwide 2025 Grad Slam.

Could this Molecule be ‘Checkmate’ for Coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2?

Thu Apr 24, 2025

Charles Craik, PhD

Powerful drug candidates perform better than Paxlovid against SARS-CoV-2 and could head off future coronavirus pandemics. The research, from a team at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes that includes School of Pharmacy researchers, has stalled since the grant was cut.

Bridging borders in science: Q&A with Einstein Visiting Fellow Nevan Krogan, PhD

Wed Apr 23, 2025

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences professor will lead a new global research initiative with Freie Universität Berlin, establishing a Berlin-based lab to advancing cross-border collaboration and innovation in structural biology, infectious disease and therapeutic discovery.

How to Choose a Disease-Fighting Molecule

Mon Apr 21, 2025

Full Circle Symposium Brings Together Native and Indigenous Scientists

Fri Apr 11, 2025

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS

Led by Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS, and presented by the school’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), the symposium — which is open to all — aims to build a thriving community for Native and Indigenous scientists in...

For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work

Thu Apr 10, 2025

Elisabeth Fall

Pharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine Gee

In honor of National Preceptor Appreciation Month, we hear from preceptors who play an essential role in these educational experiences, guiding students as they refine their skills, gain confidence and prepare for future roles as pharmacists.

The Science of Smell: Q&A with Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD

Tue Apr 8, 2025

Erin Lubin

Manglik at his lab at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

We asked the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry associate professor how helping to uncover the fundamental principles of our smell perception could improve understanding of how other proteins in the body recognize small molecules, including potential new drugs.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics PhD students win top Grad Slam prizes

Mon Apr 7, 2025

Sophia Miliotis’ presentation earned her first place from judges as well as the People’s Choice award.

Sophia Miliotis and Maggie Colton Cove came in first and second place among 10 graduate student finalists in the annual competition who delivered three-minute presentations to explain their research in an engaging, lay-friendly manner. Milotis also won the People’s Choice award.

How UCSF Pharmacy Students Advance Community Health on Their Own Time

Wed Apr 2, 2025

Pharmacy students demonstrate how to take blood pressure readings.

Cindy Chew

Pharmacy students volunteer for the Project Healthy Heart initiative, exposing San Francisco high school students to health-science careers.

Through hands-on workshops, direct community service, and health care-focused outreach, dedicated learners who volunteer for student-led initiatives extend the school’s mission to expand knowledge and improve the health outcomes of people everywhere.

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