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Serotones Hits a High Note
“Molecular Rosetta Stone” Reveals How our Microbiome Talks to Us
Dangers of Marijuana: How high-potency weed & oil can damage the teenage brain
In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs (Preceptor Sally Rafie)
PhRMA Foundation Selects Three Papers Exploring Challenges in Medicare Drug Price Negotiation for $25K Awards (Inma Hernandez)
Enzymes Can’t Tell Artificial DNA From the Real Thing
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein: Reverse Metabolomics: New Method Finds Biomarker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Inma Hernandez: Ron Wyden Leads Senate Finance Committee Hearing On Drug Shortages
Dr. Inma Hernandez: Drug Shortages: Examining Supply Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Solutions from a Federal Health Program Perspective
Dr. Inma Hernandez: US drug shortages are forcing ‘impossible choices’ for Americans, experts tell Senate committee
Dr. Inma Hernandez: Medicare is Overpaying for Generic Drugs
Dr. JAM: New Faculty Reshape the Meaning of Inclusive Research, Teaching and Service
Dr. JAM: Race, Research, and Health Care Associated Infections
Serotones (Student Organization): Serotones Hits a High Note
Dr. Linda Awdishu: Presenters Have Hope for the Future of Trial Design in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Linda Awdishu: Dose Adjustment Considerations in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Dr Linda Awdishu
Dr. JAM: A Winter of Low COVID Vaccination Will Probably Seem Fine
Dr. Linda Awdishu: CRRT Trials of the Week: RENAL & IDEAL-ICU References
Dr. JAM: Pharmacists Are Being Recognized for Their Contributions to the Field of Infectious Disease
Dr. Jennifer Le: A Popular Decongestant Doesn't Work. What Does?
Dr. Lannie Duong (Class of 2009): CVS pharmacists in Kansas City stage walkouts
Dr. Jennifer Le: A Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Is Ineffective
Dr. JAM: Fall’s Vaccine Routine Didn’t Have to Be This Hard
Dr. Linda Awdishu: Statistical modelling promises better identification of drug-induced AKI
Brenna Dooley (Class of 2025): CSHP Member Spotlight
Dr. Inma Hernandez: For Certain Drugs Medicare Selects For Price Negotiation It May Be A Challenge To Get Deeper Discounts Than Current Rebates
Dr. Inma Hernandez: Medicare Savings Hinge on Drug Prices Below Negotiated Levels
Dr. Michael Lam (Class of 2019): Anticancer-drug dose changes, discontinuations lead to $4,290 in pill wastage per patient
Dr. Ruben Abagyan: Botox to treat depression and anxiety? Experts have found a link.
Dr. Victor Nizet: Researchers Use Unusual Enzyme as Vaccine Against Deadly Bacterial Infection
Drs. Brad Moore and William Gerwick: La Jolla Cove sea lion’s symptoms similar to poisoning from toxic algae turn out to be false alarm
Drs. Brad Moore and William Gerwick: Scripps Oceanography scientist studies toxic algae bloom with plans to create prediction model
Dr. William Gerwick: ‘Oceans and Human Health’: La Jolla professor co-authors book on how people and the sea are ‘intertwined’
Dr. Nimish Patel: FDA committee recommends AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s RSV prophylactic nirsevimab
Dr. Nimish Patel: Advisers Endorse RSV Antibody for Infants
Dr. Nimish Patel: FDA advisors recommend AstraZeneca, Sanofi antibody to protect babies from RSV
Dr. William Gerwick: Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts, Second Edition
Dr. Inma Hernandez: Women more likely than men to skip or delay medications due to cost, CDC report finds
Dr. Pavla Fajtová: New approaches to develop treatments for ‘silent’ parasitic disease
Dr. Inma Hernandez: For many insulin users, new price cuts will be a 'lifeline'
Dr. Candis Morello: GLP-1 receptor agonists: Breaking down the hype and demand
CSHP-UCSD Chapter Highlight: February 2023
SSPPS Students Awarded VPhA-USA Scholarships
SSPPS Students Awarded SDCPhA Scholarships
Dr. Michael Yoon (PharmD/PhD Class of 2024) awarded Roger Tsien Symposium Best Poster
Dr. Michael Gilson appointed to the Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry editorial board of World Scientific
Dr. Sylvia Evans selected as Co-Director of the Sanford Stem Cell Discovery Center within the Sanford Stem Cell Institute
