2023 News

Guo named inaugural director of new Center for Collaborative Innovation

Mon Nov 27, 2023
Guo
Su Guo, PhD, will lead a new center to increase collaboration between clinical, translational, and discovery science in teaching and research.

PharmD program creates new opportunities to explore industry and research career paths

Thu Nov 16, 2023
gloved hands hold a pipette to a vial.
Students keep pace with latest innovations through experiential options and advanced degrees.

Kortemme named new vice dean of research

Wed Nov 01, 2023
Kortemme
Computational biology and protein engineering expert will focus on cultivating collaboration.

QBI and Director Krogan’s COVID and infectious disease efforts continue to make waves

Thu Sep 21, 2023
Nevan Krogan receives award.
QBI publishes breakthrough on COVID-19 variants; Nevan Krogan recognized as trailblazer.

Update from the Dean: Putting plans in action

Wed Sep 13, 2023
Giacomini
Dean Kathy Giacomini shares how the School’s recent breakthroughs and accomplishments are bringing our new strategic plan to life.

The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week

Fri Sep 01, 2023
bioartificial kidney
Scientists have shown for the first time that kidney cells—housed in an implantable device called a bioreactor—can survive while implanted.

A budding partnership with Korean regulatory science pharmacists

Fri Sep 01, 2023
Giacomini and delegate.
A delegation from South Korea visited to sign a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) initiating potential collaborations between UCSF and Korean schools of pharmacy.

Innovation gets a boost from 2023 Koda-Kimble Seed Awards

Fri Aug 25, 2023
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This ninth year of awards focuses on research advancing health and furthering understanding related to cancer, diabetes, HIV testing, immune response, and more.

Fraser named chair of UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Tue Aug 08, 2023
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James Fraser, PhD, plans to build on department strengths in computational biology and promote open science.

Regulatory science at UCSF gets major boost with FDA CERSI renewal

Tue Jul 18, 2023
Giacomini, Hartman, and Gupton sit in front of microphones on a conference stage
The FDA announces the Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) renewals, granting up to $50M for UCSF’s joint effort with Stanford.

Dean Giacomini named prestigious alumni awardee by University at Buffalo

Fri Jul 14, 2023
Giacomini
Award from her alma mater recognizes Giacomini as a leading scientist and pharmacogenomics expert.

PharmD Class of 2023 celebrates Commencement

Mon Jun 26, 2023
Davies stage with faculty, audience, and UCSF banners.
Honoring the School’s newest PharmD graduates.

Scaling up the bioartificial kidney at UCSF

Mon Jun 12, 2023
Shuvo Roy Headshot
On June 12, The Kidney Project was awarded a $1 million Artificial Kidney Prize from KidneyX for advancing its prototype bioartificial kidney toward a full-sized, human scale, with manufacturing and ultimately clinical trials on the horizon.

Brenda Melano and Sebastián Cruz-González receive 2023 Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellowships

Thu Apr 27, 2023
Melano and Cruz-Gonzalez
PSPG and BMI graduate students will bring their scientific talents and passion for equity to Genentech during their summer internships.

Benet earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Frankfurt Foundation Quality of Medicines

Thu Apr 06, 2023
Benet
Leslie Benet, PhD, was recognized for outstanding contributions in the fields of biopharmaceuticals and pharmacokinetics.

Using the bioartificial kidney to free patients from dialysis

Tue Mar 14, 2023
Roy holds a tan device with tubes coming out of it
The Kidney Project is featured in an outlook in Nature.

Lila Neahring announced as a winner of the Weintraub Award

Wed Mar 01, 2023
Neahring
Graduate student in the Dumont Lab is honored for research on the mitotic spindle.

How proteins orchestrate the biology of the cell

Mon Feb 27, 2023
A ball and stick model of a protein with allosteric sites shown as red spheres
Research from QBI illuminates the interconnected nature of molecular networks.

UCSF School of Pharmacy leads in NIH funding for the 43rd straight year

Mon Feb 20, 2023
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School research into health, disease, and medicine earned the most NIH research dollars of any U.S. pharmacy school for the 43rd consecutive year.

Closing the equity gap in science

Tue Feb 14, 2023
Ce'Aysia
The UCSF Bay Area Youth Science (BAYS) program prepares high school students from historically excluded backgrounds for STEM careers.

Celebrating women in discovery science

Tue Feb 14, 2023
Wilder and Zaro
Zaro and Wilder share their passion for science as part of International Women and Girls in Science Day.

Ahituv appointed director of UCSF Institute for Human Genetics

Tue Feb 07, 2023
Ahituv
Leader in genetics and genomics will helm collaborative efforts across UCSF

Giacomini receives 2023 Reynold Spector Award in Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Medicine

Tue Jan 31, 2023
Giacomini
The School of Pharmacy’s dean was honored with an award named after one of her scientific heroes.

UCSF-Stanford CERSI hosts summit of regulatory science leaders

Wed Jan 25, 2023
Giacomini, Hartman, and Gupton sit in front of microphones on a conference stage
Academia, government, and industry come together to address today’s most pressing issues in the regulation of medical products, from diversity in clinical trials to misinformation.