School News

Pharmacy Joins UB’s Community Outreach at Lighthouse Clinic
8/21/25
Third-year students are working with medical and public health students to assist clients at the free medical clinic.
Medical Students Elected to Top Posts of National Otolaryngology Newsletter
8/18/25
Two medical students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been elected to top positions of a national student-run otolaryngology newsletter created by and for medical students.
Khan Joins UB as Chief Data and Information Officer
8/18/25
Asim Khan, PhD, a nationally recognized expert in digital technologies and strategic health care information leader, has been named the University at Buffalo’s health sciences chief data and information officer, effective Sept. 2.
Jacobs School Hosts 2025 International Symposium on Cerebrovascular Disease
8/15/25
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo hosted an international conference on cerebrovascular disease July 31-Aug.2.
Link Between Prediabetes, Mortality Strongest for Younger Adults
8/12/25
Prediabetes is more life-threatening for people aged 20-54, UB researchers report in a paper published in JAMA Network Open.
Study: In Prostate Cancer, Intermittent Fasting Found to Enhance Efficacy of Therapy
8/11/25
Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer.
Indigenous Students Gain Hands-On Look at Health Care
8/5/25
Indigenous middle school, high school and college students got a varied and detailed hands-on look at health care careers during the third annual 7th Generation Operation event July 23 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
19 Faculty Members Join 7 Medical School Departments
7/31/25
Nineteen faculty members representing seven departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during the past few months.
Resident Spotlights Journal Costs, AI and Patient Materials
7/30/25
Ellen E. Lutnick, MD ’21, a PGY-4 resident in the Department of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, had two studies showcased at the recent annual American Orthopaedic Association conference in June.
WNY Women Who Are Food Insecure, Overweight and Want to Eat Healthy Are Being Recruited for UB Clinical Trial
7/30/25
UB researchers have launched a novel clinical trial that aims to overcome the food insecurity-obesity paradox.
Cardiac Clock Misalignment, Arrhythmias Focus of Study
7/29/25
An NIH-funded study will aim to determine whether the circadian clock present inside each cardiac cell can be a viable therapeutic target for treatment of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and life-threatening arrhythmias.
UBMD Psychiatry Funds Endowed Chair to Honor Concussion Research Legacy
7/29/25
An endowed chair in the Department of Psychiatry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo will honor Emeritus Professor Barry S. Willer, PhD.
White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2029
7/29/25
New medical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Class of 2029 celebrated beginning medical school with a traditional White Coat Ceremony on July 18 held at UB’s Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
UB Honors Exceptional Scholars, Innovative Teachers
7/28/25
Six Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members were cited as among UB’s best and brightest teachers and researchers by being named recipients of the university’s 2025 Exceptional Scholar and Teaching Innovation Awards.
Wolfe Authors NEJM Editorial on Myasthenia Gravis Study
7/23/25
Gil I. Wolfe, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of neurology, is lead author on a New England Journal of Medicine editorial discussing a recent clinical trial aimed at treating the neurologic disorder myasthenia gravis (MG).