Director: Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD/Neurology

Works to extend the boundaries of knowledge about neurological diseases and disorders through innovative neuroimaging research techniques and the application of bioinformatics resources.

Director: William M. Wind, MD/Orthopaedics

Provides the latest minimally invasive procedures adapted for arthroscopic and joint replacement surgery; conducts research to advance cartilage restoration.

Director: Carl V. Granger, MD/Uniform Data Systems

Μaintains the world’s largest database for medical rehabilitation outcomes. Facilities use UDSMR’s measurement system to document patient functionality during medical rehabilitation.

Director: John M. Canty, MD/Medicine

Conducts translational research in preclinical models of ischemic heart disease and pursues parallel patient-oriented investigation in humans with chronic coronary artery disease.

Acting Director: Alexander N. Cartwright, PhD/Vice President for Research

The Center of Excellence is home to more than 250 scientists and research staff with physical, biological and computational expertise who are engaged in interdisciplinary translational research collaborations.

Director: Timothy F. Murphy, MD/Medicine

Serves as an integrated academic home for UB’s outstanding clinical research and translational science, and the hub of the Buffalo Translational Consortium, providing innovative research tools, support, training, resources and coordination.

Director: Paresh Dandona, MD/Medicine

Offers care for approximately 16,000 patients a year who have diabetes and other endocrine pathologies, making it the largest academic diabetic unit in New York.

Director: Steven J. Fliesler, PhD/Ophthalmology

Nationally innovative collaboration among the UB Department of Ophthalmology, the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, MD, Center for the Visually Impaired and University Ophthalmology Services.

Director: Robert Sawyer, MD/Neurology

Provides innovative, comprehensive care for patients with neurological disorders and conducts interdisciplinary neurological research to advance new treatments.

Director: Frederick Sachs, PhD/Physiology and Biophysics

Supports work on single-molecule kinetic analysis; focuses on software and algorithms for solving the inverse Markov problem making use of coarsely and tightly grained algorithms.

Director: Philip L. Glick, MD/Department of Surgery

Provides state-of-the art minimally invasive surgery for infants and children, teaches pediatric surgeons new techniques for this method of surgery and conducts research to advance it.

Director: L. Nelson Hopkins, MD/Neurosurgery

Focuses on image optimization and dose reduction, device development and hemodynamics in order to better understand the physiological mechanisms that produce brain aneurysms.

Director: Paul J. Kostyniak, PhD/Pharmacology and Toxicology

Facilitates research; provides occupational and environmental health and safety training and educational programs; and houses the Atlantic OSHA Training Center.

Director: Terry D. Connell, PhD/Microbiology and Immunology

Brings together researchers and their students/fellows interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases and host defenses against them.

Director: Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD/Biochemistry

This NYSTEM-funded Center is dedicated to promoting and supporting stem cell research within UB, Western New York and the world.