Published October 27, 2022

communicative by dirk hoffman

Fifteen module members and 3 unit members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievements and work astatine the 19th yearly University astatine Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence

Faculty Honored for Scholarship, Teaching

SUNY Distinguished Ranks

This highest State University of New York fertile recognizes exceptional module merit and outstanding world contributions.

Marianthi Markatou, PhD.

Marianthi Markatou, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor of biostatistics successful the School of Public Health and Health Professions and adjunct manager of the Institute for Healthcare Informatics successful the Jacobs School

Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD.

Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and seat of surgery

Gil I. Wolfe, MD.

Gil I. Wolfe, MD
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair of neurology

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence successful Scholarship and Creative Activities

This grant honors module members who marque bonzer contributions to their fields.

Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD.
Robert Zivadniov, MD, PhD.

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence successful Teaching

This grant honors those who consistently show superb teaching astatine the undergraduate, postgraduate oregon nonrecreational level.

Mark O’Brien, PhD.

UB Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award

Established by the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars successful 2009, this grant is presented to module members who excel successful the mentoring of postdoctoral scholars. A bully mentor not lone teaches their mentees but besides serves arsenic an advocate, advisor and affirmative relation exemplary during the play of nonstop grooming and astir often, successful the pursuing years.

Steven J. Fliesler, PhD.

Steven J. Fliesler, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology

UB Exceptional Scholars — Sustained Achievement Award

This grant recognizes unprecedented accomplishment and a distinguishing assemblage of enactment with enduring importance.

Ralph H. Benedict, PhD.
Michal Stachowiak, PhD.
Mark Sutton, PhD.

UB President Emeritus and Mrs. Meyerson Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award

Stewart Clark, PhD.

National Research Council Prestigious Awards

American Psychological Association Fellow

Founded successful 1892, the American Psychological Association is the starring U.S.-based technological and nonrecreational enactment for promoting intelligence subject and cognition to payment nine and amended lives. Fellows are APA members who person made outstanding contributions successful the tract of psychology.

Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD.

Association for Psychological Science Fellow

The Association for Psychological Science is location to thousands of starring intelligence subject researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students astir the world. Fellows person made enduring contributions to the subject of science done research, teaching, service, and/or application. 

Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD.

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Julius Axelrod Award successful Pharmacology

The Julius Axelrod Award successful Pharmacology was established successful 1991 to admit pharmacologists who, similar the award’s namesake, person made important contributions to knowing the biochemical mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of drugs and who person demonstrated mentorship to different pharmacologists.

Margarita Dubocvich, PhD.

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Best Paper Award

Founded successful 1903, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine promotes probe successful the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of technological accusation among disciplines. The Best Paper Award recognizes the champion insubstantial published each twelvemonth successful the society’s journal, Experimental Biology and Medicine. 

Jian Feng, PhD.
Malcolm Slaughter, PhD.

Key Staff Members Honored for Service

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence successful Classified Service

Elaine C. Taylor.

Elaine C. Taylor
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Ophthalmology

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence successful Professional Service

This grant honors members of the nonrecreational unit whose bonzer work contributions person importantly enriched the university.

Sofia A. Tangalos.

Sofia A. Tangalos
Senior unit adjunct for the elder subordinate and subordinate deans successful the Office of Faculty Affairs

Elizabeth A. White.

Elizabeth A. White
Administrative manager for probe and postgraduate acquisition successful the Office of Research and Graduate Education

The Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence took spot Oct. 27 successful Slee Hall connected UB’s North Campus.