Topics and Expertise: QBI

How targeting a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme could lead to an antiviral drug

Fri Jul 10, 2020
Fraser
Elisabeth Fall

James Fraser, PhD

The chemical fragments could bind to and disable an enzyme that helps the virus replicate.

UCSF team has discovered drugs that block coronavirus, paving way for ‘a better drug sooner’

Thu May 7, 2020

QBI Coronavirus Research Group races toward a cure

Tue Mar 31, 2020
SARS-COV2 virus particles on human cells
NIH

SARS-COV2 virus particles (orange), which cause COVID-19, on human cells (blue).

The UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute has made headway identifying dozens of potential therapies for the COVID-19 outbreak.

Hunting for a cure for COVID-19: an insider’s story

Sat Mar 21, 2020
Krogan and Fabius

QBI’s director, Nevan Krogan, PhD, left, and Jacqueline Fabius, QBI's chief operating officer

The chief operating officer of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) shares a view of the team's work on COVID-19.

Two School members earn UCSF Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity

Wed Nov 6, 2019
Fabius and Opoku-Nsiah

Jacqueline Fabius (left) and Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah

Jacqueline Fabius was given the Chancellor’s Award for Advancement of Women, and Kwadwo (Kojo) Opoku-Nsiah was given the Chancellor’s Award for Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership.

USAID photo exhibit on Zika launches QBI symposium on arthropod-borne diseases

Wed Jun 12, 2019
Woman at exhibit

USAID’s “Stronger There, Safer Here” exhibit is on display June 12 to July 31, 2019, on the first floor of Mission Hall at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus.

A photo exhibition on the response by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Zika virus outbreaks in Latin America and the Caribbean was kicked off with a reception this June at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus.

QBI fellowship fosters curiosity and perseverance for women scientists

Mon Jan 28, 2019
Kyosiimire-Lugemwa
QBI

Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, PhD, was the first recipient of QBI’s Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences.

Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, the first recipient of QBI’s Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences, spent a year at UCSF in which her perseverance in the sciences was tested. She recently returned to her home country of Uganda more ready than ever to tackle big questions about...

QBI scientists decipher how Ebola, dengue, and Zika infect human cells

Fri Dec 14, 2018
Krogan
Chris Goodfellow (Gladstone Institutes)

Nevan Krogan, PhD, senior author on the two studies and director of QBI

In a pair of recent studies, scientists at the Quantitative Biosciences Institute uncovered how Ebola, dengue, and Zika hijack human proteins to infect human cells, findings that point to new approaches for treating these diseases.

QBI pioneers a collaborative and inclusive approach to scientific discovery

Tue Oct 16, 2018
Krogan
Chris Goodfellow (Gladstone Institutes)

Nevan Krogan, PhD, founded QBI two years ago aiming to build a thriving scientific community at UCSF.

UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), founded two years ago, is making waves with its unique approach to scientific collaboration, catalyzing discoveries from cancer to psychiatry while supporting female scientists and engaging with the public.

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.”

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