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THE FACULTYCOMMONS“commons”: (n) a place where members of a community meetfor sharing, support and recognitionApril 2010 Volume 3, Number 1In This Issue• Welcome• Faculty Achievements“Community”SUNY Upstate’s Third Annual “Celebration of the Faculty”• Grants• Publications• Presentations• Service• TeachingContributions• Promotions• New Faculty• Faculty Development• In Memoriam• Other newsT YtÅ|Äç Tyyt|Ü____________________________Dr. Luis Mejico was one of the recipients of the Gold Standard Award at this year’sCelebration of the Faculty. His wife, Dr. Paula Pons and his daughter, Fiona Mejicowere proud to be in the audience and look on as Dr. Mejico received his award.Photos taken by: Bill Mueller – SUNY Upstate Medical Photography Department- 1 -

New Assistant ProfessorsDavid Pruyne, Joseph Inzinna, Timothy Ford,Zsuzsa Szombathyne Meszaros, A. James CiaccioWaleed Javaid, Robert Michiel, Narpriya Oberoi,Marvin Hetboer, Christopher Morley, Bambi Carkey,Zulma Tovar Spinoza, Kate Flewelling,Tanya George, Britta Denman with President SmithNew Associate ProfessorsSatish Krishnamurthy and JC TrusselPictured with President SmithNew InstructorsKelley Hulihan and Qinghe MengPictured with President SmithPromoted Associate ProfessorsCatherine Caldicott, Dale Avers, Stephen Knohl,James Listman and Bradley Olson with PresidentSmithPromoted ProfessorsRobert Gregory and Wendy Kates picturedwith Dean Scheinman and President SmithNew Department ChairDr. Patricia Kane poses with Dean Scheinmanand President Smith- 2 -

Superb EntertainmentDrs. Ron Saletsky and Roger Greenberg fromThe Department of Psychiatry, performed somewonderful music during the CelebrationA Special GuestKasandra Scales, a medical student and NIHDiversity Research Fellow, sang a beautifulversion of “The Climb” at the end of theCelebrationHonors andAwardsFaculty Achievements_______________________________________________________________Honors & Awards ~ Congratulations to:Ann Botash, MD and Alicia Pekarsky, MD, Pediatrics, were among the first group ofpediatricians to be certified by The American Board of Pediatrics on its first certifyingexamination in the specialty of child abuse.Michael Glidden, MD, Medicine, received the Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma ChapterExcellence in Teaching Award. The recipient of this award is decided upon by thefourth year AOA students. Dr. Glidden will receive this award at the induction dinneron May 21, 2010.Robert Gregory, MD and Evan Deranja MD (and a student, J. Mogle), Psychiatry &Behavioral Sciences, were awarded the very competitive American PsychoanalyticAssociation poster award for their ground breaking work "Dynamic DeconstructivePsychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder comorbid with alcohol abusedisorders: 30 month follow up."Michael G Holland, MD, Emergency Medicine, received the prestigious awarddesignating him as a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology(FAACT) at their annual meeting in Toronto.- 3 -

Michael C. Iannuzzi, MD, MBA, Chair, Department of Medicine, was namedEdward C. Reifenstein Professor of Medicine. Reifenstein (1880-1970), for whom theprofessorship is named, was a widely known physician and organizer of the firstcardiac clinic at Upstate Medical Center. He was a practicing physician for 64 yearsand held faculty positions for four decades.Peter Kane, MD, Anesthesiology, received the NYSSA 2009 Distinguished ServiceAward.Peter Mariani, MD, Emergency Medicine, received the annual "Unsung Hero Award"from Hospice of CNY on Tues., 11/17/09 for his work with ultrasound-guidedpalliative procedures for home care hospice patients.Peter Mariani MD, Emergency Medicine, became ABMS-certified in HyperbaricMedicine in December 2009. His score on the national hyperbaric board examinationachieved a 95th percentile ranking among candidates.Arnold M. Moses, MD, Medicine, was given The Distinguished Alumnus Award ofthe SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine at the October 2009reunion.Jamie Nelsen, PharmD, DABAT, Emergency Medicine, was featured on theAmerican College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) website in recognition of hercontributions to ACCP and the profession of pharmacy in Jan. 2010.Michael Ratner, MD, Surgery, received the Best Doctors 2009 award, and was theHonoree at the annual Ronald McDonald House Charities Dinner, Oct.2009.Robert K. Silverman, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, has received the 2009 JuniorFellow Professor of the Year award from the American College of Obstetricians andGynecologists District 11 Junior Fellows. The award is given each year to New YorkState’s outstanding professor who provides unsurpassed support and education toDistrict 11 junior fellows.Janet Sobczak, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, RN, College of Nursing, had two articles (seePublications) that were featured in MDLinx. MDLinx is the world's most up to dateindex of articles that matter in the daily lives of physicians and other healthcareprofessionals.The following SUNY Upstate Medical University faculty members were presentedwith the Gold Standard Award at the 2010 Celebration of the Faculty, which was heldon March 23 rd : The Gold Standard Award was created to recognize members ofthe faculty who are dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate about their work, andwho live the values of Upstate by exemplifying innovation, respect, service andintegrity.- 4 -

John Andrake, MDPediatricsR. Eugene Bailey, MDFamily MedicineDaniel Bassano, PhDRadiation OncologyNienke Dosa, MDPediatricsDavid Lehmann, MDMedicineLuis Mejico, MDNeurology- 5 -

