School of Pharmacy

Kroon named CSHP Pharmacist of the Year

Mon Oct 21, 2019
Kroon accepts the Pharmacist of the Year award.
Scott H. Takahashi

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, is instrumental in expanding the scope of practice for California pharmacists.

Kroon, who leads the School’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, researches diabetes and tobacco cessation.

VR drug discovery makes precision therapy a reality

Wed Oct 16, 2019
Winger and Jacobson wearing VR gear

Beth Apsel Winger, MD, PhD (left), and Matthew Jacobson, PhD (right) explore a cancer-causing mutation in a protein in virtual reality, using UCSF ChimeraX.

ChimeraX, virtual reality software developed at the UCSF Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization and Informatics, is now the tool of choice for computational structural biologists in the School of Pharmacy. The Jacobson Lab recently used ChimeraX to find a promising new cure for a drug-resistant...

Medi-Cal ‘clawback’ threatens patient access to vital HIV, Hep-C medications

Tue Oct 15, 2019

Desai inducted into International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering

Fri Oct 11, 2019
Desai
Todd Dubnicoff

Tejal Desai, PhD

Desai was recognized for being a “pioneer in the use of micro and nanoscale materials to deliver protein and cell-based therapeutics.”

Shape-Shifting Nucleosomes Open New Avenues for Epigenetics Research

Fri Oct 11, 2019

Pathogenic Landscape of HIV

Fri Oct 11, 2019

Class of 2022 gets their white coats and takes the Oath of a Pharmacist

Fri Sep 6, 2019
Dickinson and Diaz receive their coats.
Susan Merrell

Class of 2022 students Drew Dickinson and Ricardo Diaz donned symbolic white coats, marking their passage into the profession of pharmacy.

Members of the UC San Francisco doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2022 took a formal step into their new careers on August 30, symbolically donning the white coat of health care professionals and taking the Oath of a Pharmacist at a ceremony in Cole Hall on the UCSF Parnassus campus.

Psychiatric Cell Map Initiative Symposium

Mon Aug 26, 2019
3D reconstruction of neurons, UCSF QBI, Gladstone Institutes, Psychiatric Cell Map Initiative Symposium
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About the event

QBI Hackathon

Mon Aug 26, 2019
Hackathon
The QBI Hackathon is a 48-hour event connecting the vibrant Bay Area developer community with the scientists from UCSF, during which we work together on the cutting-edge biomedical problems. Recent advances in computer vision, AI, and machine learning have enabled computers to identify cat videos,...

QBI Pre-Hackathon Mixer

Mon Aug 26, 2019
Hackathon
Attend this meet-and-greet mixer to get to know others, form groups, and start thinking about your projects in advance of the Hackathon. We strongly suggest attending to give yourself ample time to deliver your product.

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