School of Pharmacy

Cynthia Watchmaker honored with university award

Fri May 17, 2019
Watchmaker
Elisabeth Fall

Cynthia Watchmaker, MBA, MEd

Cynthia Watchmaker, the School of Pharmacy’s associate dean of student affairs, was awarded the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional University Management.

Update from the Dean – May 2019

Wed May 15, 2019
Dear UCSF School of Pharmacy Family and Friends:

At the UCSF School of Pharmacy we don’t just embrace change, we create it. We have a rich history as drivers of change in our profession, in science, and in education. That passion for change, coupled with a scientific mindset, is clearly evident...

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2019

Tue May 14, 2019
graduate and Guglielmo dressed in regalia
Elisabeth Fall

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, congratulates Peter Nguyen, PharmD, Class of 2019.

On May 3, in front of a crowd of more than one thousand gathered at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the 122 members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy graduating class of 2019 received their doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

Studies on adolescent drug abuse, anti­de­pres­sants in the ER, and complications from heart pumps take top honors at annual seminar

Tue May 14, 2019
Rifkind and wife

Joyce Rifkind (left) and Gary Rifkind, PharmD ’60

Research on topics ranging from drug abuse to heart pump complications took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 21st annual Spring Research Seminar.

Prescription drugs cost 14% more in SF than national average

Fri May 3, 2019

MacDougall named Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy

Thu May 2, 2019
MacDougall
Elisabeth Fall

Conan MacDougall, PharmD

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, has been selected as the new holder of the Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy. The chair was created in 2003 by Philmore G.

The Kidney Project earns KidneyX award to make home dialysis better for patients

Thu May 2, 2019
Roy
Elisabeth Fall

Shuvo Roy, PhD, earned an award from KidneyX that will fund the development of an easy-to-use home dialysis system for kidney disease patients.

A team led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, recently won an award that will fund the development of an easy-to-use, safe, and effective home dialysis system.

School reflects on legacy of achievement at Alumni Weekend 2019

Wed May 1, 2019
Koda-Kimble and Guglielmo
Elena Graham

Former School of Pharmacy dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD ’69, left, chats with current dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, after the morning session on the new doctor of pharmacy curriculum at UCSF Alumni Weekend 2019.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrated the School of Pharmacy's long history of achievement in the discovery and clinical sciences, and clinical practice, at Alumni Weekend 2019.

Study shows promise for hormonal contraception services in the community pharmacy setting

Tue Apr 30, 2019
Kroon
Susan Merrell

Lisa Kroon, PharmD

A study shows the potential of hormonal contraceptives at pharmacies in California and Oregon.

Training computers to think more like scientists

Fri Apr 19, 2019
Dogs and wolves comparison

Machine learning algorithms can be trained to distinguish wolves from dogs in photographs, but sometimes these algorithms learn incorrectly by assuming that any animal pictured with snow in the background is a wolf (bottom right). Two School scientists argue that scientific applications of machine learning also need to be monitored to ensure they are working properly.

Michael Keiser, PhD, and Kangway Chuang, PhD, want to use machine learning to speed the pace of drug discovery. By digging into the work of another lab, the pair realized how machine learning could lead scientists astray—and came up with methods to avoid its worst pitfalls.

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