July 2014

Desai named chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Tue Jul 22, 2014

Tejal Desai, PhD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS), a joint department of the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. Her appointment is effective August 1, 2014.

Research

Research in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences ranges from the foundational to the translational, from discoveries about the structures and functions of molecules and sub-cellular structures underlying health and disease to the development of microdevices and modified cells to precisely deliver drugs or even provide implantable bioartificial replacement organs.

Facts and Figures

James Fraser, PhD Therapeutic Bioengineering Pharmacogenomics and Genomics Computational Biology and Systems Pharmacology Drug Development and Regulatory Sciences UCSF School of Pharmacy Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) Biomedical Micro and Nanotechnology Core (BMNC) Genetics of Asthma in Latino Americans Study (GALA) Limb Study Study of African Americans, Asthma, Genes & Environments (SAGE) The Kidney Project Pediatric Device Consortium UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (UCSF-Stanford CERSI)

Honors and Awards

International honors and awards National honors and awards State and regional honors and awards UC San Francisco awards School of Pharmacy awards International and national fellows and members Ebert Prize American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA–APRS) 2013: Leslie Benet, PhD North American Scientific Achievement Award International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics 2017: Kathy Giacomini, PhD 2015: Leslie Benet, PhD Paul Ehrlich Magic Bullet Lifetime Achievement Award

Administration

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences is a joint department of the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. It is under the administrative oversight of the department chair, who reports to the Schools’ deans. The deans report directly to the UCSF chancellor, who reports to the UC president, who is accountable to the Regents of the University of California. The School of Pharmacy—together with the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry, the Graduate Division, and UCSF Health—form UCSF, which is one of 10 campuses in the University of California (UC) system.

Locations

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences faculty members conduct research and teach students at both the UCSF Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses, and they collaborate internationally. The main department office is at the Mission Bay campus, where the majority of department faculty members and staff work, and a second office is at the Parnassus campus. Additional department program locations include: Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering

Contact Us

Shondell D. Moody Chief Administrative Officer [email protected] tel: 415-502-7771 fax: 415-502-4322 UCSF Box 0775 1700 Fourth St Rm 216D San Francisco CA 94143

Accomplishments

Smart Diaphragm Invented a simple diaphragm-like sensor to detect pre-term labor using wireless connections to alert medical caregivers. Impact The Smart Diaphragm may drastically reduce the leading cause of infant mortality (15 million premature births globally) and decrease the societal cost of $26 million worldwide. Principal faculty Shuvo Roy, PhD, with PhD student Mozziyar Etemadi Nanotechnology for macular degeneration therapy

Mission

Our vision is to advance scientific knowledge to improve the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of human disease. The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences is committed to the University of California San Francisco’s Pride Values and the contributions of all faculty, staff and trainees to the research, education and service missions of UCSF are grounded in these principles. We demonstrate these principles through our commitment to:

About the Department

In the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, we explore the complex processes of biology and apply what we learn to the development and rational use of precise therapeutics to improve health.

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