Department News

UB CAT Announces R&D Collaboration Awards to Eight Life Sciences Companies
9/25/24
Projects focus on cancer therapies, robotic clot removal catheters, and mRNA vaccines, among other technologies
New Undergraduate Students Welcomed to Jacobs School
9/9/24
New first-year and transfer students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences took part in Undergraduate Academics Day on Aug. 23.
Researchers Find That Cellular DNA Damage Response Pathways Might Be Useful Against Some Disease-Causing Viruses
8/21/24
New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral treatments exist.
Patel Awarded Funding to Study Corneal Eye Disease
6/18/24
Sangita P. Patel, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), a condition that clouds the cornea.
ARVO Foundation Bestows Top Honor Upon Fliesler
6/14/24
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, has been recognized as a 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation honoree.
Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2024
6/6/24
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during its 2024 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
PhD White Coat Ceremony Honors Student Advancement
6/3/24
The Office of Biomedical Education conducted its eighth annual white coat ceremony to recognize 51 students matching to their doctoral laboratories.
UB Awards 320 Biomedical Science Degrees; 35 Earn PhDs
5/29/24
Thirty-five doctoral, 76 master’s and 209 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.
GGB Research Day Showcases Work of Students and Labs
5/28/24
Students and laboratories affiliated with the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics graduate program (GGB) shared their findings during the 10th annual GGB Research Day.
EDI Collaboration Builds Off Feltri’s MS Drug Research
5/16/24
The Empire Discovery Institute (EDI) has entered into a collaborative research partnership with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its commercial development program Fast Forward, LLC, that builds on drug development research initiated by the late M. Laura Feltri, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of biochemistry and neurology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Jacobs School Students Feted for Academic Excellence
5/8/24
Seventeen students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements during the University at Buffalo’s 2024 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
Scholars Popescu and Russo Elected AAAS Fellows
4/18/24
Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, and Thomas A. Russo, MD, have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
18 Faculty Members Join 12 Medical School Departments
3/29/24
Eighteen faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 12 medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
11 Faculty Members Join 8 Medical School Departments
1/8/24
Eleven faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 8 medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
In Memoriam: M. Laura Feltri, MD
1/3/24
M. Laura Feltri, MD, an internationally renowned pioneer in the study and treatment of myelin diseases in the nervous system, died Dec. 25 in her native Italy after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 60.