School of Pharmacy

More California kids are having pot-related health scares, poison control officials warn

Tue Jul 17, 2018

Update from the Dean – July 2018

Mon Jul 16, 2018
Health at the molecular level: Decoding cellular signals, A trigger for tissue repair, Seeding tomorrow’s science. The future of custom care: Tracking cancer drug resistance, Treating malaria and tuberculosis, Quantitative Biosciences Institute’s culture of inclusivity, The genetics of asthma....

Drilling down to the details of opioid signaling

Wed Jul 11, 2018
Study captures an opioid drug binding to a µ-opioid receptor
Antoine Koehl (Manglik lab)

Study captures an opioid drug (orange) binding to a µ-opioid receptor (green) and activating various signaling proteins (cyan, purple, gold), which produce the effects of opioid drugs, like pain relief and addiction.

Despite using opioids for centuries for pain management, we still don’t have a complete understanding of how drugs like morphine and oxycodone actually work. And that’s a problem for patients, who must weather side effects that can range from nausea and constipation to cognitive impairment,...

Gruenberg receives sustainability award for second straight year

Fri Jun 29, 2018
Gruenberg
Susan Merrell

Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD, BCPS

Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD ’15, BCPS, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, was awarded the 2018 Sustainability Award in the faculty category by the UCSF Academic Senate Sustainability Committee on June 27, 2018.

Peter Kollman Memorial Lecture

Wed Jun 27, 2018
Dill

Ken A. Dill, PhD

2021 lecture

Ken A. Dill, PhD

Director, Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University

Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Showcasing School science and change at Alumni Weekend 2018

Fri Jun 15, 2018
Guglielmo speaks at podium.
Levi Gadye

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, addressed Half Century Club Luncheon attendees.

Sessions include: quickly identifying molecules that show potential as drugs; improving access and treatments for AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; why curiosity and imagination are taking the place of memorization the PharmD curriculum. Honoring the Class of 1968. Kennedy receives Distinguished...

Kennedy delivers Alumnus of the Year Award address at Alumni Weekend pharmacy gala

Fri Jun 15, 2018
Kennedy
Elisabeth Fall

Kathleen B. Kennedy, PharmD

On June 2, 2018, Kathleen B. Kennedy, PharmD ’78, received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from the UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association, for her “outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy, to society, and/or to UCSF.”

Manglik named 2018 Pew Biomedical Scholar

Thu Jun 14, 2018
Manglik
Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, the newest member of the faculty of the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was named a Pew Biomedical

The epic journey to better medicines

Wed Jun 13, 2018
UCSF Magazine summer 2018
UCSF School of Pharmacy scientists, across all three departments and in widely divergent fields, are continually questioning the status quo.

Seiple named a 2018 Beckman Young Investigator

Tue Jun 12, 2018
Seiple

Ian Seiple, PhD

The Beckman Young Investigator award provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.

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