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Stimmel

Glen L. Stimmel has had a distinguished career in pharmacy.

Demanding change: 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD

Fri Mar 15, 2019

“Challenging the status quo leads to very good things,” said Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD ’72, who has spent a career doing just that. As a motto, it has served him, and his profession, quite well.

Stimmel, the 2019 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, has taken his own course through life, and in the process,...
Koda-Kimble

Koda-Kimble Seed Award supports School of Pharmacy's boldest ideas

Tue Mar 12, 2019
The 2019 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation will fund nine bold research projects, ranging from studies of the molecular underpinnings...
Neuronal protein with newly-identified drug target highlighted

School of Pharmacy scientists unearth a new target for treating Parkinson’s disease

Thu Mar 7, 2019
Scientists in the UCSF School of Pharmacy recently identified the first drug-binding target site on a molecule known to play a role in Parkinson's...
Kroetz and colleague review the results of an experiment

School of Pharmacy tops pharmacy schools in NIH funding for 39th straight year

Wed Feb 27, 2019
Among all U.S. pharmacy schools, the UCSF School of Pharmacy earned the most research funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2018,...
Goyan

Gift of $500,000 honors Jere E. Goyan, late UCSF School of Pharmacy dean

Tue Feb 12, 2019
The endowment will provide funds for a recipient to focus on delivering breakthroughs in therapeutics-related research, education, and patient care.
Shoichet in his office

Creating an inexhaustible database for drug molecules

Mon Feb 11, 2019
School of Pharmacy researchers helped a free public database of potential drug molecules grow 100-fold.
Michael Keiser, PhD

Keiser receives $2.5 million to apply machine learning towards new therapies for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

Tue Jan 8, 2019
Michael Keiser, PhD, received a Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which will fund his research into...
Ortiz de Montellano

Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Mon Dec 17, 2018
Ortiz de Montellano gained renown for his work with cytochrome P450 enzymes, which help the liver metabolize drugs and other chemicals, and regulate...
composite of Langridge, Kollman, Kuntz, and a wasabi receptor computer graphic

School of Pharmacy emeriti Kollman, Kuntz, and Langridge honored with UCSF Medal

Thu Nov 15, 2018
Drug discovery today begins with computation rather than test tube experimentation. Three School of Pharmacy faculty emeriti, Robert Langridge, Irwin...
Guglielmo

Update from the Dean – November 2018

Fri Nov 9, 2018
Curriculum transformation, An expanded role, Gaining recognition, Graduate match rate; School of Pharmacy scientists receive UCSF Medal: Founding...
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Update from the Dean

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Latest - November 2018
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Thu Jan 25
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Thu Jan 25
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