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Jusko named chair of pharmaceutical sciences
William J. Jusko, professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named chair of the school's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
A UB faculty member since 1972, he had been serving as interim chair of the department.
Jusko is a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and serves on the editorial boards of seven journals.
The author of more than 400 publications, his research focuses on clinical, basic and theoretical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of diverse drugs, particularly steroids and immunosuppressants.
Jusko has received numerous awards, among them a Fulbright Scholarship to The Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacology in Italy; the Rawls-Palmer Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; the Russell R. Miller Award and the Distinguished Service Award, both from ACCP, and the Research Achievement Award in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism (PPDM) from AAPS.
He received a Sustained Achievement Award this spring from UB in recognition of his research achievements.
Jusko received his bachelor's and doctoral degrees from UB.
Krzystofiak named AVP for financial services
Susan A. Krzystofiak, formerly director of state employment services in Human Resource Services, has been named assistant vice president for financial services.
In her new position, she will assume responsibility for Accounting and Budget Services, Endowment and IFR Account Services and State Travel Services.
A UB professional staff member for eight years, Krzystofiak has served as manager of State Payroll Services and manager of the Revenue, Financial Analysis and Accounting Operations Unit in the Accounting Department, in addition to her most recent position as director of state employment services.
Prior to coming to UB, she worked for Brody and Weiss, CPAs, and for Empire of America Bank.
A Certified Public Accountant, Krzystofiak, is a UB graduate, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting.
EAP to hold open house
The Employee Assistance Program will celebrate the opening of its new office in 101C Fargo Quad Building 1 in the Ellicott Complex, North Campus, with an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
EAP coordinators and committee members will be on hand, and snacks and beverages will be provided.
For further information, contact the EAP office at 645-3166.
Medical Visualization Conference to be held
Medical applications of computerized visualization and virtual reality being developed by area scientists will be highlighted and demonstrated at UB's Second Annual Regional Western New York Medical Visualization Conference, to be held from 1-5 p.m. tomorrow in the Screening Room of the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The goal of the conference is to educate and unite the regional medical visualization community and to inform students, faculty and clinicians of the potential uses for this dynamic new technology. The event will be free of charge and open to the public.
UB possesses advanced capabilities for performing scientific visualizations and virtual reality simulations, with facilities such as the Center for Computational Research, Visual Reality Lab and New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII).
Researchers, scientists and clinicians from several UB departments and centers, as well as the Rochester Institute of Technology, will demonstrate medical visualization applications.
Presentations will include a live broadcast of miniature access surgery from Children's Hospital of Buffalo at 1:15 p.m. and a live broadcast of adult laparoscopic surgery from Eric County Medical Center at 1:45 p.m.
Other demonstrations will showcase physical/virtual object synchronization for simulating a living anatomy experience; telehaptics (virtual reality using the sense of touch) as a new concept in medical training; use of telemedicine in emergency medicine, and advances in X-ray angiography.
Also, quantitative MRI and its uses by the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center; robotics in pediatric surgery; psychophysical evaluation of encoding schemes and spectral imaging at the Munsell Color Science Laboratory; development of a medical application programmers interface (API); and visualization challenges in arthroscopic knee surgery.
Silicone Graphics Inc., will sponsor lunch prior to the conference
Heywood to speak as part of Gender Week
Leslie Heywood, professor of English at Binghamton University and an authority on gender studies and sports studies, will speak on "The Physiology of Image: Female Athletes and the Life Behind New Body Ideals for Women" at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in G-26 Farber Hall, South Campus.
Heywood's talk, sponsored by the School of Health Related Professions, the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender, will be presented as part of UB's Gender Week program.
A trustee and executive vice president of the Women's Sports Foundation, Heywood is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books on women in sports. Her most recent book is "Built to Win: The Rise of the Female Athlete as Cultural Icon."
CFA to present "Red Riding Hood"
The Center for the Arts will present Missoula Children's Theatre's production of "Red Riding Hood" at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Mainstage theater.
"Red Riding Hood" is part of The Family Adventure Series sponsored by Tops Friendly Markets. Media sponsors are WGRZ-TV and WJYE-FM.
In addition to professional actors, the production will feature more than 50 local children in various roles who will be chosen during an open audition on Sept. 30.
"Red Riding Hood" puts a new spin on the classic fairy tale. A pre-teen Red Riding Hood and her pals try to stay on the straight and narrow in this adventure. The show also features the Big Bad Wolf—who is not so bad after all—a friendly neighborhood Forest Ranger, a pack of woefully nasty young wolves and a handsome Woodsman. With help from her family and a loyal young Locksmith, Red finds her Grandma and a whole lot more.
Tickets for "Red Riding Hood" are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and children ages 12 and under. They are available at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.
"Nurse!" to be performed
"Nurse!," a one-woman show written and performed by UB graduate student Lisa Hayes, will be presented at 7:15 p.m. Monday in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The play is part of the Gender Week events sponsored by the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Center for the Americas and the Center for the Arts.
Based on oral histories of nurses and two years of research by Hayes, an actress and playwright, "Nurse!" sheds light on the health-care crisis, as well as on many of the issues faced not just by nurses, but by all women in the workforce.
The performance will be followed by a panel discussion featuring such nursing leaders as Barbara Bauch of Buffalo Mercy Hospital, president of CWA Local 1133; Patricia DeVinney, president of CWA Local 1168, and Barbara Crane of St. Catherine's of Sienna Hospital on Long Island, representing the New York State Nurses Association.
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
For reservations and information, call 984-7100 or email Lhayes2@acsu.buffalo.edu.