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Clinician scientist Waheed Adedeji receives NIH award to study interaction of mental health and HIV medication in Nigeria
12/2/22
Adedeji, also a scholar at the UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS), will receive mentorship and training through CIGBS.
New tool twice as accurate at predicting antibody resistance among U.S. children with Kawasaki disease
12/2/22
UB-developed scoring system lays groundwork for North America’s first test to predict therapeutic resistance for the rare, but severe disease.
Straubinger and Qu labs identify key metabolic regulators of drug resistance in the fight against pancreatic cancer
11/28/22
The University at Buffalo (UB) research teams of Robert M. Straubinger, PhD, UB Distinguished Professor, and Jun Qu, PhD, Professor, both of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, recently published a research article in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, a top international proteomics journal, describing their work in identifying key metabolic regulators involved in cancer cell resistance to gemcitabine (Gem), a standard-of-care chemotherapy for pancreatic dual adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most lethal type of pancreatic cancer. The team also includes William J. Jusko, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, and several of his lab members.
Hoefer appointed Director of On-line Programs and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
11/17/22
Carrie Hoefer, PhD, MBA, has been appointed Director of On-line Programs and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS), effective January 2023. She will also hold academic rank as a clinical assistant professor.
UB APhA-ASP chapter earns regional leadership role and awards at Midyear Regional Meeting
11/7/22
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) earned a regional leadership role and awards at the APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) in Bristol, CT.
Harold Reiss, BS'56, emeritus lecturer and creator of the Buffalo Pharmacist
11/2/22
Reiss, a University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences emeritus lecturer and active alumni volunteer, died Sunday, October 30, he was 88 years old. Reiss had an active presence in the school during the 1960s – 1990s and in 1986, chaired the school’s multi-day 100-year anniversary program and authored the commemorative Centennial Herald.
Wojciech Krzyzanski named ISoP fellow
11/1/22
Wojciech Krzyzanski, PhD, associate professor, pharmaceutical sciences, has been named a 2022 fellow of the International Society for Pharmacometrics (ISoP). The fellowship is given in recognition of outstanding professional and scientific contributions to the global pharmacometrics community and sustained volunteer service to ISoP.
Pharmacy Legislative Advocacy Invitational Day brings together students and legislators
10/31/22
On Oct. 25, the Student Pharmacists Association of Western New York (SPAWNY) hosted Pharmacy Legislative Advocacy Invitational Day (PLAID) to give pharmacy students the opportunity to discuss new legislation that affects health care with area legislators.
NIH gives perfect score to program nurturing next-generation clinical scientists
10/28/22
The NIH has given UB’s Clinician-Scientist summer training program a rare and perfect score of 10, along with funding of nearly $300,000 over the next 5 years.
New fellowship focuses on PhD students
10/26/22
The new program was created to help UB compete with the best public universities in recruiting top PhD students.
PharmD student wins Best Student Poster Award at ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy
10/26/22
Autumn Spyhalsky, PharmD/MS’24, received the Best Student Poster Award for her poster titled Dynamics of Urinary Biomarkers to Detect Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children Receiving Vancomycin at the 2022 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, CA. This is the second consecutive year a student from the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) has received the Best Student Poster Award from ACCP.
Researcher: Universal screening for Pompe disease can extend newborns’ lives
10/24/22
Twenty states must start screening newborns for Pompe disease, a rare and often fatal genetic disorder that weakens the heart and muscles, says UB clinical pharmacist Mary Riedy.
Albanese and Clark elected to ACCP PRN appointments
10/24/22
Nicole Albanese, PharmD, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Collin Clark, PharmD, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, have both been appointed positions within the Practice and Research Networks (PRNs) of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
Adams, PhD student, receives ISoP Unsung Hero Award
10/17/22
Kimberly Adams, PhD student in the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) is the recipient of a 2022 Unsung Hero Award from the International Society of Pharmacometrics (ISoP).
WNY COVID-19 Collaborative establishes 10 public health fellowships
10/10/22
Working through the Erie County Department of Health, these fellows will complete a full-time training program and work to address inadequate health care access.

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