Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named chair of the Department of Biochemistry, effective July 1.
Andrew T. Lombardo, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry, has received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to study cell polarity signaling.
Twenty-eight students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements during the University at Buffalo’s 2025 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
After a multi-year process of development and garnering approvals, the new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program at UB has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), the field’s national accrediting organization.
Outstanding service, teaching, scientific achievements, and other efforts were celebrated at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2025 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been honored with the 2025 Schroepfer Medal from the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).
Samantha Schwarz, a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a highly competitive, two-year fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
On April 23, teacher awardees, including faculty members, students, trainees, and staff were honored during a ceremony at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Samantha Schwarz, a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience program, won the second place prize of $1,500 in UB’s ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
The research of D. Fernando Estrada, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, has been recognized by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
Six faculty members were recently honored for their support and development of students through their mentoring activities at the annual UB Mentoring Awards Breakfast.
UB neuroscientists have identified the binding site of low-dose ketamine, providing critical insight into how the medication alleviates symptoms of major depression in as little as a few hours.
