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.

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.  

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.