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Robert M. Straubinger, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Straubinger was elected a fellow for “making remarkable scholarly and research contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences, such as original articles, scientific presentations at AAPS annual meetings, and/or patents. Straubinger’s research in the field of biopharmaceutics focuses primarily upon drug carriers, drug targeting and drug delivery.
L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and director of UB’s Toshiba Stroke Research Center, has received the third annual Leaders in Endovascular Education Award from Cordis Endovascular and Cordis Neurovascular Inc. The award, honoring the contributions Hopkins has made to advancing endovascular and neurovascular education, was presented at the 2007 National Vascular Interventional Advances seminar held earlier this fall in Las Vegas.
Hilary Weaver, associate professor, School of Social Work, contributed a chapter, "Seeking a Balance: Perspectives of a Lakota Woman in Social Work Academia," in a new book from CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) Press, “Women of Color as Social Work Educators: Strengths and Survival.” The book, edited by Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Saundra Hardin Starks and Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, shares personal experiences of women of color in educational systems to inspire all educators to advocate for social justice.
Donald E. Mager, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the AAPS New Investigator Grant in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism at the opening session of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists’ (AAPS) 2007 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held recently in San Diego. Mager’s research focuses on identifying the molecular and physiological factors that control the pharmacological properties of various drugs, including antiplatelet, anti-cancer and immunomodulatory drugs.
Phyllis A. Floro, assistant director for new student programs in the Office of Student Activities, recently was recognized as Outstanding New Orientation Professional by the National Orientation Directors Association. The award is given annually to an individual with less than four years experience working in orientation activities who has demonstrated exceptional service to the orientation, retention and transition profession.
Robert H. Keefe, associate professor of social work, was elected as program committee chair for the social work section of the 2008 American Public Health Association conference, to be held in San Diego.