July 2018

Angela Galvis, MBA

Operations Admin

As the Operations Administrative Assistant, I provide administrative support to the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. This includes project coordination, meeting facilitation, event planning, assisting the accounting team with procurement, onboarding new faculty and staff, and completing general office tasks. Additionally, I act as the backup for the executive analyst and assist in scheduling and managing meetings for the Department Chair. As the office manager, I ensure the efficient operation of our three department locations: Parnassus, Mission Bay, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General, where our Drug Research Unit (DRU) lab is located.

Stopping cancer in its tracks

Thu Jul 19, 2018

Cancer, fundamentally, is a problem of too much growth. For decades, health care providers have tried and failed to slow tumor growth using drugs that interfere with a particular signaling pathway, called PI3K, which is known to operate in proliferating cancer cells.

Update from the Dean – July 2018

Mon Jul 16, 2018
Guglielmo
Health at the molecular level: Decoding cellular signals, A trigger for tissue repair, Seeding tomorrow’s science. The future of custom care: Tracking cancer drug resistance, Treating malaria and tuberculosis, Quantitative Biosciences Institute’s culture of inclusivity, The genetics of asthma. Ensuring the best possible care: Using the right drugs, Keeping up with the testing boom. Update on the new PharmD curriculum: Welcoming our new students at the end of July. And more.