Department News

Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system.

Thomas A. Russo, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of medicine, who has been a leader in educating the public about COVID-19, has been awarded the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB’s highest honor, as part of the university’s 2021 commencement season.

Jennifer A. Meka, PhD, the inaugural director of the Medical Education and Educational Research Institute (MEERI) in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been promoted from assistant to associate dean for medical education.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty, students and residents showcased their artistic talents in the school’s first virtual talent show April 28.

Fourteen Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences teachers, five residents, four medical students and three staff members received 2021 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards or honorable mentions for excellence in teaching.

The University at Buffalo’s Community Health Equity Research Institute continues to develop innovative solutions to address health disparities in Buffalo’s African American community.

Thirty-three medical students and six residents are inductees to the University at Buffalo’s chapter of the national honor medical society Alpha Omega Alpha.

The University at Buffalo is playing a key role in helping Western New York defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ruogang Zhao, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is at the forefront of a technological development that significantly speeds up the production of 3D-printed human tissue and organs.

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.