November 2020

HIV 2020: Where are we now? HIV healthcare in Sierra Leone

Friday, December 4, 2020 - 11:00 am to 11:30 am

QBI TV presents a live discussion on HIV healthcare in Sierra Leone as well as the disparities and HIV/AIDS-related stigmas that exist among communities in developing nations featuring Bailor Barrie, co-founder of Wellbody Alliance, a primary care clinic in Sierra Leone that offers healthcare programs for HIV, TB, and maternal/child health and aims to build an effective healthcare system in their region that will save lives in a sustainable, equitable, and just manner.

Uncovering Natural Defenses in the Fight Against Respiratory Viruses: a QBI and Gladstone seminar with Ellen Foxman

Monday, December 14, 2020 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

The QBI and Gladstone Institute Infectious Disease and Human Health Seminar Series presents Ellen Foxman MD, PhD, an assistant professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Foxman trained in medicine and immunology at Stanford University. In Dr. Eugene Butcher’s group, she investigated leukocyte homing and the role of short-term memory of prior chemotactic signals in allowing neutrophils to reach their target sites within tissues.

QBI/PSL-Qlife Symposium: Complex Biological Phenomenon and Quantitative Approaches

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 8:00 am to Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 10:30 am

Organized by Drs. Nevan Krogan and Bruno Goud, the second annual QBI/PSL-Qlife Symposium will be held online on December 1 and 2, 2020.

Update from the Dean: Community during challenging times

The School continues its vital work in research, education, and patient care.

Arkin named next chair of Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Arkin’s appointment to bolster collaborations between academia and industry for drug discovery.

Lauren Anderson

Anderson
Outreach & Recruitment Coord

As a member of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), I coordinate outreach programs for prospective student pharmacists by arranging campus visits and information sessions. I facilitate our program’s involvement in various recruitment events across California and the United States. I serve as program director of the pharmacy cohort of the UCSF Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program, by working closely with the Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. As part of the admissions team, I am involved in several aspects of admissions.

My pronouns are she/her/hers.

Jamming the gears of a deadly virus

Team efforts at the School and beyond produce two potential treatments for COVID-19.

Rebecca Leon, PharmD

Program Pharmacist

I am a clinical pharmacist for the UCSF School of Pharmacy and UCSF Office of Population Health Clinical Programs. My primary role includes providing direct patient care, precepting students and residents, and developing new pharmacy services. My areas of focus for clinical services include transitions of care, complex care support, asthma, chronic disease state management (diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia), comprehensive medication management and medication access assistance.