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Levi Gadye

Pharmacy alumna provides lifeline to displaced residents in aftermath of fire

When the Camp Fire roared through Paradise, CA, last November, the staff of Paradise Drug, a community pharmacy owned and operated by UCSF School of Pharmacy alumna Janet Balbutin, PharmD ’68, didn’t hesitate: they heroically saved a server containing patient data, and went on to provide pharmacy services for displaced residents for nearly a year.

UCSF School of Pharmacy Editorial Staff

Assemi and Clinard assume new associate dean roles

Mitra Assemi and Valerie Clinard were appointed to new associate dean roles in the UCSF School of Pharmacy. Both roles support the School’s evolving doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree program.

Levi Gadye

VR drug discovery makes precision therapy a reality

ChimeraX, virtual reality software developed at the UCSF Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization and Informatics, is now the tool of choice for computational structural biologists in the School of Pharmacy. The Jacobson Lab recently used ChimeraX to find a promising new cure for a drug-resistant case of pediatric leukemia.

UCSF School of Pharmacy Editorial Staff

Cynthia Watchmaker honored with university award

Cynthia Watchmaker, the School of Pharmacy’s associate dean of student affairs, was awarded the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional University Management.