Dr. JAM appointed to the Clinical Microbiology Reviews editorial board and the Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Program Committee for the American Society for Microbiology
SSPPS voted #1 Best Pharmacy School by the Pharmacy Technician Guide
Dr. Anjan Debnath featured in Daily Mail and Healthline
Dr. Inma Hernandez featured in NBC Health News: Ozempic shortages? Some pharmacists are choosing not to stock the drug at all
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein featured in UC San Diego Today: Coastal Water Pollution Transfers to the Air in Sea Spray Aerosol and Reaches People on Land
Drs. Linda Awdishu and Candis Morello featured in Atlas of Science
Drs. Åsa Gustafsson and Justin Quiles featured in Interesting Engineering and Atlas of Science
Dr. Candis Morello featured by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Cell Signaling Chat with Dr. Fleur Ferguson and her lab
Dr. Candis Morello: 10 Tips to Use Over-the-Counter Medications Safely with Diabetes
Dr. Inma Hernandez named A Rising Research Star in Academic Pharmacy Now
Dr. JAM featured on the Precept Responsibly Podcast
Dr. Shirley Tsunoda featured in The Atlantic
Associate Dean Rabia Atayee received the inaugural Palliative Care Values in Action Award with the UC San Diego Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care
John M. Carethers, MD, has been named UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences effective January 1, 2023.
SSPPS Recognized as Apple Distinguished School from 2022-2025
Dr. Kelly Lee recognized for her professional accomplishments and designated as one of the 41 new "Fellows of ASHP" (FASHP)
UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is #9 in the United States for highest all-time passing rates on NAPLEX
Dr. Inma Hernandez serves as Health Affairs Scholar Associate Editor
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein featured in UC San Diego Today Pharming the Microbiome
Dr. Victor Nizet Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Meet Dr. Brookie Best, Dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Brookie Best Named Dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Palmer Taylor Receives Excellence in Stewardship Award
Dr. Charles Daniels Featured in UC San Diego Health First in the Nation to Receive Recognition as an ASHP Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Inmaculada Hernandez Featured in Congress Considers Legislation to Reform Prescription Drug Pricing
Dr. Jennifer Le Featured in FDA Advisers Vote to Recommend Authorization of a Pill for COVID-19
Dr. Bradley Moore is Featured in SIO's Video Series: Wavelengths
Dr. David Gonzalez Featured in This Week @ UC San Diego
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein Featured in “Spinach reduces colon cancer risk: Study explores how"
Dr. Victor Nizet Receives 2022 D.C. White Award from the ASM
Dr. Inmaculada Hernandez Receives Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award
Dr. Nuno Bandeira Receives 2021 ASMS Biemann Medal
Dr. James McKerrow Featured in Experimental Therapy for Parasitic Heart Disease May Also Help Stop COVID-19
Dr. James McKerrow Featured in A Government in COVID-19 Denial
Dr. Victor Nizet Featured in Many Deep-Sea Microbes Invisible to the Mammalian Immune System
Dr. Candis Morello Featured in OTC Basics for Diabetes
Dr. Charles Daniels Featured in Rady Children’s Hospital First In Region To Begin Vaccinating Frontline Workers
Dr. Charles Daniels Featured in Rady Children’s Hospital First In Region To Begin Vaccinating Frontline Workers
Dr. Nathan Painter Featured in AARP News, Taking Metformin Despite the Recalls
Dr. Anjan Debnath Featured in Cholesterol Drugs Hit Brain-Eating Amoeba’s Achilles Heel
Dr. Jennifer Le Featured in Pharmacist’s Work Helps Save Lives Across the Globe
Dr. Candis Morello Featured in Pharmacist-Led Clinic Improves Diabetes Outcomes, Lowers Costs
Dr. Larissa Podust feature in New Science Behind Biodegradable Algae-Based Flip-Flops
Dr. Ruben Abagyan featured in Botox Injections May Lessen Depression
UC San Diego Health is Ranked No. 1 in San Diego by U.S. News & World Report
Skaggs School of Pharmacy Ranked #20 by U.S. News and World Report
Skaggs School of Pharmacy Ranks #1 in First-Time NAPLEX Pass Rates
Drs. Tracy Handel & Irina Kufareva featured in 3D Look at Cell Movement Molecule May Help Inform Cancer Drug Discovery
