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  • A call for pharmacists to step up

    A call for pharmacists to step up Helene Levens Lipton, PhD Pharmacists have a unique opportunity to define their roles under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which became US law in March 2010, according to Helene Levens Lipton, PhD , a …

  • Giacomini to lead $15.1 million in research funding to improve the use of drugs in individuals

    Giacomini to lead $15.1 million in research funding to improve the use of drugs in individuals Giacomini Kathy Giacomini, PhD , co-chair of the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and an expert in the field of pharmacogenomics, is …

  • Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney

    Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney The model for a surgically implantable bioartificial kidney the size of a coffee cup has been unveiled by the national project's lead researcher, Shuvo Roy, PhD , a member of the UCSF Department of Bioengineering …

  • UCSF School of Pharmacy testing new ways to better manage patients’ medications

    UCSF School of Pharmacy testing new ways to better manage patients’ medications medications An article in the August 13, 2010, issue of The New York Times , entitled “Pharmacists Take a Larger Role on Health Team,” points to the emerging role of …

  • Koda-Kimble honored by California State Board of Pharmacy

    Koda-Kimble honored by California State Board of Pharmacy Koda-Kimble holds award with Schell and Weisser. For her decades of service to the pharmacy profession, Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD , dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, received the highest …

  • Fischbach receives young investigator grant for probiotics research

    Fischbach receives young investigator grant for probiotics research Fischbach Michael Fischbach, PhD , a faculty member in UCSF’ s Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is one of two recipients of the 2010 Young Investigator Grant for …

  • In memory of Olga Beyn, UCSF doctor of pharmacy student

    In memory of Olga Beyn, UCSF doctor of pharmacy student Olga Beyn The UCSF School of Pharmacy, along with colleagues campuswide, mourn the death of 4th-year doctor of pharmacy student, Olga Beyn, who died Saturday, July 31, 2010, as the result of a water …

  • Pharmacy school program aims to increase pharmacists in California’s Central Valley

    Pharmacy school program aims to increase pharmacists in California’s Central Valley a California poppy With the next school year only 2 months away, a UCSF School of Pharmacy program to encourage eligible high school students from the California Central …

  • UCSF School of Pharmacy provides research expertise for new diabetes management program

    UCSF School of Pharmacy provides research expertise for new diabetes management program diabetes medication The launch of a new community pharmacy-based diabetes medication management pilot program for select members of the California Public …

  • Scangos named CEO of Biogen Idec

    Scangos named CEO of Biogen Idec George Scangos, PhD George Scangos, PhD , a member of the UCSF School of Pharmacy Board of Advisors, has been appointed chief executive officer ( CEO ) of the global biotechnology company Biogen Idec , which is …