Dr. Santosh Kumar (pictured left), associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently awarded the Society of Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP) Outstanding Service and Support Award. Dr. Kumar has served as SNIP’s Chair of the Early Career Investigator Committee for the past six years. Each year, SNIP recognizes members who have demonstrated excellence in research and service to the society. One of the awards, the Outstanding Service and Support Award, is given to an individual who has shown extraordinary service in facilitating the operation of the society’s initiatives. Recipients are Society members who have been instrumental in completing work considered “behind the scenes”, in areas such as publications, fundraising, and/or in the organization or conduct of meetings and symposia.