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The Milo Gibaldi Computational Laboratory
in the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
523 Cooke Hall
Overview
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences conducts a broad range of educational and research activities for the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the broader University community, and outside organizations. Courses offered by the Department provide a heavy concentration in quantitative disciplines, including Physical Pharmacy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and most recently, Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics.
In addition, basic skills training is offered in computation related to the practice of Pharmacy. In terms of research, both undergraduate and graduate students receive hands-on research training by participating in externally-funded research projects. Analysis of data and presentation of research findings are a mainstay of this research training.
The Facility
Our research and training activities created a demand for student access to higher-performance hardware and specialized software. This laboratory was created to address this demand. The facility is equipped with Windows/PC workstations, Sun (Solaris) workstations, and Macintosh machines. The Windows/PC workstations are networked to provide access to shared software and to 2 HP LaserJet printers. The Macintosh machines reside directly on the campus ethernet and share printer resources with the Windows machines.
In June/July 2004, the facility was moved from its original home in Cooke 560 (a somewhat cramped former storeroom) to a comfortable classroom equipped with builtin video projection equipment, additional workstations, 100BaseT internet connections, and amenities such as carpeting. These improvements were largely made possible by philanthropic gifts and corporate gifts in support of our training programs.
In September 2004, the facility was renamed in honor of Milo Gibaldi, former faculty member and pioneer in the area of mathematical modelling of drug distribution and drug effects.
Software
The workstations access a variety of basic general and pharmacy software resources. These include the Windows Office suite, Calcwork (Pharmaceutical Calculation Workshop); HUBNET (MEDLINE access); the PDR library, Merck Manual, AskRx, etc, and NETSCAPE browser for internet access). PharmSci lab has additional specialized pharmaceutical software packages such as ADAPT II, Win-NONLIN, and P-Pharm.
The Macintoshes support a variety of software, including packages specific to the MacOS platform.
The Sun workstations provide access to a rich variety of Unix-platform software licensed by the Dept. or University.
Access
Access to the laboratory is provided to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who require access to the specialized software of PharmSci lab. Other, more general computing needs are met by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' more capacious RXlab facility, or by the public computing facilities at UB.
Last Modifed: Sunday, 25-Feb-2007 17:13:01 EST