Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Awards Endowed Fund

Group photo of the winning students granted the scholarships.

Accomplished students receive awards through the support of this fund.

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.

The fund provides annual student awards in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Recipients are selected by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards Committee.

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Other Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Funds

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

News from School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences receives NIH funding for Cloud-based Viral Surveillance Research Training Program in Jamaica
8/9/23
The Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York (SUNY) has received funding to expand its Global Infectious Diseases (GID) Research Training Program. The GID is supported by the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training that will lead to capacity building in Jamaica through UB/SUNY and the University of the West Indies (UWI) collaboration. Importantly, this new funding includes CTIS, a key cloud project implementation partner, and a women-owned small business with expertise in providing informatics solutions for clinical trials and research for over 30 years.
Mark J. Sinnett BS ’83, PharmD ’87: 2023 UB Distinguished Alumni Award
8/1/23
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark J. Sinnett BS ’83, PharmD ’87 is a recipient of a 2023 University at Buffalo Distinguished Alumni Award. This award is given to alumni who have made a significant impact on the university at-large and also to the programs and students at the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS).
Sprowl receives NIDCD/NIH grant to study protein’s role in preventing drug-induced hearing loss
6/5/23
Jason Sprowl, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded a $432,182 grant from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study, called “Role of MCT6 in mediating cisplatin-induced ototoxicity,” will help researchers understand and prevent a prevalent type of drug-induced hearing loss in cancer patients.
UB CIGBS Announces Stop Diabetes Progression, a New Global Community Health Site Initiative
10/18/23
The University at Buffalo (UB) Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) has announced plans to launch, Stop Diabetes Progression, a new health initiative, focusing on the creation of community-based education networks in Western New York, Jamaica and Zimbabwe to engage individuals with pre-diabetes and those with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The goal of this new initiative is to stop the progression of the disease for both groups.
Can’t Be Grateful Enough
8/2/22
Mario Rocci Jr. (BS ’76, PhD ’81) wants others to receive the support he received at UB.
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.
Team Alice, UB’s study of medication harm in older adults, receives $1.95 million national grant
11/15/23
Funding to support interdisciplinary research into older patients’ journey throughout health care system