Pharmaceutical Sciences News

UB PhD student receives Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research
8/11/26
Laura Weinstein, a PhD student in the Division of Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Bioengineering at the University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is the recipient of a Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (GIAR).
Lao honored with UB Exceptional Scholar − Young Investigator Award
8/5/26
Yeh-Hsing “Sima” Lao, PhD, assistant professor in the Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Bioengineering Division of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS), has been named a recipient of the UB Exceptional Scholar − Young Investigator Award
Eight faculty, 1 librarian join SUNY Distinguished ranks
6/23/26
This is the highest rank within the State University of New York system.
PhD student receives ASCPT Presidential Trainee Award
3/18/26
Mokshada Kumar, PhD student in the University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received a Presidential Trainee Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT).
PhD student honored with PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award
11/12/25
Amruta Gajanan Bhat, MS, a PhD student in Data Sciences in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has received a 2025 Trainee Challenge Award from the PhRMA Foundation.
Balthasar honored with UB Entrepreneur Award
11/5/25
Joseph P. Balthasar, BS ’91, PhD ’96, has received an Entrepreneur Award from the University at Buffalo (UB) in recognition of his entrepreneurial leadership and groundbreaking work in drug discovery and development.