Dean’s Innovation Fund

Students in Pharmacy class in Cooke Hall.

The Dean’s Fund is an opportunity to support strategic initiatives throughout the school.

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.

We were the first pharmacy school and PharmD program within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Our pharmaceutical sciences programs are internationally renowned and taught by world leaders in the field.

Here, our dynamic research spans drug interaction, from discovery to development to clinical application. We are leading developments in precision pharmacotherapy, resulting in improved patient outcomes and improvements for future public policy initiatives. At UB, we are proud of our world-renowned researchers who challenge scientific boundaries and define the future of medication research.

To support students and faculty, the school also houses individual faculty research laboratories and robust research centers in both the Department of Pharmacy Practice and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Other Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Funds

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

News from School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Woodruff elected Chair-elect AACP Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group
5/3/23
Ashley Woodruff, PharmD, director of Interprofessional Education and clinical associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been elected Chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group (TIPEL SIG) where she will serve a three-year term.
Balthasar lab receives $2.1 million grant to prevent toxic side effects of leukemia treatment
1/29/23
The project aims to develop drugs that target cancer cells as well as drugs that may help prevent anti-cancer molecules from harming healthy cells.
First Hempling McGlynn Endowed Chair Named
12/13/21
Mary B. Riedy will implement an innovative teaching and research program that will merge disciplines of pharmacy, genetics and pediatrics.
UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences selected to host Zimbabwe Emerging Faculty Development Program
5/18/23
The University at Buffalo, State University of New York (UB SUNY) has been selected to be the United States host for the Zimbabwe Emerging Faculty Development Program (ZEFDP). Through a grant funded by the U.S. Department of State to the Institute of International Education, a global non-profit organization facilitating international exchange, the program will bring nine faculty from different universities in Zimbabwe to UB for six weeks beginning in early June 2023. The programmatic areas include biomedical research, pharmacy, university administration, public health, and sustainable development.
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.
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.
Fond Memories of UB
5/10/20
Linda Edelman, BS ’66, PharmD, leaves a generous bequest.