Topics and Expertise: pharmacogenomics drug response

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

Thu Aug 31, 2017
Ryu in the lab

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...

Phillips awarded $5 Million NCI grant to study personalized medicine

Mon Oct 13, 2008
Phillips
The wider world use of medical tests and treatments based on individual genetic differences is the focus of a new, US$5 million research program funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and led by UCSF School of Pharmacy health economist Kathryn Phillips,