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School of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2021

Mon Sep 25, 2017

New PharmD students at Orientation Week: left to right, Nathan Koreic, Marylynn Trinh, and Anjali Patel.

The newest UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) class gathered for the first time on Wednesday, September 20, in San Francisco’s foggy Golden Gate Park. Although it was their first time meeting in person, class members have been getting to know each other online for months.

Update from the Dean - September 2017

Wed Sep 20, 2017

Strategic plan progress report. Research: Driving the development of innovative and precise drugs, medical devices, and diagnostic tests. Flu treatments; Tackling antimalarial resistance; Attacking hard targets; Plotting cell maps; Safer opioid pain killer; Cellular construction; New products...

Giacomini to receive North American Scientific Achievement Award

Tue Sep 5, 2017

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Kathy Giacomini, PhD

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, a leader in the field of pharmacogenomics, has been named the 2017 recipient of the North American Scientific Achievement Award, presented by the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX).

Using antibiotics to stop contamination in cell cultures changes them, study finds

Thu Aug 31, 2017

Ann Hane Ryu, a graduate student in the lab of Nadav Ahituv, PhD, works with cell cultures.

The common lab practice of adding antibiotics to cell cultures to prevent contamination can actually induce genetic changes in the cells, a paper senior-authored by Nadav Ahituv, PhD, found. Ahituv is a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, a joint department...

Remembering C.C. Wang

Mon Aug 28, 2017

Ching C. Wang, PhD (2011)

Ching C. Wang, PhD, a beloved UCSF School of Pharmacy researcher and professor, known for bringing molecular biology and biochemistry to parasitology, and for his work on the antiparasitic medicine ivermectin, died last week at the age of 80.

To his wide circle of colleagues and friends, he was...

Finding better ways to reduce serious drug side effects

Wed Aug 9, 2017

Elisabeth Fall

Brian Shoichet, PhD

Many of the medicines we depend on to treat disease—and even to save our lives—pose potentially serious risks along with their benefits. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that about 40,000 deaths yearly in the United States may be attributable to the side...

Rocket science? For these kids, pressure is fun

Fri Jul 7, 2017

Javier Chavez, left, and Sebastian Mederos, fifth grade, work together to design their bottle rocket.

Every good scientific exploration starts with questions, and at UCSF’s 2017 Summer Science Camp, the recent “bottle rocket engineering and launch day” was no different.

Remembering Edward Leong Way

Thu Jul 6, 2017

Edward Leong Way at birthday celebration

Elisabeth Fall

Edward Leong Way celebrated his 100th birthday in July 2016, surrounded by friends, family, and UCSF colleagues.

Edward (Eddie) Leong Way, PhD, UCSF School of Pharmacy alumnus, UCSF faculty member, and dear friend, died peacefully at home in San Francisco on June 12, 2017, four weeks before his 101st birthday.

Camp founder continues quest to bring science to kids

Thu Jun 29, 2017

Cindy Chew

Heather Hertema, PharmD ’10, founder of UCSF Summer Science Camp, returned for the camp’s 10th anniversary.

As a first-year UCSF PharmD student, Heather Hertema, PharmD ’10, had a big idea: a free summer camp for kids who might not otherwise be exposed to the creative problem-solving and making-things-explode fun of science.

Students take part in UCSF’s science summer camp

Wed Jun 21, 2017

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