Service______________________________________________________________ServiceInternational LeadershipRichard Kelley MD, Otolaryngology and Kara Kort, MD, Surgery, traveled as partof Wide Horizons For Children Medical Mission trips to Ethiopia in the fall of 2009and spring 2010 to perform surgeries, provide medical care, and train health careproviders in the Yirg Alem Hospital in southern Ethiopia. Dr Kelley was the firstENT doctor to visit southern Ethiopia and evaluated and treated over 150 patients,including ear surgery. Dr. Kort, an expert endocrine surgeon, operated on numerouspatients with massive goiters in a nation where thyroid disease is commonplace due toiodine deficiency. Ethiopia faces a staggering shortage of hospitals and healthcareprofessionals. These medical missions provide individuals, who have been waiting forsurgery in many cases for years, the opportunity to receive free medical care.Additionally, the training and equipment the Medical Mission Teams provide greatlyimprove the quality of care available to the community even after the mission iscompleted.Andras Perl, MD, PhD, Medicine, was appointed as a member of the Federation ofInternational Societies of Clinical Immunology Center of Excellence Designation.Steven J. Scheinman, MD, Senior Vice President and Dean of the College ofMedicine, was appointed co-chair of the organizing committee of a new InternationalConference on Early Disease Detection and Prevention, which was held in Munich,Germany, February 25-28, 2010. This was a new concept for such a meeting, notlimited to any one medical specialty but focusing rather on approaches to earlydetection and prevention of disease in a range of specialties. Dr. Scheinman shared hisco-chair role with Dr. Reinhold Kreutz, Professor of Medicine at the Charite'-Universitatsmedizin Berlin.The web link for the meeting is:http://www.paragon-conventions.net/eddp2010/- 7 -

National LeadershipRan Anbar, MD, Medicine, has been chosen President-elect of the American Societyof Clinical Hypnosis, and will assume the office of President in 2011.Kerry Greene Donnelly MBA, RT(R) (M) (CT)(QM), College of HealthProfessions, has been asked to serve on the Job Analysis Task Force of theAssociation for Vascular Access (AVA). The AVA is developing an internationalcertification examination for vascular access professionals.Paul Grover, PhD, Associate VP for Academic Affairs, was invited to serve as asmall group facilitator and panel member at the Middle States Commission on HigherEducation Self-Study Institute in Philadelphia, PA on November 10 and 11, 2009. Thegroup he advised consisted of representatives from doctoral level institutions currentlypreparing for accreditation through the MSCHE self study process. Dr. Grover sharedhis experience in coordinating the recent Upstate self-study that resulted inaccreditation with commendation.Laura Knight, MD, Pathology, has been appointed to serve on the NationalAssociation of Medical Examiners’ Forensic Pathology Training Subcommittee and onthe Best Resident Paper and Poster Award Subcommittee in 2009 and 2010. Dr.Knight has also been appointed to serve on the National Association of MedicalExaminers’ Education Subcommittee in 2010.Melissa W. Ko, MD, Neurology, was selected by the American Academy ofNeurology to attend the 2010 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum in Ft. Lauderdale,FL, January 7-10, 2010. The forum provides training in patient and legislativeadvocacy for 30 neurologists worldwide to be applied at the local, state and federallevel. Dr. Ko's advocacy interest is combating the obesity epidemic in central NewYork in adult and pediatric patients.Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS, Surgery, has been elected to the Commission onCancer representing the Fellowship with a membership term of three years.John McCabe, MD, Chief Executive Officer of University Hospital and SeniorVice President for Hospital Affairs, has been named chair of the Board of Directorsof the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization that overseesthe certification of physician specialists in the United States. Dr. McCabe joinedABMS in 1999 and most recently served as the vice-chair of its Board of Directors.Nancy Nussmeier, MD, Anesthesiology, has been appointed to serve on two WritingGroups for the American Heart Association, Women and PAD (Peripheral ArteryDisease) and Women and CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) prevention evidence basedguidelines.- 8 -

Andras Perl, MD, PhD, Medicine, was appointed to serve as a member of: theNational Institute of Health Center for Scientific Review College of Senior Reviewers;NIAD Autoimmunity Program Project Grant Study Section; Arthritis ConnectiveTissue and Skin Diseases Study Section (ad hoc member); Hypersensitivity, Allergy,and Immunology Study Section.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, has been appointed to serve on the editorial boards ofCurrent Opinions in Rheumatology, Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome (2009 and 2010)and the Journal of Autoimmunity (2009 and 2010).Mark Schmitt, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, will be serving again on anNIH study section in F05-Cell Biology in March.Thomas L Schwartz MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, recently beganmoderating nationally online for WebMD Health Exchanges as an expert on depressionmanagement. http://exchanges.webmd.com/depression-exchangeAllen Silverstone,PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, received an Appointment to theScience Advisory Board (SAB) of US EPA Dioxin Health Effects Committee(2010-- )Joseph A. Spadaro, PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, was appointed as a member of theEditorial Board of the journal "Bioelectromagnetics".State LeadershipRichard Cross, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has been appointed to serveon the SUNY Provost Advisory Committee for vetting campus nominees for HonoraryDegrees.Jason Lok, MD, Anesthesiology, has been elected to serve as Assistant Treasurer ofthe New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, has been appointed to the Lupus Foundation of America,Central and Northern New York Chapter, May 15, 2010, Turning Stone, Oneida, NY.Steven J. Scheinman, MD, Senior Vice President and Dean of the College ofMedicine has been appointed by the Governor to the New York State Council onGraduate Medical Education (COGME). The 30-member council advises the governorand heath commissioner on the formulation and implementation of state policiesrelating to graduate medical education, including primary care training and practice,consortia development, minority participation in graduate medical education andhealthcare reform.- 9 -

P Sebastian Thomas, MD, Anesthesiology, has been elected as Chair of the PainCommittee for the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.Richard D. Veenstra, PhD, Pharmacology, has been appointed to the Board ofDirectors of the Greater Syracuse Region of the Syracuse and Southern Tier AmericanHeart Association, Founder's Affiliate.University_________________________________________________________________Dale Avers, PT, DPT, PhD , College of Health Professions, and Diane Luft, MLS,Library, have been elected to a 3 year term as SUNY Faculty Senators, representingthe Upstate campus at SUNY-wide faculty governance meetings.Gary Johnson, MD, Emergency Medicine, has been named Interim Chair of theDepartment of Emergency Medicine, succeeding John McCabe, MD. Dr. Johnson hasauthored numerous publications, and has served on the New York ACEP’s (AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians) Board of Directors and serves on numerous Upstateand statewide committees. He received Upstate’s President’s Award for Excellence inTeaching in 1999, the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in2001 and the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Outstanding Clinical TeachingAward in 2003.Educational LeadershipAmy Campbell, JD, MBE, Bioethics & Humanities, is representing Upstate MedicalUniversity on a course development team that is collaborating with SyracuseUniversity. The team is developing an interdisciplinary course that will examine thelegal, ethical and social implications of stem cell research. The course is beingdeveloped by faculty at both institutions with the help of funding from the EmpireState Stem Cell Board. Dr. Campbell said course materials will be written through thesummer and fall. SU will likely pilot the course in Spring 2011.- 10 -

