School of Pharmacy Activities Fund

Students in Pharmacy class in Cooke Hall.

This fund supports activities and initiatives throughout UB’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Established by friends of the school, this fund supports the goals and authorized activities of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences under the direction of the school’s Dean.

At the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, we are poised for a quantum leap, one that will see us redefine the very future of pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy care and public-health policy. Our potential is unlimited. Our vision is audacious. Our goals are attainable. But we need your help to achieve the most ambitious fundraising goal in our history. Our future has never been brighter. That future starts right here—with you.

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Other Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Funds

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UB Fund for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
8/24/26
For more than 130 years, the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has been a leader in the education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. We are proud to be the leading school of pharmacy in New York State and one of the top-ranked schools in the country.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Awards Endowed Fund
8/24/26
Faculty, alumni and friends of the University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences established this fund to recognize and honor the achievements of their students.
Short Term Experiences in Global Health Fund
8/24/26
The Short Term Experiences in Global Health Fund provides critical financial support for international medical mission trips and experiences.
Dean’s Innovation Fund
8/24/26
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is the leading pharmacy school in New York State and one of the top-ranked schools in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
Robert M. Cooper Memorial Fund
8/24/26
Robert M. Cooper, former professor and associate dean of the School of Pharmacy, was an expert in pharmacy law. This fund, established in 1997 in his memory, is used by the chair of the Pharmacy Practice Department to award scholarships to students in the UB Doctor of Pharmacy program, and also to present an annual award to a member of the graduating class for high academic achievement in pharmacy law, and for embodying Dr. Cooper’s qualities of professionalism, ethics and integrity.
Multiple Sclerosis Research Innovation Fund
8/24/26
At the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, our research into therapeutics for multiple sclerosis (MS) has helped lead to numerous discoveries — including a finding that that cholesterol affects the progression of the disease, an indication that MS progresses more rapidly in African American patients than in Caucasian patients, and more information about the mechanisms behind a regularly used treatment for MS.
Professor Emeritus Dr. Thomas J. Bardos Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
Thomas Bardos was a generous man. He funded awards and scholarships at UB, the American Association for Cancer Research, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Illinois and in his native Hungary, and helped countless others through the years.
Kresge Instrumentation Center Fund
8/24/26
This fund provides for continuous support of strategic scientific equipment supporting the ongoing research equipment needs in UB’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Gerhard Levy Endowment Fund
8/24/26
Dr. Gerhard Levy is considered the father of pharmacodynamics for his role as a pioneer and principal contributor in the fields of biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Alan Forrest Memorial Fund
8/24/26
Dr. Alan Forrest was a faculty member and research professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was renowned in the field of antimicrobial pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicodynamics (PK/PD/TD), and served as a researcher and educator for almost 40 years before he passed away in 2018.
School of Pharmacy Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is able to attract academically talented students from across the world — and support their learning experiences while they are here — in large part due to scholarships. Often, scholarships are the key difference in bringing top students to UB, and ensuring that they can receive a high-quality education while they are here.
Robert M. Gumtow Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
Robert H. Gumtow was a beloved colleague and faculty member who taught in the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences for more than thirty years.
School of Pharmacy Activities Fund
8/24/26
Established by friends of the school, this fund supports the goals and authorized activities of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences under the direction of the school’s Dean.

News from School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Qu receives NIH grant to develop targeted mass spectrometry assays as markers in monitoring Type 1 diabetes
9/5/23
Jun Qu, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded a four-year $982,617 U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study, called “Robust Mass Spectrometric Protein/Peptide Assays for Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Applications,” will develop novel, highly sensitive assays that quantify proteins or peptide hormones to effectively monitor the progression or efficacy of new clinical interventions prior to or following the onset of Type 1 diabetes.
UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences hosts world-renowned pharmaceutical sciences symposia
8/11/23
BUFFALO, NY — The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) hosted scientists and researchers from around the world for our Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Symposium and our Buffalo Pharmaceutics Symposium, held July 26-29, 2023.
UB Pharmacy Announces 2023 Alumni Award Winners
7/14/23
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 alumni awards. Awardees will be honored at a ceremony on October 13, 2023, at the Pharmacy Building on UB’s South Campus.
Sprowl receives ASPET Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Early Career Award
2/1/23
Jason Sprowl, PhD, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, has received a 2023 Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Early Career Award from The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
Meaney named ACCP Fellow
8/14/23
Calvin Meaney, PharmD, clinical associate professor and interim division head, Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
Pattin appointed clinical associate professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement
5/19/23
In July, Anthony Pattin, PharmD, will join University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty as a clinical associate professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement (OPA), Department of Pharmacy Practice. In this post, Pattin will coordinate and teach pharmacy law and maintain an experiential training site and research program in community pharmacy practice.
Qu research team’s novel work with Ionstar, an integrated quantitative proteomics pipeline for high-quality and robust protein quantification in large clinical/pharmaceutical cohorts, was published and recognized by Nature Protocols
1/17/23
University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) research teams led by Jun Qu, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, published the protocol of their IonStar techniques and was recognized by Nature Protocols, an open access journal affiliated with Nature, the premier international science and technology journal, for their high impact work in proteomics investigation.