People: Japanese Pharmaceutical Academy Honors An American For His Contributions To Research, Education In The Field

Contributions To Research, Education In The Field Ho-Leung Fung, 52, chairman of the pharmaceutics department at the University of Buffalo, has been honored with the Takeru and Aya Higuchi Memorial Award from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology in Japan. Fung was given the $10,000 award last month at the national meeting of the academy, which was held in Kobe.

LEGACY: University of Buffalo's Ho-Leung Fung was honored with an award named for his mentor. The prize is presented biennially to a non-Japanese scientist who has made significant contributions to pharmaceutical sciences and international pharmaceutical education. The Higuchi Award recognizes the late Takeru Higuchi and his wife, Aya, for their contributions to the field. Takeru Higuchi, a Japanese American, held professorships in pharmacy and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Kansas. He is generally considered by the international pharmaceutical community to be a...