Maddie Blaauw, Jacqueline Williams Named 2025 Genentech-UCSF School of...
Maddie Blaauw and Jacqueline WilliamsPhD students Maddie Blaauw and Jacqueline Williams have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellowship.The...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Constant Change from Bench to Veterinary Pharmacy
Michael J. BannaschMarcos Contreras, PharmD ’05, MBAMarcos Contreras, PharmD ’05, MBA, began his career as a research associate in medicinal chemistry but has since carved a unique path in pharmacy,...
View ArticleAnnual teaching awards for 2023-2024
Every year, each doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) class bestows the following teaching awards on their instructors and their preceptors.Teachers of the YearPreceptors of the Year, IPPEsLong Teaching Awards...
View ArticleDean’s Apple Teaching Awards for Summer/Fall 2024
element5digitalFaculty and student instructors in the UCSF School of Pharmacy have shown remarkable creativity and commitment to training the next generation of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) graduates.We...
View ArticlePhD Candidate Davidson Ready to Drive Innovative Change in Health Care
PhD candidate Jaysón DavidsonJaysón Davidson, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Graduate Division’s Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics program, intends to improve health care by using...
View ArticleUsing AI to Make Precision Medicine More Accessible
Emily A. Hammad Mrig, PhDIn the world of precision medicine, molecular diagnostics (MDx) have the power to transform patient care by using genetic information to guide individualized approaches to care...
View ArticleYear in Review: Top 5 Milestones of 2024
Bringing with it new discoveries, new opportunities and even a new graduate degree program with AI at the forefront, 2024 was a year of innovation and continued excellence at the UCSF School of...
View ArticleSchool of Pharmacy Alum Leads CSHP into a New Era
Elaine Law, PharmD ’08, shows her news CSHP president badge.Elaine Law began participating in professional pharmacy organizations shortly after earning her PharmD degree from UCSF in 2008. When she...
View Article30-Year Partnership With Tokyo University Fuels Educational Exchange in...
Elisabeth FallThe UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrated the 30th anniversary of its long-standing partnership with the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences program by hosting visiting faculty...
View ArticleRemembering Kethen So, PharmD ’95, MBA
Sonya Yruel PhotographyKethen So, PharmD ’95, MBAKethen So, PharmD ’95, MBA, a beloved mentor, educator and leader in pharmacy, died on Feb. 10, 2025, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy that has...
View ArticleUCSF Pharmacy Alum Daniel Robinson Named 2025 California Pharmacist of the Year
Daniel Robinson, PharmD ’76, FASHPDaniel Robinson, PharmD ’76, FASHP, has been named California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) 2025 Pharmacist of the Year, recognizing his five-decade career in...
View ArticleHow a PharmD Alum Leads Public Health Innovation Through Poison Control
Serena Huntington, PharmD ’11, DABATSerena Huntington, PharmD ’11, DABAT, has dedicated her career to advancing public health by protecting against toxic exposures in her local community. As managing...
View ArticleAweeka: “Be More of a Global Pharmacist”
Fran Aweeka, PharmDFran Aweeka, PharmD, an expert in clinical pharmacology and infectious disease treatment, has dedicated her career to improving therapies for malaria, HIV and other global health...
View ArticleLessons Learned: Five Years of COVID-19 Research and Response at UCSF
National Institutes of HealthFive years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, pharmacists and researchers at UCSF continue to apply the critical insights gained from navigating an...
View ArticleQ&A with Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD: Pharmacy Advocate and COVID-19 Patient Zero
Elisabeth FallMarilyn Stebbins, PharmDIn early 2020, before the coronavirus took over global headlines, professor Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD, found herself in the unexpected role of receiving one of...
View ArticleFrontline Pharmacy: Rising to the Moment
Susan MerrellTomas Diaz, a clinical fellow in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine, gets a COVID-19 shot from Matthew Aludino, a fourth-year student in the School of Pharmacy.As COVID-19 cases...
View ArticleDecoding COVID-19: QBI Researchers Pave the Way for New Drug Discoveries to...
Susan MerrellNevan Krogan, PhD, left, director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute and founder of the UCSF Coronavirus Research Group, and Jiewei Xu, specialist in the department of Cellular...
View ArticleUCSF School of Pharmacy Leads National Academies Workshop on Future of Pharmacy
The UCSF School of Pharmacy is leading a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine workshop — the first of its kind — that will bring together leaders and experts nationwide to...
View ArticleKortemme awarded International Feodor Lynen Medal from the German Society for...
Tanja Kortemme, PhDDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences professor Tanja Kortemme, PhD, was awarded the prestigious International Feodor Lynen Medal in recognition of her contributions...
View ArticleKoda-Kimble Seed Award Fuels 11 Innovative Projects
© majedphoto.comMary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmDEleven innovative projects with the potential to further the mission of the UCSF School of Pharmacy in new ways will garner a financial boost from the 2025...
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