GrantsGrants AwardedNienke Dosa, MD, Pediatrics, (with Ostrander R, Garver K)New York-Mid Atlantic Consortium for Genetic and Newborn Screening ServicesCompetency in Transition for Physicians in Training Grant. $32,000 (2010).Nienke Dosa, MD and Gregory Liptak MD, PediatricsNICHD/NIH Contract No. HHSN267200603421C. (Janice Brunstrum, MD, PI [St.Louis University])Baclofen Efficacy and Safety Trials- Pediatric Pharmacokinetic and PharmacodynamicStudy of Oral Baclofen for the Treatment of Spasticity Associated with Cerebral Palsy9/1/2009 - 8/31/2010 $94,218 plus enrollment (2009)Nienke Dosa, MD (withColumna L), PediatricsChristopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life AwardFit Families Group Visits: Physical Activity and Medical Services for Hispanic andCaucasian Children with Spina Bifida and their Families, (2009) $6,000Huaiyu Hu, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & HumanDevelopmentRegulation of cell-extracellular matrix interactions at the brain surface- RO19/09-6/14 $1,628,875Russell T. Matthews, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeThe role of RPTPzeta in Models of congenital muscular dystrophies- RO12/10-1/15 $1,545,470Michael W. Miller, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – Promoted to Merit Award.Effect of ethanol on cell proliferation5/09-4/19 $3,925,000Michael W. Miller, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismDevelopmental exposure alcohol research center- P509/09-8/14 $8,513,360David R. Mitchell, PhD (PI), Cell & Developmental BiologyNIH-R01-GM44228-17S, Administrative Supplement.Molecular and genetic analysis of flagellar dyneins9/30/09-2/28/11 $89,812 (DC)- 11 -

Sandra M. Mooney, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismEffects of developmental ethanol exposure on brain development- RO112/09-11/14 $1,313,375Christopher P. Morley, PhD (PI), Family MedicineCommunity Health Foundation of WCNY"Pediatric Oral Health" Program EvaluationDecember, 2009 - March, 2009, $2000Gary Nieman, (PI), SurgeryUZ Brussels; HFPV Protective Ventilation for ARDS.10/1/09 - 9/30/10 $23,000 for 1 yearGary Nieman, (PI), SurgerySmith & NephewSafety Test for Prototype Open Abdominal Dressing System.2/8/10 - 1/8/11 $49,906.83 for 1 yearEric C. Olson, PhD (PI), Neuroscience & PhysiologyNIH- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke- RO1Cellular and molecular mechanisms of early cortical development9/09-7/14 $1,202,030Andras Perl, MD, PhD (PI), MedicineARRA Supplement to NIH R01 AI072648-01Total direct cost: $134,833Andras Perl, PhD (PI), MedicineNIH RO1 AI48079-06Genetic and immunological impact of the HRES-1 human endogenous retrovirus locusin systemic lupus erythematosus8/1/2009-7/31/2014 $1,000,000 (DC)Andras Perl, PhD (PI), MedicineAlliance for Lupus ResearchMitochondrial Hyperpolarization in Lupus T cells2/1/2010-1/31/2012 $498,652 (DC) (total cost: $538,544)Keri Seymour, DO (PI), SurgerySUNY Upstate Medical University American Medical Association Foundation 2010Seed Grant Research ProgramThe Effect of Statins and NO-statins on Thrombospondin-1 Induced Vascular SmoothMuscle Cell Proliferation in Hyperglycemic and Hypercholesterolemic Cells. $2,500Paula M. Trief, PhD (PI) , Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesNIH- NIDDK Diversity Research Fellowship Award to support the training ofKasandra Scales, MSII: "Improving Diabetes Outcomes: The Diabetes SupportProject" 9/09-6/10 $43, 431 (with Ruth Weinstock, MD PhD, co-I)- 12 -

Singh R, El-Zammar ZMK, Beach RL. Generalized tonic clonic status epilepticus.MedLink Neurology, July 22, 2009Barr TL, Latour LL, Lee K-Y, Schaewe TJ, Luby M, Chang GS, El-Zammar Z, AlamS, Hallenbeck JM, Kidwell CS, Warach S. Blood-brain barrier disruption in humans isindependently associated with increased matrix Metalloproteinase-9. Stroke 2010 Mar;41(3):e123-8Guan L, Wang B, Chen Y, Yang L, Li J, Qian Q, Wang Z, Faraone SV, Wang Y. Ahigh-density single-nucleotide polymorphism screen of 23 candidate genes in attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder: suggesting multiple susceptibility genes among ChineseHan population. Mol Psychiatry 2009 May;14(5):546-54Le-Niculescu H, Patel SD, Bhat M, Kuczenski R, Faraone SV, Tsuang MT, McMahonFJ, Schork NJ, Nurnberger JI Jr., Niculescus AB 3 rd . Convergent functional genomicsof genome-wide association data for bipolar disorder: Comprehensive identification ofcandidate genes, pathways and mechanisms. Neuropsychiatr Genet 2009 Mar 5; 150B(2):155-81.Biederman J, Petty CR, Monuteaux MC, Mick E, Clarke A, Ten Haagen K, FaraoneSV. Familial risk analysis of the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder and psychoactive substance use disorder in female adolescents: a controlledstudy. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2009 Mar; 50(3):352-8Smith AK, Mick E, Faraone SV. Advances in genetic studies of attentiondeficit/hyperactivitydisorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2009; 11 (2):143-8Biederman J, Monuteaux MC, Spencer T, Wilens TE, Faraone SV. Do stimulantsprotect against psychiatric disorders in youth with ADHD? A 10-year follow-up study.Pediatrics 2009 Jul; 124(1):71-8Mick E, Faraone SV. Family and genetic association studies of bipolar disorder, inMarco R, Miranda A, Schlotz W, Melia A, Mulligan A, Müller U, Andreou P, ButlerL, Christiansen H, Gabriels I, Medad S, Albrecht B, Uebel H, Asherson P,Banaschewski T, Gill M, Kuntsi J, Mulas F, Oades R, Roeyers H, Steinhausen HC,Rothenberger A, Faraone SV, Sonuga-Barke EJ. Delay and reward choice in ADHD:An experimental test of the role of delay aversion. Neuropsychology 2009 May;23(3):367-80Mesholam-Gately RI, Giuliano AJ, Goff KP, Faraone SV, Seidman LJ.Neurocognition in first-episode schizophrenia: A meta-analytic review.Neuropsychology 2009 May; 23(3):315-36- 14 -