Dr. James McKerrow and Other Scientists are Mounting a Counterattack Against the Coronavirus
Dr. Charles Daniels Discusses 3 of 4 Major San Diego Health Networks Using Unproven Drug to Treat COVID-19
Dr. Charles Daniels Discusses 3 of 4 Major San Diego Health Networks Using Unproven Drug to Treat COVID-19
Pharmacy Students Helping People During COVID-19 Shutdown
Coronavirus Information for the UC San Diego Community
UC San Diego Faculty Partnerships with HBCUs Help Underrepresented Students Access Graduate School
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein featured in How Resident Microbes Restructure Body Chemistry
Bacteria Behind Tooth Decay make Antibiotics that take out their Competitors features Dr. Bradley Moore
Dr. Geoffrey Chang, New Project Studying Tiny Proteins Has Big Personal Impact
Dr. Christina Mnatzaganian Explains Why Medications Look the Way They Do
Pharmacy Board Results for Class of 2019
Dr. Ruben Abagyan featured in "Leukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer"
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe, GTMRx Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Nathan Painter, “Air Apparent: The Ins & Outs of Asthma"
U.S. News & World Report Ranks UC San Diego in Top 10 in Nation
Dr. Rabia Atayee Comments on How to Become a Pharmacist
Dr. Alex Luli Provides Advice on Oral Health
Dr. Charles Daniels Offers Advice on Controlling Drug Spending
SSPPS Faculty Drs. Ruben Abagyan, Pieter Dorrestein and Bradley Moore Named Most Influential in Their Fields
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Recognized as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine
Dr. Charles Daniels invited by the American Hospital Association (AHA) to be a key participant at the National Press Club
Skaggs School of Pharmacy Alumni Hired by UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego ranked #2 in the schools that top MONEY's rankings deliver a superior education at an affordable price
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe featured in "Prescription Plan Doesn't Match Tough Talk"
Celebrating UC San Diego's Newest Pharmacists - Class of 2018
Reflection on the NAM Fellowship in Pharmacy, An Interview with the 2016-2018 Fellow, Dr. Jonathan Watanabe
Dr. Sarah Lorentz Shares How to Reduce Medication Risks by Working With Senior Care Pharmacists
Dr. Zoran Radic Explores How a Novichok Named A-232 Forms a Conjugate with AChE
Dr. Nathan Painter Comments on Anti-Anxiety Medications
Dr. James Colbert Discusses FDA Labeling on Children's Prescriptions
Dr. Charles Daniels Confirms 340B Helps the Most Vulnerable Patients
Dr. Christina Mnatzaganian Comments on How The Dose Makes the Medicine
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Contributes to Consensus Report Regarding Making Drugs Affordable
Dr. Dong Wang Describes How Cells Repair DNA
Dr. Renu Singh Provides Moisturizing Advice for Patients with Dry Skin
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences now offers a Master of Science in Drug Development and Product Management
Dr. Dionicio Siegel Helps Students form Mater Dei Catholic High School Conduct Pharmaceutical Research
Dr. James Colbert comments on safety of cold medications
Dr. James Colbert provides advice for new parents about common concerns
Skaggs School of Pharmacy is one of the ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Finalist Teams
National Academies of Practice Inducts Dr. Grace Kuo
Dr. Palmer Taylor Receives 2017 Volwiler Research Achievement Award
Dr. Katharina Brandl Elected Fellow in the ASPET Academy of Pharmacology Educators
Dr. Rabia Atayee discusses Tale of Two Crises: Chronic Pain and Opioid Abuse
Pharmaceutical company collaboration supports research and education in neglected diseases and underserved patient populations
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe shares leading drug categories that cause Emergency Department visits
Student Pharmacist Participates on Panel Session on Pharmacy Best Practices
Dr. Palmer Taylor Receives the Revelle Medal of Honor
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe selected as a National Academic of Medicine (NAM) 2016 Fellow
UC San Diego Pharmacy Student Participates in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation/Pfizer Managed Care Pharmacy Summer Internship
Dr. Jan Hirsch talks about a new model for gout: pharmacy based care.
