Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in recognition of his transformative work in cellular signaling.
At the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Bo Huang, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is blending biological discovery with tool-building to reimagine how scientists visualize and understand life inside cells.
Three faculty members — John Irwin, PhD, Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, and Brian Shoichet, PhD — are named in Clarivate’s 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers, recognizing their scholarly impact and influence in their fields.
More than 100 current and former graduate students gathered on Oct. 3 for the School of Pharmacy’s first “Bridging Past and Future: Highlighting UCSF Graduate Students and Alumni” symposium.
UCSF School of Pharmacy drives biotech innovation with 44 startups and 64 patents that bridge basic research to therapies through bold entrepreneurship.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Adam Renslo, PhD, is part of a team of UCSF chemists that has remodeled the structures of new malaria drugs to make them more soluble — while maintaining their effectiveness against drug-resistant parasites.
The staff awardees include individuals in many different roles and functions across the school.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Brian Shoichet, PhD ’91, and Jason Sello, PhD, are leading a collaborative research project to scour millions of compounds — with help from tiny zebrafish — to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.