Vogt named president of American Pharmacists Association Foundation board
Eleanor Vogt, PhD, RPh, has been named the president of the board of directors for the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.
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Behind enemy lines
New research promises to take the guesswork out of matching individual cancer cases to the most effective choices of chemotherapy.
Giacomini named 2018 Volwiler Research Award recipient
Kathy Giacomini, PhD, has been named the 2018 Volwiler Research Achievement Award recipient by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
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.
Babbitt named fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
Babbitt's election as a 2018 ISCB fellow highlights her contributions to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics.
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.
Cell-folding research opens door to building with biology
Researchers were able to coax layers of cells to form shapes not found in nature, such as cubes.
Study shows sugar industry buried evidence of health risks
“UCSF has put its stake in the ground on exposing industry manipulation of science.”
UCSF lab sends filters to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Burchard Lab colleagues step up to help residents of the island get fresh water.
Hiding in plain sight
A tiny implant promises to simplify how glaucoma drugs are administered, making life easier for aging patients.
Advanced practice pharmacists are ready
Pharmacists are going to be more integral to health care teams in the future.
UCSF School of Pharmacy joins data-sharing partnership to speed cancer drugs
A pioneering public/private consortium is poised to turn the marathon of drug discovery into a team relay, maybe even a short one.