Biederman J, Petty CR, Wilens TE, Spencer T, Henin A, Faraone SV, Mick E,Monuteaux MC, Kenealy D, Mirto T, Wozniak J. Examination of concordancebetween maternal and youth reports in the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder.Bipolar Disord 2009 May; 11(3):298-306.Biederman J, Monuteaux MC, Faraone SV, Mick E. Parsing the associations betweenprenatal exposure to nicotine and offspring psychopathology in a nonreferred sample.J Adolesc Health 2009 Aug; 45(2):142-8McGough JJ, Faraone SV. Estimating the size of treatment effects: moving beyond pvalues. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2009 Oct; 6(10):21-9Mansour HA, Talkowski ME, Wood J, Chowdari KV, McClain L, Prasad K, MontroseD, Fagiolini A, Friedman ES, Allen MH, Bowden CL, Calabrese J, El-Mallakh RS,Escamilla M, Faraone SV, Fossey MD, Gyulai L, Loftis JM, Hauser P, Ketter TA,Marangell LB, Miklowitz DJ, Nierenberg AA, Patel J, Sachs GS, Sklar P, Smoller JW,Laird N, Keshavan M, Thase ME, Axelson D, Birmaher B, Lewis D, Monk T, Frank E,Kupfer DJ, Devlin B, Nimgaonkar VL. Association study of 21 circadian genes withbipolar I disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia. Bipolar Disord 2009Nov; 11(7):701-10Doyle AE, Wozniak J, Wilens TE, Henin A, Seidman LJ, Petty C, Fried R, Gross LM,Faraone SV, Biederman J. Neurocognitive impairment in unaffected siblings of youthwith bipolar disorder. Psychol Med 2009 Aug;39(8):1253-63Wilens TE, Biederman J, Faraone SV, Martelon M, Westerberg D, Spencer TJ.Presenting ADHD symptoms, subtypes, and comorbid disorders in clinically referredadults with ADHD. J Clin Psychiatry 2009 Nov; 70(11):1557-1562Ng MY, Levinson DF, Faraone SV, Suarez BK, Delisi LE, Arinami T, Riley B,Paunio T., et al. Meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide linkage studies of schizophrenia.Mol Psychiatry 2009 Aug; 14(8):774-85Farone SV, Biederman J, Petty CR, Ten Haagen KS et al. Effect of candidate genepolymorphisms on the course of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Res2009; 170 (2-3):199-203- 15 -

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Books andBook Chapters Books and Book Chapters_________________________________________________________________Dewan M, Steenbarger B, Greenberg R. Brief Psychotherapies. In R.E. Hales, S.C.Yudofsky, & G. Gabbard (Eds.). Essentials of Psychiatry. Washington, DC: AmericanPsychiatric Association.Johnson B. Widespread Zombification in the 21st Century and the Wars of the ZombieMasters. Gegensatz Press. 2009. (A neuropsychoanalytic textbook on addiction writtenat a 6th grade reading level.)Johnson B. Depression and Addiction, in Depression, Treatment Strategies andManagement (2 nd ed.), Thomas Schwartz, TK Petersen (eds.) Taylor and Francis.Miller L. Chapter 22. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections. In:Stevens, Christine D. Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective,3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis; 2010.Miller L. Chapter 23. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection. In: Stevens, Christine D.Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective, 3rd ed. Philadelphia,PA: FA Davis; 2010.Mitchell D, Smith B. Analysis of the central pair microtubule complex inChlamydomonas reinhardtii. Ch. 13 In Cilia and Flagella, Part A, S. King and G.Pazour, eds., Methods in Cell Biology 2009; 92:197-213Page NE. The child with altered endocrine status (pp. 1366-1417). In Children andTheir Families. The Continuum of Care, Bowden V.R. & Greenberg, C.S. (eds).Walters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2009Page NE. The child with an inborn error of metabolism (pp. 1419-1455). In Childrenand Their Families. The Continuum of Care, Bowden V.R. & Greenberg, C.S. (eds).Walters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2009Perl A. Signal Processing by the Immune System in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.In Autoimmun Rev. 8:177-223Perl, A. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjogren’s syndrome. In Curr OpinRheumatol Volume 5, pp. 443-500.- 29 -

PostersPosters_________________________________________________________________Aubry R, Wojtowycz M, Bode M, Parker P, Luke-Houseman K. Revealingdisparities in poor outcomes of pregnancy using sentinel event analysis.Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Conference - Tampa, Florida, Dec. 2009Bansal V, Oliver J, Romano D. Difficult pediatric airway: Laceration withGlidescope, at the 63rd Annual Post Graduate Assembly, New York, New York, Dec.2009Holland M, Marraffa J, Rosano T.Elevated glycolate levels after unintentionalpediatric ethylene glycol ingestion. NACCT; San Antonio, TX; September 25, 2009Ko M, Chang S, Tabssum A, Ridha MA, Volpe NJ, Mejico LJ, Galetta SL, Balcer L,Liu GT. Weight gain and recurrence in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Anexpanded case control study. Presented at the 2010 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona.Lodi YM, Gordon V, Fessler RD. Single-stage versus multi-staged Neuroform Stentassistedendovascular repair of intracranial aneurysms. AANS/CNS CerebrovascularSection Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, February 22 - 23, 2010Perl A. The HRES-1/RAB4 lupus susceptibility gene promotes nitric oxide productionin human T cells through direct interaction with endothelial nitric oxide synthaseinteracting protein. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology, 73th AnnualMeeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-21, 2009.Perl A. Activation of the nitric oxide mitochondrial hyperpolarization mTOR Rab4signaling pathway precedes disease development in lupus T cells. 97th AnnualMeeting; The American Association of Immunologists, Baltimore, MD, May 7- 11,2010Perl A. Expansion of CD3+/CD4+/CD25+/Foxp3+ T cells in rapamycin treated lupuspatients. 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists,Baltimore, MD May 7- 11, 2010.Silverstone A, Laiosa MD, Lai Z-W, Middleton, FA, Mills JH, SinghKP, Gasiewicz T .Microarray analysis of genes induced by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in thymic progenitor cell populations prior tothymic atrophy.Scott J, Mihai, A, Barus, CE, Grant WD, Ko PY. Comparison of simulation-basedACLS vs. traditional ACLS curriculum in third-year medical students. Presented at theInternational Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Phoenix, AZ, January, 2010.- 30 -

