Robert M. Cooper Memorial Fund

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Pharmacy students who exemplify the qualities of ethics, integrity and commitment to excellence receive scholarships and awards through this fund.

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.

A UB faculty member since 1967, Cooper served in a variety of administrative posts at the School of Pharmacy. He was regarded as a leading authority on state and federal regulations governing pharmacy practice in New York State, and was also the editor of Pharmacy Law, published by the School of Pharmacy for New York State pharmacists.

Dr. Cooper was honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Rho Chi Excellence in Teaching Award and the only honorary membership in the UB Pharmacy Alumni Association.

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News from School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • UB faculty, staff receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
    6/7/23

    Twenty have been recognized for consistently superior professional achievement and the ongoing pursuit of excellence.

  • Pattin appointed clinical associate professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement
    5/19/23
    In July, Anthony Pattin, PharmD, will join University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty as a clinical associate professor in the Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement (OPA), Department of Pharmacy Practice. In this post, Pattin will coordinate and teach pharmacy law and maintain an experiential training site and research program in community pharmacy practice.
  • Fusco: Named a Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and recipient of AACP SOTL Grant
    4/11/23
    Nicholas Fusco, PharmD '10, division head, Division of Education and Teaching Innovation and clinical associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and is a recipient of a 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant (SOTL).
  • Qu receives NIH grant to develop targeted mass spectrometry assays as markers in monitoring Type 1 diabetes
    9/5/23
    Jun Qu, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded a four-year $982,617 U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study, called “Robust Mass Spectrometric Protein/Peptide Assays for Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Applications,” will develop novel, highly sensitive assays that quantify proteins or peptide hormones to effectively monitor the progression or efficacy of new clinical interventions prior to or following the onset of Type 1 diabetes.
  • Meaney named ACCP Fellow
    8/14/23
    Calvin Meaney, PharmD, clinical associate professor and interim division head, Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
  • Clark receives NYSCHP New Practitioner Award for 2023
    3/24/23
    Collin Clark, PharmD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, is the recipient of the New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists (NYSCHP) New Practitioner Award for 2023.
  • Seyse recognized as 2023 AACP Distinguished Preceptor
    5/30/23
    Stephanie Seyse, PharmD, adjunct assistant professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Internal Medicine Pharmacist, Buffalo General Medical Center, has been recognized as a 2023 Distinguished Preceptor by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).