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UCSF School of Pharmacy scientists, across all three departments and in widely divergent fields, are continually questioning the status quo.
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Seiple named a 2018 Beckman Young Investigator
The Beckman Young Investigator award provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.
UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2018
The 122 members of the graduating class of 2018 received their PharmD degrees at commencement.
Sali elected to National Academy of Sciences
Andrej Sali, PhD, has been elected as a member of the 2018 class of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
A passion for health equity: 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Kathleen B. Kennedy
Kathleen B. Kennedy, PharmD ’78, has been named our Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.
A pop-up repair shop for damaged neurons
Collaborative research holds promise for harnessing the nervous system’s own repair programs.
UCSF School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for 38th year
A culture of discovery and collaboration among faculty carries potential to “completely shake up their fields of study.”
Taking a bite out of the proteome with PhaNGS
If DNA is the blueprint for every cell in the body, then proteins are the cell’s construction workers, forklifts, and building materials.
Update from the Dean – March 2018
A new PharmD curriculum; Implementing new practice opportunities for pharmacists; PharmD students shine in state and national clinical pharmacy competitions; A pioneer in pharmacogenomics; The NIH streak lives on; Improving adverse event reporting and medication therapy protocols; Big-data to cut drug discovery time; Computational approaches target dopamine receptors; Researchers expose industry manipulation of science by sugar industry; Women in science; more.
Koda-Kimble Seed Award fuels eight original research projects
The 2018 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation marked its fourth year of funding with the announcement of the research award recipients.
Update on PharmD curriculum transformation
Vice Dean Sharon L. Youmans shares her perspective on the School’s new PharmD curriculum.
Unmasking a cellular hallmark of cancer
Scientists identify a signature of cancers caused by mutant RAS that may lead to precise therapies.
Microscopy illuminates life
Even with the best of microscopes, it's still a challenge to visualize the "inner life" of the cell.