PresentationsPresentations_________________________________________________________________InternationalINTERNATIONAL_________________________________________________________________Shawky Badawy, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, participated in the 14th AnnualInternational Fertility Meeting in Cairo, Egypt, presenting on the “Impact of AssistedReproductive Technology on Multiple Births.” He was also invited to Suez CanalUniversity, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, to address faculty issues relatedto reproductive endocrinology and infertility and issues related to emergencies ingynecology.Richard Beers, MD, Anesthesiology, gave the following presentations at the Post-Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, 11-15 Dec 2009:1. Office-Based Anesthesia: Patient safety in the office-based setting2. Infection Prevention for the Anesthesiologist3. Undiagnosed Myopathy in a Toddler: Inhalation or Intravenous Anesthesia?Members of the Department of Emergency Medicine recently attended the 11th AnnualInternational Conference of the Society for Emergency Medicine in India.The conference was held in Guwahati, Assam. Lingappa Amernath, MD, ImmediatePast President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine in India served asChief Advisor of the Scientific Committee for the conference. Presentations bymembers of the department included:Nora Bennett, RN and Carol Roberts, RN: Approach to the Trauma PatientElla Cameron, MD: Pediatric Fever in the Emergency DepartmentEric Morley, MD: COPDNaveen Seth, MD: When Disaster Strikes: A US PerspectiveWilliam D. Grant, EdD: Disasters and Response: Commonalities and Differences.Amy T. Campbell, JD, MBE, Bioethics and Humanities, presented "Suggestions for aTransnational Policymaking Framework to Guide Stem Cell Research and ResolveConflicts" at the Brocher Foundation Workshop, "Beyond the Embryo: Transnational,Transdisciplinary, and Translational Perspectives on Stem Cell Research," Geneva,Switzerland, Nov. 2009.Rebecca Garden, PhD, Bioethics & Humanities, presented ‘I Would Really Like toHear Your Story’: Incorporating Clinical Empathy Into the Ward.” Interview aboutGarden R. Expanding Clinical Empathy: An Activist Perspective. Journal of GeneralInternal Medicine 24(1):122-5. International Program of Psycho-Social HealthResearch, Central Queensland University. Psycho-Social Health Research Podcasts:http://www.ipp-shr.cqu.edu.au/podcasts/?id=97- 31 -

Roger Greenberg, PhD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, presented "AugmentingCognitive Therapy for Depression with an Expectancy Enhancement Module:Preliminary efficacy" at the Annual Meeting of the Society for PsychotherapyResearch, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 2009. (Co-authors: Constantino, MJ, Klein R, Smith-Hansen L)Andrea Manyon, MD, FAAFP, Family Medicine, Christopher P. Morley, PhD,Family Medicine, Melissa Arthur, MA, Family Medicine, Kathleen Barzee, JenniferFlad, Carol Recker-Hughes, PT, PhD, MA, Physical Therapy, R. Eugene Bailey,MD, Family Medicine, presented “A Mixed Method Evaluation of a PilotBiopsychosocial Integrated Standardized Patient Exam In a Family MedicineClerkship” at the North American Primary Care Research Group meeting, Quebec,Canada, February 8-10, 2010.David R. Mitchell, PhD, Cell and Developmental Biology, presented "A Multi-StepPathway for Axonemal Dynein Assembly" at the Dynein 2009 Workshop, Kobe,Japan, Nov., 2009.Christopher Morley, PhD, Family Medicine, presented “ A Qualitative ResearchStudy Examining the Verbatim Dialogue of Student/ Patient Relationship During aPilot Biopsychosocial Integrated Standardized Patient Exam in a Family MedicineClerkship (M Arthur, co-author) and “A Vignette-based Study of ADHD, Race, andInsurance Status in Primary Care” at the North American Primary Care ResearchGroup meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Feb., 2010.Gary Neiman, Surgery, presented “Peritoneal Ascites, Cytokines and ACS” at the 4thWorld Congress Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland,June 24-27, 2009.Nancy Nussmeier, MD, Anesthesiology, presented "FOCUS: A Patient SafetyInitiative" at the 28th Annual Symposium - Clinical Update in Anesthesiology, Surgeryand Perioperative Medicine, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Jan. 2010.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, presented at the 7th International Meeting ofAutoimmunity: Plenary lecture: Systems Biology of Lupus: Mapping the Impact ofGenomic and Environmental Factors on Gene expression Signatures, CellularSignaling, Metabolic Pathways, Hormonal and Cytokine Imbalance and SelectingTargets for Treatment. May 8, 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.Ruth S. Weinstock, MD PhD, Medicine, (with Lee LJ, Fahrbach JL, Nelson LM,McLeod LD, Marten SA, Sun P), presented “Effects of Insulin Initiation on PatientReported Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the DURABLETrial”, at the International Society for Quality of Life, New Orleans LA, Oct 29, 2009.- 32 -

