Research Highlights

A new study by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers John J. Leddy, MD, and Barry S. Willer, PhD, indicates that adolescents can speed their recovery after a sport-related concussion and reduce their risk of experiencing protracted recovery if they engage in aerobic exercise within 10 days of getting injured.

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.

One year after University at Buffalo scientists demonstrated that it was possible to produce millions of mature human cells in a mouse embryo, they have published a detailed description of the method so that other laboratories can duplicate the procedure.

Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a computational approach to make drug discovery faster and less expensive while also being safe and effective.

Albert H. Titus, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Cytocybernetics, the UB spinoff co-founded by two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members, is aiding in the effort to clear candidate drug therapies for COVID-19 in a fast, effective and safe manner.

Manoj J. Mammen, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, is one of the co-authors of new clinical practice guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) issued by the American Thoracic Society.

Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, is leading an effort to track the genomics of COVID-19 in Western New York.

The findings from a recent study by a Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researcher and others could prove to be a game-changer for men with Type 2 diabetes and the syndrome of hypogonadism.

Two studies by Asher Weiner, MD, could help increase safety and minimize expense for patients undergoing glaucoma surgery.