Honors and Awards

FASEB Science Research Conference 2013: Melatonin Biology: Action and Therapeutics

• Marina Popovska-Gorevski (MS)
  Best Poster Award

Behavior, Biology and Chemistry 2013

• David Thorn
  Best Oral Presentation

• Ajay Baindur (BS)
  2017 University Honors College Research and Creativity Fund Award: Endocannabinoid regulation of operant responding to predictive incentive cues for a sucrose reward (Dr. Caroline Bass, Mentor)
• Allen Hoste (PMY Major, Class of 2017)
  2017 University Honors College Research and Creativity Fund Award: Antidepressant Regulation of Macrophage-Derived TNF Production (Dr. Tracey Ignatowski, Dept of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Mentor)
  
• Samantha Van Etten (BS/MS Student, Olson lab)
  2016 National Association of College and University Residence Halls Residence Life Professional Staff Member of the Month (October 2016)
• Shannon Clough (PhD, Dubocovich lab)
  2016 Dennis Higgins Award for PhD Dissertation Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology
• David Thorn (PhD, Li lab)
  2015 Dennis Higgins Award for PhD Dissertation Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Alexander Morrison-Nozik (PhD, Li Lab)
  2014 Dennis Higgins Award for PhD Dissertation Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology
  
• Bethany Asare (PhD Lab)
  2014 Award of Excellence for Promoting Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, SMBS
  
• Amy Gancarz (Postdoctoral Associate, Dietz Lab)
  2013 Bishop Award for Best Poster, Buffalo Society for Neuroscience 7th Annual Research Day
  2013 First place, 5th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium
• Danielle Adank (BS/MS student, Dietz Lab)
  2013 Third Place, Best Poster, Buffalo Society for Neuroscience 7th Annual Research Day
  
  
• Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (CURCA) Awards
  2017 Paul Inzerillo (Rabin, Mentor)
  2017 Nadin Zejnilovic (Dubocovich, Mentor)
  2016 Beverly DiCorso (Sim, Mentor)
  2016 Priyanka Dongare (Sim, Mentor)
  2016 Karie Chen (Bass, Mentor)
  2016 James Lee (Bass, Mentor)
  2015 Yun Beom Lee (Bass, Mentor)
  2015 Sushobhna Bhatra (Rabin, mentor)
  2015 Melissa Dolan (Rabin, mentor)
  2015 Zakiya Rhodie (Rabin, mentor)
  2015 Tae Keun Lee
  2013 Mark Goodman (J. Li, mentor)
  2013 Hani Shayya (F. Sim, mentor)
  2013 Jordan Valley (R. Rabin, mentor)
  2013 Kenny Wu
  2013 Jaeyoung Choi (BS)
  2013 David Lee (BS)
  2013 Lili Lin (BS-Pharmacy; F. Sim, mentor)
  2013 Danielle Precourt (BS-Chemistry; M.L. Dubocovich, mentor)
  

Allen Barnett, PhD ’65, currently CEO of Kinex Pharmaceuticals, who led the effort leading to the discovery of Claritin while at Schering-Plough, established an endowment to fund our graduate students’ education. Through his generosity, we present the Allen Barnett Travel Award each year to the PhD student with the top-rated presentation at our annual meeting. We also recognize the top poster and talk by an undergraduate student from our department with the Undergraduate Student Travel Award.

Each of these awards provides complete funding for the student to present at the national meeting of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) or the Society of Toxicology (SOT) with peers and internationally-renowned scientists.

Recent Travel Award Recipients

• Jennifer Martin (PhD)
  2016 Travel Award to attend the Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Meeting
• Lakeisha Lewter (PhD)
  2016 Travel Award to attend the Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Meeting
• Justin Siemian (PhD)
  2016 Travel Award to attend the Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Meeting
• Alexandria Trujillo (PhD)
  2016 Travel Award to Attend EB 2016; Selected to participate in the ASPET 'Big Ideas' Mentoring Program
  
• David Thorn (PhD)
  2014 ASPET Travel award to attend EB 2014; Selected to present at the Behavioral Pharmacology Society meeting

• 2017 ASPET Fellow of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators
• 2015 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence inTeaching
• 2014 Richard A. Powell Award, Outstanding Dental Educator
  

• 2012 INRC Young Investigator Travel Award

• 2013 Travel Award, Winter Brain Conference
• 2011 Top 5 Findings of the Year by the National Institute of Mental Health

• 2017 Inaugural ACNP Delores C Shockley Minority Mentoring Award 
• 2017 UB CSTEP Outstanding Research Mentor Award 
• UB President’s Medal 
• 2015-2016 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award, The Graduate School, University at Buffalo
• 2014 SUNY Distinguished Professor
• 2013 SMBS Dean's Award
• 2013 Named Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
• 2012 PhRMA Foundation Award in Excellence in Pharmacology/Toxicology
• 2011 Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award
• 2011 Aaron B. Lerner Pioneer Award for Outstanding Contributions to Melatonin Research
• 2011 Saluting Hispanics in the Medical and Health Care Fields Recognition Award from City of Buffalo 

• 2010 Dean's Award/University at Buffalo Award for Outstanding Service to the Dean and the School

• 2016 College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award
• 2014 UB Exceptional Scholar Award for Young Investigators
• 2012 Elected Councilor of Behavioral Pharmacology Division of ASPET (2013-2016)
• 2012 Maharaj Ticku Memorial Travel Fellowship to the Behavior, Biology and Chemistry meeting

• 2013 Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty Teaching Award
• 2012 UB Distinguished Professor

• 2017 CSTEP Outstanding Research Mentor Award

• 2012 UB Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity