'.HAPPENINGS-' FACULTY / STAFF / FRIENDS NEWSLETTER ST*NY VOLUME 9 NO. 15 April 10, 2002 BRiMIK ALL TOGETHER NOW
Gonzalez Honored Mandel Named as "Poof! You're a Hero: with Alumni Award How the Novelist Dr. Dario Gonzalez has been named Creates Women the recipient of the 2002 Distin Distinguished Professor and Men" guished Alumni award by the khe State University of New York Board School of Medicine at Stony Brook of Trustees has appointed Gail Mandel, University. Dr. Gonzalez was cho Professor in the Department of Neurobi sen for his excellence in providing ology and Behavior and a world-renowned medical care and for his courage, neuroscientist, to the position of Distinguished leadership, and outstanding service Professor, the University's highest faculty in times of national crisis. designation. The title is conferred upon A1979 graduate of the School of individuals who have achieved national or inter Medicine, Dr. Gonzalez is Medical national prominence in a chosen field. Director for the Office of Emergency Mandel's work involves the regulation of ion Susan Isaacs Management for the City of New channels—proteins located in the cell mem Best-selling Author York and medical team manager for brane—that control the flow of specific ions in and Screenwriter the city's Urban Search and Rescue and out of the cell. Her specific interest is in Wednesday, April 17 Team. He was previously Director of Professor Mandel sodium channels, which are required for neu Emergency Medicine at Jacobi Hos rons to signal over long distances via traveling Student Activities Center pital. In 1995, he led the members of waves known as action potentials. Mandel's work has been instrumental in 12:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. New York City's Task Force One to explaining the development of this channel and how it is regulated by Oklahoma City to assist in the growth factors known to be active in the developing nervous system. See article on page 3 response to the bombing of the Fed Over the past 20 years, Mandel has received remarkable recognition; eral Court Building. each by itself would be regarded lifetime honors. These include a five-year Dr. Gonzalez also has played a Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers from the National Sci Oddo Is Chosen as leadership role in the response to ence Foundation, one of only 32 awarded in a field of 300 competitors; a the devastation from the September three-year McKnight Foundation Award from the McKnight Endowment Director of the Year 11 attacks and the anthrax incidents Fund for Neuroscience, one of the most prestigious awards in the field; a Lucille Oddo, Director of Stony -in-New York City, and irresponsible- seven-year Jacob J. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, one of the Brook's Child Care Services, has for developing medical responses to most prestigious awards bestowed in neuroscience by the National Insti been chosen as Director of the Year other potential bioterrorism threats. tutes of Health; and being named a Full Investigator in the Howard Hughes by the National Coalition for Cam He resides in New York City. Medical Institution, the pre-eminent award in the biomedical sciences in pus Children's Centers (NCCCC). this country. Mandel is the only SUNY faculty member to be so designated. The NCCCC is the premier national Last January, SUNY honored her with a Chancellor's Award for research organization speaking as the "voice Honorary Degree in science, engineering, and medicine. for children on campus" and is Nominations composed of administrators of cam pus child care centers and other Deadline: April 24 campus administrators. The Faculty Committee on Hon Oddo was chosen from a group orary Degrees, chaired by Lawrence Grant Will Increase of highly competent directors of Martin, Dean of the Graduate child development centers across School, will begin its work leading the country. She received over to the recommendation of candi Minority Enrollment whelming support from the Stony dates for SUNY honor