Topics and Expertise: gut bacteria

Fischbach receives Packard Fellowship

Mon Oct 17, 2011
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Michael Fischbach, PhD

Michael Fischbach, PhD, who studies drug-like molecules produced by human gut bacteria, has been awarded one the 16 prestigious 2011 Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering.

Fischbach explains his search for antibiotic-producing bacteria in the human gut

Thu Jan 20, 2011
Gut bacteria and antibiotics: Michael Fischbach looks for answers
The bacteria in the human gut that produce antibiotics are the focus of a US$1 million W. M. Keck Foundation grant being led by Michael Fischbach, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Reflection: 30 years of top NIH funding for UCSF School of Pharmacy

Wed Dec 22, 2010
people discuss research results

Kathy Giacomini, PhD (center), co-chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, discusses research results in the lab with postdocs Sook Wah Yee (left), and Amber Dahlin (right).

Table of contents


Introduction
Budget significance
Reasons for past success
A decade of funding for bioinformatics
New drug discovery directions attract support

Fischbach receives New Innovator Award

Fri Oct 8, 2010
Fischbach

Michael Fischbach, PhD

Michael Fischbach, PhD, is the recipient of a 2010 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.

Fischbach receives young investigator grant for probiotics research

Fri Aug 6, 2010
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Michael Fischbach, PhD

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 Probiotics Research.