News

Tue May 14, 2019

On May 3, in front of a crowd of more than one thousand gathered at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the 122 members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy graduating class of 2019 received their doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

“Out of more than 1,100 applicants, we chose each of you—122 bright lights who would clearly...

Tue May 14, 2019
Research on topics ranging from drug abuse to heart pump complications took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 21st annual Spring Research Seminar.
Thu May 2, 2019

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, has been selected as the new holder of the Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy. The chair was created in 2003 by Philmore G. Divine, a 1945 UCSF pharmacy school graduate, to “support the research, teaching and service activities of the holder of the Chair related to his or her work in the area of...

Thu May 2, 2019
A team led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, recently won an award that will fund the development of an easy-to-use, safe, and effective home dialysis system.
Wed May 1, 2019
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrated the School of Pharmacy's long history of achievement in the discovery and clinical sciences, and clinical practice, at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Tue Apr 30, 2019
A study shows the potential of hormonal contraceptives at pharmacies in California and Oregon.
Fri Apr 19, 2019
Michael Keiser, PhD, and Kangway Chuang, PhD, want to use machine learning to speed the pace of drug discovery. By digging into the work of another lab, the pair realized how machine learning could lead scientists astray—and came up with methods to avoid its worst pitfalls.
Mon Apr 15, 2019
Dong is a world expert on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C medication therapy
Thu Apr 4, 2019
Janel Long-Boyle has spent her career advancing chemotherapy treatments for young patients.