Dr. Candis Morello talks about living with diabetes.
Dr. Joe Ma recognized by ACCP for Excellence in Achievement
Dr. Felix Yam reminds us not to overlook the potential of drugs in precipitating heart failure.
Dr. Adah Almutairi comments on plastic surgeries becoming more high-tech with lower risks
UC San Diego – One of The Best Health Sciences Programs in the World Today
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein Can Map Chemicals All Over Your Body
Dr. Edmund Capparelli Receives 2016 Excellence in Research Award
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein a Finalist for the 2016 Blavantnik National Award for Young Scientists.
Dr. Jair Siqueira-Neto Will Test Potential New Drugs to Treat Zika Infection
Dr. Katharina Brandl Receives UC San Diego Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Talks About Expanding Generic Drug Use
Pharmacy Students Win the 2016 National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition
Drs. Conor Caffrey and Jeremiah Momper Receive Inaugural Interdisciplinary Translational Research Award
Dr. Candis Morello talks about team-based care integrations of certified diabetes educators
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Discusses Post-Acute Care Pharmacy
Dr. Candis Morello to Participate in Diabetes “Tune-Up” Clinic
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Networks with Fellow Triton Alumni
Dr. David Adler To Be Recognized at Asian Heritage Awards Ceremony
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Comments on Emergency Rooms Facing Shortages of Important Drugs
Dr. Sarah McBane Comments on Birth Control Pills without Prescriptions
Pharmacy Faculty and Students Face Complex Health Issues for Aging Patients
Pharmacists Helping to Redefine Diabetes Care
Why it is Important to Take Your Medications
Redefining Diabetes Care—and the Pharmacist’s Role
Pharmacy Talk: Teaching at Pharmacy School
Cold Comfort, Expertly Offered by a Pharmacist
Pharmacists Push For Greater Role In Medication Management
Pharmacists, Drug Development and Neglected Tropical Diseases - Health Matters
NAPLEX offers a view of the strongest pharmacy programs based on students’ scores
Tropical Diseases In The Bullseye At UC San Diego Lab
Skaggs School of Pharmacy Hosts Pharmacy Students from UC San Francisco
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy Hosts Students from Mater Dei High School with Summer Internships
Pharmacists Will Be Taking a Broader Role in Healthcare
Dr. Jonathan Watanabe Featured at Alumni Event
Meet Dr. James McKerrow, Dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Grace Kuo Recognized by the Institute of Medicine
Drs. Eduardo Fricovsky and Nathan Painter Recognized by APhA
Dr. William Gerwick and Others Identify Newfound Antibiotic Is Gargantuan And Unfortunately Deadly
Dr. Adah Almutairi Shares Nanoparticles May Release Drugs
Drs. Kelly Lee and Candis Morello Describe Wide Effect: Drugs That Promote Weight Gain
Dr. Tracy Handel and Other Researchers Capture 3D Structure That Influences Cancer
Faculty in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy Receive ‘Frontiers of Innovation’ Program Seed Funding
Dr. Adah Almutairi Invited Speaker at Symposium
Dr. Jim McKerrow Invited Speaker at Ledden Memorial Luncheon
Dr. Sarah McBane Elected as CPhA President
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein Receives John Jacob Abel Award in Pharmacology
Dr. Palmer Taylor Receives Asian Heritage Award
Appointment of Dean Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Deborah Spector Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Dr. Charles Daniels Receives the John W. Webb Lecture Award
Dr. Brookie Best Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Drs. Åsa Gustafsson and Palmer Taylor Receive Awards
New Therapeutic Target Discovered for Alzheimer's Disease
