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Caitlin Calhoun Named 2025 UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellow
Children’s Hospital of Orange CountyCaitlin Calhoun, PharmDCaitlin Calhoun, PharmD, a pharmacist and scientist with experience in basic science and clinical research, has been named the 2025...
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How UCSF Pharmacy Students Advance Community Health on Their Own Time
Cindy ChewPharmacy students volunteer for the Project Healthy Heart initiative, exposing San Francisco high school students to health-science careers.To honor Graduate Student Appreciation Week, we’re...
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Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics PhD students win top Grad Slam...
Sophia Miliotis’ presentation earned her first place from judges as well as the People’s Choice award. Two PhD students from the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) program took three...
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The Science of Smell: Q&A with Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD
Erin LubinManglik at his lab at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, focuses his research on understanding how the human body senses and responds to external stimuli — both in the...
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For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work
Elisabeth FallPharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine GeeEvery year, UCSF School of Pharmacy students are assigned to a variety of rotations,...
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Full Circle Symposium Brings Together Native and Indigenous Scientists
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Assistant Professor Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MSOn April 3-4, 2025, the School of Pharmacy hosted the third Full Circle of Native and Indigenous...
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Proactive, Personalized, Precise: AI and Collaborative Research is...
Cindy ChewDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Steven Altschuler, PhD, and Lani Wu, PhDWith no single known cause, no definitive diagnostic test and no cure, ALS remains a tragically...
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Student Wins Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award
UCSF PharmD student Emil Tran is a recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service.The award recognizes pharmacy students who make...
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Youmans Receives 2025 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year
Illustration: John Jay CabuaySharon Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPHSchool of Pharmacy Executive Vice Dean and Department of Clinical Pharmacy professor Sharon Youmans, PharmD ’85, MPH, has been awarded the...
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Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award
Illustration: John Jay CabuayMaria Lopez, PharmD ’01Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01, a first-generation college graduate and student-athlete who is the recipient of the 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service...
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Three Kids, One PharmD: Lubna Khan Balances Family and Pharmacy School
Lubna Khan, PharmD student, Class of 2025For Lubna Khan, the journey to commencement with the Class of 2025 went far beyond three years of education and training in UCSF’s PharmD program. It included...
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James Fraser Honored with Carl Brändén Award from The Protein Society
James Fraser, PhDDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Chair and Ernest L. Prien Professor James Fraser, PhD, has been awarded the 2025 Carl Brändén Award by The Protein Society. The...
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Wells Lab Shows How Oxygen Deprivation Rewires Pancreatic Tumors
Jim Wells, PhDPancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer — and one of the most difficult to treat. But new research led by Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry professor Jim Wells,...
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NSF and NIH Recognize Kortemme's Leadership in AI-Driven Protein Design
Tanja Kortemme, PhDDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences professor and Vice Dean of Research Tanja Kortemme, PhD, is pushing the boundaries of protein engineering with research that...
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Celebrating the PharmD Class of 2025: A Commencement to Remember
Elisabeth FallImmanuel Tjahjadi, PharmD and UCSF Chancellor Hawgood, MBBSSurrounded by cheering family, friends, faculty, and mentors, the UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrated the academic achievements...
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Leading the Way in Training Pharmacists to Tackle Tobacco Dependence
Marco SanchezRobin Corelli, PharmDTobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, claiming more than 8 million lives each year. From cancer and heart disease to chronic...
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Second Annual PSR Symposium Spotlights the Power of Collaboration
Bhushan Kharbikar, PhD, with Su Guo, PhD, was one of four poster winners.Postdocs, specialists, and researchers (PSRs) from across the UCSF School of Pharmacy gathered in the Wayne and Gladys Valley...
View ArticleAddressing Pharmacy Deserts and Expanding the Pharmaceutical Workforce
Article link: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/addressing-pharmacy-deserts-and-expanding-the…Article Date: Thu Jun 12, 2025Article Source: Pharmacy TimesOriginal Title: Addressing Pharmacy Deserts...
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Navigating the Pipeline: Alum Drives Drug Development at Eli Lilly
Muhammad Baluom, PhDWhen Muhammad Baluom, PhD, arrived at the UCSF School of Pharmacy in 2000 as a postdoctoral scholar, he had already earned his BPharm and PhD from the Hebrew University of...
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The Quest to Reinvent Anesthesia
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Jason Sello, PhD, and Brian Shoichet, PhD ’91. (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professors Brian Shoichet, PhD ’91, and Jason Sello, PhD, are...
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