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UB Medicine Spring 2026 cover.

UB Medicine Spring 2026 cover.

UB Medicine Magazine

UB Medicine is published by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to inform its alumni, friends and community about the school’s pivotal role in medical education, research and advanced patient care in our region.

The magazine features timely and informative articles about new faculty and chair recruits, clinical and translational research, advances in patient care, medical education and training, UB’s role in the integration of health care in Buffalo, faculty, alumni, students and residents and trends in health care.

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Alumni Highlights

Sung Family Honors Patriarch With $1M Donation to UB
6/22/26
A new $1 million gift from philanthropist Janet H. Sung, MD, to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is honoring the memory of her late husband, John J. Sung, MBA, and continuing the couple’s long commitment to supporting future physicians.
Music, Award Highlight Volunteer Appreciation Night
5/22/26
Volunteer faculty, partners and friends of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were celebrated May 18 during the school’s third annual Volunteer Appreciation Night, an evening defined by gratitude, inspiration and music.

School News

UB Physician Willie Underwood III, MD, Sworn in as President of American Medical Association
6/25/26
A urologist, Underwood is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.
UB physician Willie Underwood sworn in as president of American Medical Association
6/25/26
An oncologist, Underwood is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.

Research News

Study: Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Overweight or Obese Children Can Prevent Metabolic Disease
6/24/26
A new study reveals that a family-based behavioral treatment developed at UB can prevent children from developing metabolic disease when they grow up.
Gene Tied to Energy Production in Brain Could Lead to New Treatment for Cognitive Disorders
6/22/26
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers’ findings published in Science Advances journal.

Downtown Campus News

Media Advisory: UB hosts ‘Talking Cancer in the African American Community,’ offering cancer screenings
6/5/26
Event is partnership between First Shiloh Baptist Church and the Jacobs School’s Neighborhood Network of Integrated Care.
Media Advisory: Fruit Belt Clean-A-Thon planned for Friday morning
6/4/26
The event, now in its 26th year, is led by UB’s Center for Urban Studies, Buffalo Public Schools, the City of Buffalo and others.