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Drug study led by Pharmacology faculty a potential treatment for COVID-19

Drs. Robert Damoiseaux and Vaithi Arumugaswami co-authored a Cell Reports study on berzosertib, a drug that blocks coronavirus replication without harming cells

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FDA approves prostate cancer imaging technique developed by Pharmacology faculty

The FDA approved PSMA-PET for prostate cancer imaging for UCLA and UCSF after a four-year collaboration. UCLA's team was led by Drs. Czernin and Calais.

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Glioblastoma research collaboration among Pharmacology faculty highlighted in Cancer Cell

UCLA's interdisciplinary team found that CDKN2A deletions in glioblastoma samples alter lipid metabolism, uncovering a new treatment vulnerability.

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Pharmacology faculty study the effects of STING activating drugs on pancreas cancer cells

Drs. Timothy Donahue and Caius Radu are senior authors of a study using imaging to evaluate STING-activating drugs as a cancer therapy.

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Calais receives $4 million for prostate cancer clinical trials

Calais receives $4 million for prostate cancer clinical trials

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Divakaruni named 2023 Agilent Early Career Professor

Dr. Ajit Divakaruni won the 2023 Agilent Early Career Award for developing live cell tools to advance biomanufacturing and targeting mitochondrial proteins for

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Dr. Ajit Divakaruni receives 2021 Keck Foundation Award

Dr. Ajit Divakaruni received a 2021 W.M. Keck Foundation Junior Faculty Award from UCLA for his innovative research. This grant supports early-career scientists

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Medical School Scholarship Awarded to Postdoc Anthony Jones

Medical School Scholarship Awarded to Pharm Postdoc Anthony Jones

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Pharmacology faculty part of team receiving $13M from NIH for melanoma research

"Dr. Tom Graeber and colleagues Drs. Antoni Ribas and Roger Lo received a $13M, five-year NIH grant to study melanoma resistance to targeted therapies and immun

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Pharmacology members lead team identifying eye-disease drug as a potential response to COVID

Gustavo Garcia and Dr. Vaithi Arumugaswami are exploring the Hippo signaling pathway and verteporfin as a treatment for COVID-19

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Stoyanova receives grant for radiopharmaceutical development

Dr. Tanya Stoyanova receives grant to develop radiopharmaceuticals for cancer

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Technology developed by Pharmacology faculty used to detect potential life-threatening pregnancy complication

The NanoVelcro Chip, developed by Drs. Hsian-Rong Tseng and Yazhen Zhu, is a key tool for early screening of placenta accreta spectrum disorder, as detailed in

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