Department News

Record 163 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
9/20/21
Four medical residents, three medical students and one postdoctoral associate earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s third annual Celebration of Scholarship.
A Lego Replica of Jacobs School is Gift for the Outgoing Dean
8/18/21
When Stacey A. Watt, MD, heard that Michael E. Cain, MD, was stepping down as dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, she tried to think of a way to honor the man who had done so much for her and for so many others associated with the school.
Medical School Faculty, Staff Recognized for Excellence
6/11/21
An expert on neuropsychology and mutliple sclerosis and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2021 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.
Nanoparticle-Based Flu Vaccine Proves Effective
6/8/21
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers have developed an experimental flu vaccine — consisting of billions of tiny spherical sacs that carry infection-fighting proteins throughout the body — that has proven effective in preclinical studies.
6 Faculty Members Join 5 Medical School Departments
3/15/21
Six faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing five medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
Technique Could Help COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
1/11/21
At the start of the pandemic, research teams around the world began conducting studies to help further research related to vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. A team led by Jonathan F. Lovell, PhD, was one of them.
Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2020
10/28/20
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during the 2020 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
Faculty, Residents, Students, Staff Get Awards of Excellence
9/1/20
Faculty members, residents, medical students and a staff member were among the recipients of 2020 Awards of Excellence for promoting inclusion and cultural diversity at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
142 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
6/23/20
Two medical fellows, four medical residents and two medical students earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s second annual Celebration of Scholarship.
40 Physicians, Trainees Feted by Gold Humanism Society
6/15/20
UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has inducted 40 exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members for 2020.