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Meet Rebecca Kandilian, Pharm.D., ‘14

In our latest alum spotlight, we catch up with Rebecca Kandilian, Pharm.D., '14, our 2023 Distinguished Alumna of the Year and honored guest speaker at our recent White Coat ceremony.

White Coats, Bright Futures: Skaggs Pharmacy School Welcomes Its 23rd Class to the Profession

As family, friends and loved ones looked on proudly, more than 70 pharmacy students were inducted into the profession at the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat ceremony.

A Dose of Pharmacreations

How would you treat pain in an alien, monster or superhero patient? For the young students enrolled in A Dose Of Pharmacreations, a course offered by the Sally Ride Science Academy within University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies, the answer was multi-fold.

Rising UC San Diego Scientists Lead the Way with NSF CAREER Awards

To date in 2024, eight early-career researchers at the University of California San Diego have received awards from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), furthering their work to solve pressing issues impacting today’s world.

NIH Awards $6.9 Million to Advance Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

Researchers from UC San Diego are working on a new treatment for Alzheimer's that targets tau - a type of protein in the brain that helps cells retain their stability and structure.

Student-Run Free Clinic Project is Transforming Lives Through Holistic Care and Cooperative Learning

Finding a place to belong is a universal desire. We all want to fit in and find connections with people who inspire and encourage us. For nearly 30 years, University of California San Diego School of Medicine’s Student-Run Free Clinic Project has provided that comforting and familiar space for thousands of patients, medical students, physicians and volunteers.