On behalf of the QBI Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG), the QCRG Research Symposium on COVID-19 will take place virtually from 8 am to 12 pm PST on June 19, 2020, supported by the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at the University of California, San Francisco.
I am responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for the UCSF Health Pharmacy Enterprise. That planning is done in close alignment with the mission and priorities of the School of Pharmacy as myself and the chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy hold administrative appointments in each other’s organizations. As an vice dean in our School, I work closely with the School to provide patient care activity oversight, health services research opportunities, and high-quality education in the PharmD degree program.
Our COVID-19 response: As we return to campus, everyone’s well-being is our top concern. But we also need to consider the need to maintain and strengthen community.
Our lab is interested in how the properties of individual molecules give rise to the mechanics and function of large cellular machines. We focus on the machines that drive cell division, asking how they build themselves through self-organization, and how they generate and respond to force to perform their function robustly and accurately. To answer these questions we use approaches from biophysics, bioengineering and cell biology.
I serve as the director of pharmacy services for Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, overseeing six pharmacies and clinical pharmacy services in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. I also set the strategic direction for the health system regarding pharmacy services. As associate dean, I support preceptors and learners at sites as well as work with other leaders in providing feedback to the dean on various health care topics to support the School and the profession of pharmacy.
The QBI Online Seminar Series is presenting Gira Bhabha, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology at NYU Langone Health. Her lab uses a hybrid approach to study the structural mechanisms of how macromolecular protein machines are spectacularly coordinated to facilitate transport in normal cells, and what goes wrong when they break.
The UCSF School of Pharmacy is moving quickly against the COVID-19 pandemic, applying a scientific mindset to challenges being raised during the crisis.