NationalNATIONAL_________________________________________________________________The 60 th Annual Post-Graduate Review Course in Ophthalmology was held on Dec 4 &5, 2009 at the Convention Center at Oncenter. The meeting, co-sponsored by SUNYUpstate's Office of Continuing Medical Education, addressed current issues, trends andresearch findings related to a variety of ocular diseases. The course featured nationalas well as local experts.The following faculty members of SUNY Upstate gave presentations:Samuel G. Alpert, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Visual Field TestingAnthony P. Andrews, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: The Results of the Newer Forms of Treatment in Macular DegenerationSharon A. Brangman, MD, FACP, AGSF, MedicineTitle: The Institute of Medicine Report Retooling for an Aging America: Building theHealth Care WorkforceAnthony F. DeVincentis III, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: The Role of OCT in the Glaucoma PatientG. Robert Hampton, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Macular Clinical Trial TrendsJohn A. Hoepner, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Ethics in OphthalmologyRobert M. Kellman, MD, OtolaryngologyTitle: Orbital Complications of SinusitisMelissa Ko, MD, NeurologyTitle: Retrobulbar Optic NeuropathiesLuis J. Mejico, MD, NeurologyTitle: Nonvestibulocochlear Cranial Nerve SchwannomasStephen W. Merriam, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: New and Old Concepts in the Treatment of AmblyopiaR. Todd Morason, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: The Intraocular Lens in Refractive SurgeryStephen G. Spitzer, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Corneal Topography- 33 -

Nicolas Uzcategui, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Grave’s Disease and Orbital DecompressionRobert W. Weisenthal, MD, OphthalmologyTitle: Designer Intraocular LensMichael Zuber, PhD, OphthalmologyTitle: Research UpdatePeter Beatty, PhD, Family Medicine, was a panel discussant in a symposium "RuralTracks In Schools of Medicine" at the Society of Teachers of Family MedicinePredoctoral Education Conference, Jacksonville, FL, January 31, 2010.Peter Beatty, PhD, Family Medicine and Richard Merchant, MA presented "Buildinga recruiting pipeline that works through an academic-community partnership" at theSociety of Teachers of Family Medicine Predoctoral Education Conference,Jacksonville, FL, January 29, 2010.Richard Beers, MD, Anesthesiology, presented "Office-based anesthesia: Patientsafety in the office based setting", “Infection prevention for the anesthesiologist" and“Undiagnosed myopathy in a toddler: Inhalation or intravenous anesthesia” at the 63rdPost Graduate Assembly, New York, New York, Dec. 2009Nienke Dosa Pediatrics, (with Slaski P, James L) presented“HealthyTransitionsNY.org Curriculum and Toolkit”, Instructional Course, at theAmerican Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Phoenix Arizona,September 24, 2009.Rebecca Garden, PhD, Bioethics & Humanities, presented “Translating DisabilityStudies into Medical Education and Practice” on the panel “Translating Disability andMedicine”, which she chaired, arranged by the Division on Literature and Science atthe Modern Language Association annual conference, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 28, 2009.Michael G. Holland, MD, Emergency Medicine, presented “ Occupational andEnvironmental Toxicology in the Media: Polonium, Mold, Mercury, Vaccines, andDioxin” and “Sensitizer-Induced Occupational Asthma” at the North AmericanCongress of Clinical Toxicology, ACMT Symposium, San Antonio, TX; Sept. 22,2009.Michael G. Holland, M.D, Emergency Medicine, presented “Introduction to Post-Mortem Redistribution in Forensic Toxicology” and “Determining Impairment andCause of Death from Post-Mortem Toxicology Results” at the AACT MRO PlusCourse; North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, San Antonio, TX,September 27, 2009.Melanie Kalman, RN, PhD, College of Nursing, presented "Matters of the Heart:Women and Heart Disease" at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists inPortland OR March 5, 2010.- 34 -

Melissa Ko, MD and Luis Mejico, MD, Neurology, presented “Weight Gain andRecurrence in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: An Expanded Case ControlStudy” at the 36 th North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Tucson,AZ, March 2010.Laura Knight, MD, Pathology, presented as an invited speaker at the Children’sMercy Hospital Toxicology Laboratory Continuing Education Seminar in Kansas City,MO, a talk titled “Death by Sewer Gas” on May 14, 2009.Kristopher Maier, PhD, Surgery, presented “Thrombospondin-1-induced VSMCmigration is dependent upon the hyaluronic acid receptor CD44” at the AnnualMeeting of the Association of VA Surgeons, Cambridge, MA, May, 2009.M. Golam Mohi, PhD, Pharmacology, presented “Conditional Expression ofHeterozygous or Homozygous Jak2V617F from Its Endogenous Promoter Induces aPolycythemia Vera-Like Disease” at the Annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Hematology, New Orleans, December 2009.Christopher Morley, PhD, Family Medicine, Moderator:Partnering The University With The Community for Service, Education, AndResearch. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual conference on PredoctoralEducation. 2009 Savannah Marriott Riverfront. Savannah, GA.Gary Neiman, BA, Surgery, presented “The Peritoneal Inflammation in theDevelopment of MODS and ACS” at the American College of Surgeons 95th AnnualClinical Congress, October 11-15, 2009.Gary Neiman, BA, Surgery, presented “The Mechanism of Action in Prone Therapy”at the 2009 National Teaching Institute (NTI) and Critical Care Exposition. NewOrleans, LA, May 16-21, 2009.Gary Neiman, BA, Surgery, presented “The Challenges Presented by IRDS in theNICU and PICU” at the 9th Annual Focus on Respiratory Care & Sleep MedicineConference. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida, May 14-16, 2009.Gary Neiman, BA, Surgery, presented “The Peritoneal Ascites, Cytokines and ACS”at the. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 68th Annual Meeting,Pittsburgh, PA, September 22-25, 2009.Gary Neiman, BA, Surgery, presented “The Protective Mechanisms in the ICU:Ventilation, Rotational Therapy & Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation. Current Concepts inCritical Care” at the UPMC Shadyside and Three Rivers Chapter of AACN, November20, 2009.Nancy Nussmeier, MD, Anesthesiology, presented "The Non-Cardiac Patient WithCardiac Challenges" at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Conference,New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 2009.- 35 -

