Join the UB Pharmaceutical Sciences community — alumni, faculty, students, and staff — for the 16th Buffalo Pharmaceutics Symposium, a tradition dating back to 1980.
Together we’ll gather for research talks and lectures, time to reconnect, and social events around Buffalo. We’ll also honor the remarkable legacy of Dr. William Jusko.
Program Speaker: Free
Program Attendee: $350
Program Attendee Guest: $100 for attending 1 event dinner or $150 for both
Faculty/Staff: $50
UB Student: $25
Children under 10: Free
All speakers, attendees, faculty, staff, guests and children are also invited to a complimentary special event honoring Dr. William Jusko on Saturday, Aug. 1.
6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Dinner
The Atrium @ Rich's*
1 Robert Rich Way
Buffalo, NY 14213
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*Shuttle transportation will be available to Rich's from the Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst departing at 5:30 p.m. Shuttle will depart from Rich's to return to the Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst at approximately 9:15 p.m.
190 Pharmacy Building, UB South Campus*
*Shuttle transportation will be available for Hyatt Place guests to and from the Pharmacy Building, departing from the hotel at 8:00 a.m. and then departing from the Pharmacy Building at 5:15 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Introduction
Session 1: Vision and Legacy of Dr. Jusko: PK/PD and Systems Pharmacology
Co-Chairs: Sukyung Woo, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Yanguang "Carter" Cao, PhD, Associate Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
9:05 a.m.
Talk 1: Dr. William Jusko
William J. Jusko, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
9:35 a.m.
Talk 2: Critical breakthroughs in corticosteroid pharmacology that impacted asthma therapy
Stanley J. Szefler, MD, Professor Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
9:55 a.m.
Talk 3: Dr. Guy Meno-Tetang
Guy Meno-Tetang, PhD, Senior Scientific Director of Clinical Pharmacology at Neurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.
Talk 4: Dr. Cornelia Landersdorfer
Cornelia Landersdorfer, PhD, Associate Professor, Drug Delivery Disposition & Dynamics, Centre to Impact Antimicrobial Resistance, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
11:05 a.m.
Talk 5: Dr. Wei Gao
Wei Gao, PhD, Executive Director, Head of Clinical and Quantitative Pharmacology, Moderna
11:25 a.m.
Talk 6: Natalie Jusko
Natalie Jusko, MA, Doctoral Candidate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Group Photo
Alumni Mentoring Session
Session 2: Division of Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Bioengineering
Co-Chairs: Sathy Balu-Iyer, PhD, Professor and Division Head, Division of Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Bioengineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean of Research, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Yeh-Hsing "Sima" Lao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
2:00 p.m.
Talk 1: Dr. Zhenjia Wang
Zhenjia Wang, PhD, Professor of Empire Innovation, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
2:45 p.m.
Talk 2: Dr. Patrick Glassman
Patrick Glassman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:45 p.m.
Talk 3: Dr. Matthew Kosloski
Matthew Kosloski, PhD, Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacology, Regeneron
4:15 p.m.
Talk 4: Dr. Vivek Purohit
Vivek Purohit, PhD, Associate Vice President, Clinical Pharmacology & Biopharmaceutics, Incyte
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Symposium Cocktail Dinner
Buffalo Museum of Science*
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211
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*Shuttle transportation will be available to the Buffalo Museum of Science from the Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst departing at 6:00 p.m. Shuttle will depart from the Buffalo Museum of Science to return to the Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst at approximately 9:15 p.m.
190 Pharmacy Building, UB South Campus*
*Shuttle transportation will be available for Hyatt Place guests to and from the Pharmacy Building, departing from the hotel at 8:00 a.m. and then departing from the Pharmacy Building at 5:15 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
Session 3: Division of Drug and Biotherapeutic Discovery
Co-Chairs: Anne Talkington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Youngjae You, PhD, Professor of Empire Innovation, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
9:00 a.m.
Talk 1: Dr. Bhaskar Das
Bhaskar Das, PhD, Professor and Division Head, Division of Drug and Biotherapeutic Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
9:45 a.m.
Talk 2: Dr. Peter Bloomingdale
Peter Bloomingdale, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Generate Biomedicines
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.
Talk 3: TBA
11:15 a.m.
Talk 4: Dr. Anne Talkington
Anne Talkington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
Session 4: Division of Molecular Biosciences
Co-Chairs: Xinning Yang, PhD, Policy Lead in Guidance and Policy Team, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Carrie Hoefer, PhD, MBA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Online Pharmacy Programs, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
2:00 p.m.
Talk 1: Dr. Philip Lazarus
Philip Lazarus, PhD, Professor and Division Head, Division of Molecular Biosciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
2:45 p.m.
Talk 2: Dr. Melanie Felmlee
Melanie Felmlee, PhD, Director of Pharmacogenomics, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, Department of Pharmaceutical and Graduate Life Sciences, Manchester University
3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:45 p.m.
Talk 3: Dr. Mark Bryniarski
Mark Bryniarski, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Amgen
4:15 p.m.
Talk 4: Dr. Robert Jones
Robert Jones, PhD, Principal Scientist, Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, San Francisco, CA
4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
5:30 p.m.
Special Event Honoring Dr. William Jusko*
Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar
5010 Main St.
Amherst, NY 14226
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Join us as we celebrate the establishment of a new endowment honoring Dr. William Jusko, a world-renowned pioneer, mentor and educator whose five-decade legacy has shaped generations of scientists.
*All speakers, attendees, faculty, staff, guests, and children are invited to this complimentary event.
Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst
5020 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226
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Reservations:
Room Rate:
Transportation:
Complimentary bus transportation will be provided from the Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst to the Pharmacy Building.
Sponsorship Questions?
Please contact Leigh Yates, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Advancement, at ltyates@buffalo.edu or 716-645‐3432.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University at Buffalo
445 Pharmacy Building
Buffalo, NY 14214
716-645-2138
Email: mrbewley@buffalo.edu

