News and Announcements

Grant awarded to Jacobs, Daly to explore innovative patient care opportunities within community pharmacies
8/11/20
BUFFALO, N.Y.--David Jacobs, PharmD ‘11, PhD, assistant professor, and Christopher Daly, PharmD/MBA ’12, clinical assistant professor, pharmacy practice, are team leaders on a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to explore the use of community health workers in pharmacies to assist with complex patient care.
Virtual scholarship at AACP Annual Meeting
8/10/20
UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty and students participated in this year’s virtual American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, held July 13-31, 2020.
UB ASCEND scholarship recognizes two PharmD students for community contributions
8/4/20
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two University at Buffalo Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students have been chosen as the 2020 ASCEND Trial Healthcare Recruiting Scholarship recipients.
Balthasar honored with 2020 UB Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement Award
7/21/20
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Joseph Balthasar, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, has been selected to receive the 2020 University at Buffalo (UB) Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement Award.
What silicone wristbands say about chemical exposure in Uruguayan children
7/20/20

Researchers from UB and the Catholic University of Uruguay found an average of 13 pollutants in each silicone wristband collected in a study on chemical exposure among a small group of Uruguayan children.

Blanco selected for NIH Cardiac Study Section
7/15/20
Javier G. Blanco, Clin. Biochem., PhD, professor, pharmaceutical sciences, has accepted an invitation to serve in the Cardiac Contractility, Hypertrophy, and Failure Study Section (CCHF), Center for Scientific Review, for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Meet the 2020 CTSI K Scholars
7/15/20

The University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has made 2020 K Scholar Program awards to faculty from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and UB whose research interests range from breast cancer disparities to dental and craniofacial development.

New study will explore the role of metabolic pathways in MS progression
7/6/20
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new study funded by the Multiple Sclerosis Research Program of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command will explore the role of metabolic pathways on the progression of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Kalpesh Desai appointed Director of Diversity Initiatives
6/16/20
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is committed to the establishment of a learning environment that embraces diversity, inclusiveness, equity and respect for all persons. 
UB pharmacy partners with FeedMore WNY to distribute safe drug disposal packets
6/11/20
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has partnered with FeedMore Western New York to distribute drug disposal pouches to senior citizens in the community.
Pharmacy school to hold fifth Summer Institute virtually
6/10/20
For three days this July, students from middle schools, high schools and colleges around the world will get a glimpse of the pharmacy profession at the fifth annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute.
UB Academic Health Center community is united against racism and racial injustice
6/8/20
Donald Mager elected president of American College of Clinical Pharmacology
6/8/20
Donald Mager, BS ’91, PharmD ’00 & PhD ’02, professor and vice-chair, pharmaceutical sciences, has been elected president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) for 2020-2022.
CIGBS to lead COVID-19 antibody test research
6/5/20

The UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences will lead the investigation of COVID-19 rapid antibody testing and quantitative antibody testing at several locations, including Western New York.

UB Academic Health Center Community Is United Against Racism and Racial Injustice
6/5/20
As a community of students, educators, scientists, staff members and healthcare providers committed to improving human health by all measures, we are outraged by the brutal death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, in Minneapolis last week. We share the tremendous pain, grief and anger in our community.