Colleen O'Leary, MD, Anesthesiology, presented "Written informed consent...To door not to do" at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Conference, NewOrleans, Louisiana, Oct. 2009.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, presented at the NIH NIAMS Seminar: Control of T-cellactivation by the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in systemic lupus erythematosus;September 16, 2009, Bethesda, MD.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, presented at the Baylor College of Medicine, Center forBiology of Inflammation Seminar: “Biomarkers and Targets for Treatment in SLE:Activation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Controls the Loss of TCRzeta inLupus T cells through HRES-1/Rab4-regulated Lysosomal Degradation; September 23,2009, Houston, TXAndras Perl, MD, Medicine, presented at the University of Florida, Center forImmunology and Transplantation, Monthly Invited Lecture: Activation of the nitricoxide/mitochondrial hyper-polarization/mTOR pathway in lupus T cells; January 5,2010, Gainesville, FL.Allen Silverstone, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, co-chaired a workshop onImmune Effects, and participated in workshops on Non Reproductive EndocrineEffects and Cardiovascular and Hepatic Toxicity at the US EPA Dioxin Workshop,Feb. 2009, Cincinnati OH.Joseph Spadaro, PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, (with Hickman, R. and Moses, A)presented “Aging and Female Gender Increase the Risk of Disuse Bone Loss” at the56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, Presented March 6-9, 2010in New Orleans, LA.Zhong-Jin Yang, MD, Anesthesiology, presented "HBOT alleviates CC1-Inducedneuropathic pain and reduces FNG-a production" and “Effect of in-water versusnormobaric oxygen pre-breathing on decompression-induced bubble formation andplatelet activation” at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Conference,New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct. 2009.State and LocalSTATE & LOCAL______________________________________________________________Richard Aubry, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, presented at the teleconference:Revealing Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes Using Perinatal Periods of Risk &FIMMRR.Shawky Badawy, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, was a visiting professor to theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical College on Nov. 5 wherehe presented Grand Rounds to the faculty and residents. The presentation was entitled“Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: An Update.”- 36 -

Rebecca Garden, PhD, Bioethics & Humanities, presented “Understanding Disability:Disability/Diversity Awareness” for the Disability Law Society/Diversity AwarenessWeek Lecture, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY, February 11, 2010.Rebecca Garden, PhD, Bioethics & Humanities, presented “Narratives, Empathy, andHealth Care” for a panel on The Role of Empathy in Health Care organized by theMind Body Health Alliance, Syracuse, NY, April 21, 2009.Mark Hamill, MD, Surgery, presented “Firearms and Ballistics: An Introduction forthe Trauma Care Provider” at the Central New York Trauma Conference, Syracuse,New York, September 18, 2009Roberto Izquierdo, MD, Medicine, presented “Insulin Pump Therapy” at the SchoolNurse Diabetes Teaching Day at the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital at UpstateUniversity Hospital, October 24, 2009.Laura Knight, MD, Pathology, made two presentations as an invited speaker at theBroome County Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Investigation Training Seminar inBinghamton, NY on December 11, 2009, titled “Applying Infant Growth andDevelopment to the Investigation of Infant Death” and “Pre-Autopsy Reporting and theSUIDI Top 25: Autopsy Findings in Sudden Infant Death.”Cecilia Leonard, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, presented "Sexualharassment - Landmark Cases" at Syracuse University - Master's of Forensic ScienceClass, November 17th, 2009.Joseph G. Sorbello, MSEd, RT, RRT, Respiratory Therapy Education, College ofHealth Professions, presented "Bringing Excellence to Clinical Respiratory CareEducation: Teaching and Learning Styles” at the NYSSRC-CNY Region WinterWorkshop. January 27, 2010, Comfort Inn and Suites, Liverpool, NY_________________________________________________________________Department News:In November 2009, 11 members of the Center for Vision Research headed toManhattan, NY to participate in the Inaugural Meeting of the SUNY Eye Institute(SEI). The SEI was the brainchild of the late Dr. Robert Barlow and Dr. WilliamBrunken of SUNY Downstate. The mission of the SEI is to integrate thecomplementary strengths of the four SUNY Medical Universities and SUNY Collegeof Optometry into a single entity in order to enhance fundamental and translationalresearch for the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases to the benefit of all NewYorkers.- 37 -

Participants from SUNY Upstate:Peter D. Calvert, PhD, OphthalmologyMohammad Haeri, MD, PhD, OphthalmologyJohn A. Hoepner, MD, OphthalmologyBarry E. Knox , PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyVera A. McIlvain, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyFrancesca Pignoni. PhD, OphthalmologyEduardo C. Solessio, PhD, OphthalmologyDaniel Y. Ts'o, PhD, NeurosurgeryYumiko Umino, PhD, OphthalmologyAndrea S. Viczian, PhD, OphthalmologyMichael E. Zuber, PhD, Ophthalmology_______________________________________________________________TeachingContributionsTeaching Contributions_________________________________________________________________Richard Beers, MD, Anesthesiology, in collaboration with Elliott Greene, MD atAlbany Medical College, is co-writing and producing an online course on InfectionPrevention and Control for Anesthesia Professionals. The course is offered by the NewYork State Society of Anesthesiologists, in collaboration with the New York StateDepartment of Health. The course is associated with a $140,000 grant from the NewYork State Department of Health to the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.The course will provide Continuing Medical Education credit and satisfy thequadrennial infection control educational requirement for renewal of medical andnursing licenses in New York State. The course is offered to all anesthesiologists andother anesthesia professionals (nurse anesthetists, anesthesia assistants).PromotionsPromotions_________________________________________________________________Catherine V. Caldicott, MD, FACP, Bioethics and Humanities (and Medicine), waspromoted to Associate ProfessorRoger P. Greenberg, PhD was promoted to the rank of SUNY DistinguishedTeaching ProfessorMichael Costanza, MD, Surgery, was promoted to Associate Professor, February2010- 38 -

