Topics and Expertise: COVID-19

Beyond the spike protein

Mon Jan 3, 2022
Human cells dotted with viral particles
NIAID/NIH

A human cell (green) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (purple). Research from QBI has identified how the Alpha variant of the virus evades the human immune system.

Findings from QBI point to a host of viral proteins that enable SARS-CoV-2 variants to evade the immune system.

Class of 2024 proudly enters the pharmacy profession amid pandemic

Mon Nov 15, 2021
Kroon

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, delivered the keynote address during the annual UCSF School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony.

The newest PharmD class kicked off its training in the field of pharmacy with orientation and the White Coat Ceremony

Greener freezers for a greener future

Wed Nov 10, 2021
Laboratory bottles and boxes covered in frost in a freezer
Susan Merrell

Samples and reagents in an ultra-low temperature freezer in the laboratory of Adam Abate, PhD, at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. A recent effort led by UCSF Supply Chain Management’s Dean Shehu and School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, replaced 43 of the campus’s least-efficient freezers.

The UCSF School of Pharmacy and Supply Chain Management work to halve the carbon footprint of ultra-low temperature storage

UCSF pharmacy students vaccinate Dean Guglielmo against the influenza virus

Mon Nov 8, 2021
Guglielmo
Sarah de Jesus and Kera Jewett

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student Lynna Davis, Class of 2023, administers the flu vaccine to Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD.

PharmD students organized the annual Vaccinate the Dean event and administered the influenza vaccine to Dean Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD.

Future pharmacists learn to deliver patient care during COVID-19

Fri Sep 24, 2021
Masked student prepares a medication for injection in the emergency room
Paul Takamoto

Pharmacy student So Young Kim, Class of 2023, prepares cefepime, an antibiotic, for a patient in septic shock as part of her introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) in the UCSF Emergency Department.

Amid strict precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19, PharmD students gain necessary experience with in-person pharmacy practice.

An animal dewormer to treat COVID? Poison control centers see uptick in calls; stores sell out

Fri Aug 27, 2021

No sign of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in breast milk

Wed Jul 28, 2021

Update from the Dean: Excellence amidst change

Wed Jul 14, 2021
School leadership changes, our ongoing fight against COVID-19, and the latest accomplishments of students, faculty members, and staff members

As Delta variant turns into dominant strain in California, scientists detect 'Delta plus'

Tue Jul 13, 2021

Where are drugs to beat COVID—and the next pandemic?

Wed Jun 30, 2021

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