School of Pharmacy

Aweeka: “Be More of a Global Pharmacist”

Energized from a yearlong term as global chair at England’s University of Bath, Fran Aweeka, PharmD, is embracing the challenge of finding new ways to foster international collaboration in pharmaceutical sciences.

How a PharmD Alum Leads Public Health Innovation Through Poison Control

As managing director of the California Poison Control System (CPCS) Fresno/Madera division, Serena Huntington, PharmD ’11, DABAT, has dedicated her career to advancing public health by protecting against toxic exposures in her local community.

UCSF Pharmacy Alum Daniel Robinson Named 2025 California Pharmacist of the Year

Robinson, who was named Distinguished Alum of the Year in 2022, played an instrumental role in advancing California Senate Bill 493, which granted pharmacists provider status and expanded prescribing authority.

Remembering Kethen So, PharmD ’95, MBA

A self-described connector and cheerleader So was a fixture of the UCSF campus who played a critical role in improving patient care and educating future pharmacists.

30-Year Partnership With Tokyo University Fuels Educational Exchange in Pharmacy Practice

The UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrated the 30th anniversary of its long-standing partnership with the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences program by hosting visiting faculty and students to learn about the advanced and evolving roles of pharmacy practice in the United States.

UCSF Scientists Discover How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences professor Nadav Ahituv is part of a team of researchers using the gene editing technology CRISPR to deprive tumors of nutrition.

Craik and UCSF Team Take Significant Step Toward Patient-Specific Radiation Therapies

A new therapy combines a drug to mark cancer cells for destruction and a radioactive antibody to kill them, while calculating an extremely safe dose of radiation that uses only the amount of radiation needed to beat the cancer.

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