Center for Drug Discovery Innovation Created at UC San Diego
Dr. Candis Morello is a finalist in "Women Who Mean Business"
Rebecca Kandilian, P4 Student Pharmacist Recognized for Leadership
Dr. Asa Gustafsson receives the 2014 Outstanding Investigator Award
Dean Palmer Taylor Receives Legion of Honor
Pharmacy School Benefactor "Sam" Skaggs Dies at 89
Dr. Eduardo Fricovsky and Student Pharmacists Recognized at National APhA Meeting
Dr. Lawrence Alejandra, Alumni, Class of 2007 Recognized as an Employee of Excellence
Dr. Nuno Bandeira receives Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Award
Student Chapter Receives Distinction Award from CSHP
Dr. Eduardo Fricovsky Receives APhA Immunization Champion Award
P4 Students Win Clinical Skills Competition at ASHP Meeting
Dr. Nathan Painter Receives Cardinal Health Generations Rx Champions Award
Dr. Helen Park, Voluntary Faculty Member Receives Bowl of Hygeia Award
Dr. Adah Almutairi Represents the Skaggs School of Pharmacy at the Founders' Day Symposium
Dr. Bradley Moore Receives the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
Drs. Pieter Dorrestein and Nuno Bandeira Develop New Mass Spectrometric Method
Dr. George Nicola receives American Chemical Society Award
Dr. Grace Kuo Health and Medicine Award from the Asian Heritage Society
Drs. Nina Haste and Andrew Chang -Pharm.D./Ph.D. Program
Dr. John Yamauchi Receives Outstanding Student Award
Dr. Phil Bourne Appointed Assoc VC for Innovation & Industry Alliances
Dr. Dong Wang receives Kimmel Scholar Award
New Venture – Partners in Medication Therapy
New Drug Target Improves Memory in Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project Hosts Annual Gala
Dr. Charles Daniels elected to be foreign correspondent by the Academie Nationale de Pharmacie in France
Dr. Candis Morello named Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Dr. Pieter Dorrestein receives the Max Suffness Award
Dr. Vivian Hook Identifies Potential New Drug Candidate for Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. William Gerwick receives faculty excellence award
2010 L.S. Skaggs Biomedical Research Symposium
Dr. Phil Bourne elected AAAS Fellow under Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Eduardo Fricovsky receives the 2010 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award
Pharmacy Research Fighting Antibiotic Resistant "Superbugs"
Class of 2010 Commencement Ceremony Photos
Class of 2010 Graduation Celebration Photos
SSPPS Pharmacy Day
White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2013
Philip O. Anderson, Pharm. D., has been selected as the SSPPS representative to the United States Pharmacopea (USP) Council
Bill Gerwick Receives Award for Idea to Catalog Sources Behind Marine-Based Medicines
Jim Halpert receives Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism
Sylvia Evans receives Pioneer Award
Adah Almutairi receives New Innovator Award
Commencement Ceremony-Class of 2009
Graduation Celebration - Class of 2009
Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum - Spring 2009
Dr. Phil Bourne Receives Benjamin Franklin Award
UC San Diego to Lead Nationwide Program in Pharmacogenomics
Dr. James Halpert elected President of ASPET
Dr. Grace Kuo, from the University of California, San Diego, will serve as Director of the new ACCP Practice-Based Research Network
UC San Diego’s Palmer Taylor Awarded 2009 Axelrod Award in Pharmacology
Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum - Fall 2008
Student Pharmacist Volunteer Efforts at Qualcomm
White Coat Ceremony - Class of 2012 Photos
Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2008
James Halpert Career View
Graduation Celebration for the Class of 2008
Tony Manoguerra Retires After 30 Years of Leadership at UC San Diego
ASHP Foundation Announces Recipients of the 2007 Medication Safety Team Grant