William Jusko recognized for a lifetime of achievements in the pharmaceutical sciences

The award, AAPS’ most esteemed, is a lifetime achievement recognizing an individual who has made substantial contributions in research and advancement of pharmaceutical science that have had a lasting impact. 

Jusko will be honored at an AAPS Virtual Award Reception on Nov. 2, 2020.

A UB faculty member since 1972, Jusko studies the disposition and pharmacological effects of drugs and the optimization of dosing for immunosuppressive, anti-diabetic and cancer treatments. His work has led to significant advances in mathematical and computer modeling of the time-course of responses following drug dosing. His research in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics has received continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences since 1977.

Jusko’s catalogue of awards is unparalleled and includes the Volwiler Research Achievement Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; the Oscar B. Hunter Career Award in Therapeutics from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics; a coveted MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) award from the NIH; the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP); the Lewis B. Sheiner Lecturer Award from the International Society of Pharmacometrics (ISoP); honorary doctorates from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the University of Paris Descartes; and a Fulbright Scholarship.

Jusko has published more than 600 research articles and serves on the editorial boards of numerous academic journals and is former editor-in-chief for the Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

He has also worked as a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee, the NIH Pharmacology Study Section, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, and several pharmaceutical companies.

From 2001 to 2016, Jusko served as chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. More than 100 students and fellows have completed training under his supervision.

Jusko is a fellow of the ACCP, AAPS, ISoP, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).