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Hispanic Heritage Month

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Yadhira Garcia, a pharmaceutical sciences student, shares her pride in her Mexican culture.
A New Approach to Opioid Addiction

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Integrating pharmacists more widely into treatment programs is a key component of the solution.
CRD Links To Mental Health Disorders

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A UCI research team found Circadian rythym disruption (CRD) is prevalent in most mental health disorders.
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Offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences spans a continuum from discovery, development, and delivery of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics all the way to optimizing medication therapy in patients and patient populations.

The UCI School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences encompasses two departments: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy Practice.

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The mission of the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences is to be a driving force for the advancement of health and wellness of individuals and society. We believe that plurality of experiences, accomplishments, and values leads to greater innovation and creativity.

We therefore strive to maximize opportunities and inclusion for all SPPS members and affiliates so that we can use our potential to achieve academic, scientific, and clinical excellence. Our goal is to serve all communities in the region, the State and beyond.

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Events & News

Hispanic Heritage Month With Emily Castro

Emily Castro, a fourth-year, first-generation student in the PhD in pharmacological sciences program, shares advice to others forging new paths.

Hispanic Heritage Month with Yadhira Garcia

Yadhira Garcia, a fourth-year, first-generation student in the bachelor of science in pharmaceutical sciences program, kicks off our student highlights.

Circadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders

A team of UCI researchers hypothesize that CRD is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research into its molecular foundation could be key to unlocking better therapies and treatments.

Mary Pitman Receives Molecular Sciences Software Institute Software Fellowship

The MolSSI fellowship will support Pitman’s research to bring early-stage drug development into the 21st century.

Farah Khorassani Joins UC Irvine As Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor

Farah Khorassani, PharmD, BCPP, joins SPPS as a new faculty member serving in the role of health sciences associate clinical professor.

UCI Research Team Examines Trends in Pharmacist Interventions to Advance Health Equity

Our researchers summarize worldwide pharmacist-involved interventions that contributed to reducing health disparities.

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UCI Research Team Receives Planning Grant Award to Advance the Translational Science in Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment

A collaborative UCI research team are one of three teams selected to receive a Planning Grant Award in Translation Science from the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science.