Topics and Expertise: pancreas

UCSF School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for 38th year

Mon Mar 12, 2018
Lei Wang and Nanxi Wang
Susan Merrell

Lei Wang (left), PhD, works with postdoctoral researcher Nanxi Wang, PhD.

A culture of discovery and collaboration among faculty carries potential to “completely shake up their fields of study.”

Novel diabetes treatment developed in Desai Lab to power SF-area startup

Thu Oct 19, 2017
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Encellin

The cell encapsulation device (right) that is being developed by Encellin, a San Francisco–based biotechnology company.

A UC San Francisco-created, insulin-generating implant that utilizes nanotechnology is closer to becoming a real treatment for diabetes, after being acquired by a San Francisco-based startup.

Craik receives Protein Society’s Emil Thomas Kaiser Award

Fri Mar 11, 2016
Craik
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Charles S. Craik, PhD

Charles S. Craik, PhD, faculty member in the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Protein Society’s Emil Thomas Kaiser Award.