School of Pharmacy

NSF and NIH Recognize Kortemme's Leadership in AI-Driven Protein Design

Wed May 28, 2025

Tanja Kortemme, PhD

The latest publication from the lab of Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences professor and Vice Dean of Research Tanja Kortemme, PhD, along with a $1.4 million award from the National Science Foundation, recognizes major possibilities and support for her vision of integrating AI and...

Wells Lab Shows How Oxygen Deprivation Rewires Pancreatic Tumors

Wed May 28, 2025

Jim Wells, PhD

Recently published findings reveal how the hypoxic, or low-oxygen, environment characteristic of pancreatic cancer reshapes the proteolytic landscape of the tumor, a discovery that could translate into better diagnostic tools or treatments.

James Fraser Honored with Carl Brändén Award from The Protein Society

Tue May 27, 2025

James Fraser, PhD

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences chair was honored for pioneering advances in room-temperature X-ray data collection techniques and ensemble modeling methods, which have enabled deeper understanding and engineering of proteins. He has also been a champion of collaborative,...

Three Kids, One PharmD: Lubna Khan Balances Family and Pharmacy School

Tue May 20, 2025

Lubna Khan, PharmD student, Class of 2025

Lubna Khan, a first-gen graduate in the Class of 2025, has managed to balance the demands of grad school with the challenges of motherhood (she welcomed her third child during final exams) thanks to her family support system and relentless determination.

Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

Tue May 13, 2025

Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

Her transformative, positive contribution to the human condition through health care and science as a community pharmacy pioneer laid the groundwork for her responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youmans Receives 2025 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year

Mon May 12, 2025

Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Sharon Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPH

The Executive Vice Dean and Department of Clinical Pharmacy professor is being recognize for a career of thoughtfully directing brilliant minds toward their potential and ensuring equitable access for the next generation of health professionals.

Student Wins Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award

Fri May 9, 2025

UCSF PharmD student Emil Tran is a recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service.

The award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health — beyond what is required by their school’s curriculum...

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

Thu May 1, 2025

Cindy Chew

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.

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