Lucian Dinu, MD, Anesthesiology, was promoted to Associate Professor, March 2010Huaiyu Hu, PhD, Neuroscience & Physiology, Associate Professor, was grantedtenure, February 2010James Listman, MD, Pediatrics, was promoted to Associate Professor, February 2010Shengle Zhang, MD, Pathology, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure,March 2010_________________________________________________________________New FacultyNew Faculty_________________________________________________________________Patrick Healey, MD, Assistant Professor, AnesthesiologyDr. Healey received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago andcompleted his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He pursued additionaltraining in Neuroanesthesia and Transesophageal Echo also at Walter Reed. He hasbeen on staff at Walter Reed, Keller Army Community Hospital, Proctor, Methodistand St. Francis Hospital and most recently, St. Joseph’s. He has been a member of ourvoluntary faculty.Marvin Heyboer, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency MedicineDr. Heyboer received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University andcompleted his residency at Michigan State University. He pursued additional trainingin Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He joins usfrom Memorial Medical Center in California.Muhammad Asad Khan, MD, Assistant Professor, SurgeryDr. Khan received his medical degree from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan andhe completed his residency here at SUNY Upstate. He pursued additional training inVascular Surgery at RUSH University Medical Center. He is also currently on staff atthe VA Medical Center at Syracuse. He has been a member of our voluntary faculty.Qinghe Meng, MD, Instructor, SurgeryDr. Meng received his medical degree from Tianjin Medical College in China and hecompleted his postdoctoral training at Pennsylvania State University. He joins us fromthe faculty at Penn State.Robert Michiel, MD, Assistant Professor, MedicineDr. Michiel received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania andcompleted his residency here at SUNY Upstate. He also pursued additional training inCardiology also here at Upstate. He joins us from Community General Hospital andhas been a member of our voluntary faculty.- 39 -

Karen Sebastian, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency MedicineDr. Sebastian received her medical degree from Georgetown University and completedher residency here at SUNY Upstate. She has been on staff at Community GeneralHospital and has been a member or our voluntary faculty.The College of Nursing is pleased to announce 3 new faculty members starting Fall2009. JoAnne (Jody) Coppola, MS,FNP Assistant Clinical Professor; Barbara(Bambi ) Carkey, MS,PMHNP-BC, Assistant Clinical Professor; and Carol AnneKozik, CAS, MS, RN-BC, Assistant Clinical Professor_________________________________________________________________In MemoriamIn Memoriam_________________________________________________________________Dr. Robert B. "Bob" Barlow Jr. July 31, 1029 – December 24, 2009Robert B. "Bob" Barlow Jr., 70, of Jamesville, NY, and Woods Hole, MA,passed away December 24, 2009, after a battle with leukemia. Bob wasborn in Trenton, NJ, and lived in Freehold, NJ, where he met his wife, of48 years, Patricia. He graduated from the Peddie School in New Jersey,received his bachelor's from Bowdoin College and his doctorate fromRockefeller University in New York City. After Rockefeller, Bob becamea scientist, researcher and professor at Syracuse University for 28 years until the late1990s, when he joined the faculty at Upstate Medical University.There, he was the driving force that established the Center for Vision Research, a groupnow that numbers 50 people and is the largest clinically focused research group atUpstate Medical University His leadership was critical in establishing the SUNYUpstate Foundation's endowment to support vision research and the SUNY EyeInstitute, a collaboration of all four SUNY medical schools performing vision research.Bob had been the recipient of many awards, including the President's Award forExcellence and Leadership in Research at Upstate Medical University in 2002, SeniorScientist Award-Research to Prevent Blindness in 2005, State University of New YorkChancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2007, andthe ARVO Gold Fellow in 2009.He also held leadership positions on several boards, including being a vice president ofthe board of trustees of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, onthe board of trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole,Massachusetts, and a director for the Doreen Grace Brain Center in Mashpee,Massachusetts. He had been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, University ofCambridge in England, and the University of Tsukuba in Japan and had a long list ofinvited presentations as a lecturer. He had been featured in many scientific journals andprograms, including Nature Magazine, Discovery Channel and the BBC.- 40 -

His work has also been published in more than 103 scientific papers, and there are fivemore that will be published posthumously. And last, due to his thoughtful preparation,his important work on macular degeneration will be continued under the guidance ofhis colleagues at Upstatel. Bob had many passions outside of the lab, most of whichinvolved the water. He loved to swim, scuba dive and fish on his boat, the "Jimbo."During the summers at Woods Hole, he made a ritual of swimming every day, usuallyoff Nobska Beach, and even swam across Vineyard Sound and Buzzard's Bay. Back inSyracuse, when not at home or the lab, he could be found in a pool swimming mastersor heading to a Syracuse University basketball game. He was also an active member ofthe Pompey Lions Club. Bob is survived by his wife, Patricia; his three children,Kimberly (Braith) Kelly of Connecticut, Jill (Mark) Bloom of Maryland and Jack(Alison) Barlow of Massachusetts; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; hisbrother, James Barlow; his sister Margaret Jane Lawson; and several nieces, nephewsand cousins.Donations can be made in Bob's name to the Vision Research Fund, 311, UpstateMedical University Foundation, 750 East Adams Street, CAB 326, Syracuse, NY13210 (315) 464-4416. Please sign the guestbook at http://www.upstate.edu/barlow/[quoted from the Post Standard]_________________________________________________________________UpcomingEventsUpcoming EventsBe Sure to Visit our New Events Calendaron the Faculty Affairs WebsiteTo access the calendar, simply go to the home page of "faculty affairs and facultydevelopment" http://www.upstate.edu/facultydev/ and then click on the "EventsCalendar" in dark blue (on the left side of our home page).Once you have accessed the calendar, you will see various events posted that might beof interest to you and/or members of your department. To obtain more information,simply click on the event. You will see titles, presenters, times, locations, contactinformation, etc.Please note: these events have been copied to Upstate's main website calendar as well.(Accessed from the top of the Upstate home page.)- 41 -

Faculty Development - Upcoming EventsFaculty Toolbox Workshop Series – Registration is required"Strategies for Effective Instruction and Interaction"Monday, May 10th, 2-5 PMLocation (TBD)Presented by APL Associates (Instructional Skills and Management Workshops)Jean Anastasio, PhD and David Perry, nationally known educational consultantsThis workshop will be open to both faculty and non-faculty.Register by contacting Michele Henderson at 4-1681 or hendermi@upstate.eduContact Us"I represent our Office ofFaculty Affairs, and my staffand I are committed todeveloping the potential of newfaculty and see them succeedand thrive". Please feel free tocall or email for moreinformation:Paula M. Trief, PhDSenior Associate DeanFaculty Affairs & Faculty DevelopmentProfessor, Departments of Psychiatry &MedicinePhone: 315 464-1681triefp@upstate.eduUseful LinksPromotion and Tenure Informationhttp://www.upstate.edu/facultydev/promotion.phpFaculty Affairs & Faculty Developmenthttp://www.upstate.edu/facultydev/Faculty Governancehttp://www.upstate.edu/facgov/- 42 -