Leonard E. Egede, MD, is principal investigator on a new five-year, $3.8 million grant to study how adults with diabetes who aren’t on insulin could benefit from continuous glucose monitors.

In this episode, host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, speaks with Ajay Chaudhuri, MBBS, and Kathleen E. Bethin, MD, PhD, about the latest science on obesity and metabolic disease, erasing stigma and the potential of new GLP-1 medications. 

Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the program supports tenure-track faculty positions.

John C. Panepinto, PhD, senior associate dean for biomedical education at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of 24 University at Buffalo faculty and staff members honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in 2026.

The Public Health Interest Group (PHIG) at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences gathered on July 18 for its annual honorarium, an evening dedicated to reflecting on a remarkable year of advocacy, service and collaboration. 

Life-saving equipment was donated to 10 community organizations as part of larger effort.

National experts will gather at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Sept. 11-12 for the Rise, Respond and Rebuild Conference: Healing Communities by Ending Gun Violence.

In this episode, host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, speaks with Adrienne Garr and Eddie Payne about gun violence as a public health challenge and the collaborative efforts to recover from trauma and prevent violence.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is mourning the loss of K. Nicholas Leibovic, PhD, professor emeritus of biophysics at the University at Buffalo, who died June 28 at age 105.

More than 30 faculty-founded startups have collectively raised more than $213 million in grants, investment and licensing revenue in the last two decades.

On July 17, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Class of 2030 received their white coats during a ceremony and celebration held at UB's Center for the Arts. 

An interdisciplinary and international team of researchers is using a National Institutes of Health grant to investigate how astrocytes — star-shaped brain cells that support neurons — contribute to the link between prenatal viral infections and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD and schizophrenia.

East Side community organizations and UB researchers have received funding from the Community Health Equity Research Institute for projects that help address social determinants of health.

In this episode, host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, speaks with Anyango Kamina, PhD, and Michael Lamb, PhD, about the importance of building community partnerships and how community-based learning is essential to medical and biomedical education.