Department News

Implementing Team Science is Paying Off for Researchers
5/12/21
As highlighted in a recent UBNow story, researchers and teams from UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute that previously implemented elements of team science in their work were far better prepared to navigate the changes wrought by COVID-19 than those that did not.
Jacobs School Students Lauded for Academic Excellence
4/30/21
Fifteen students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements at the University at Buffalo’s 2021 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
Studies Focus on How Brain Limits Remyelination in MS
4/16/21
A pair of research studies led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS) fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it.
Researchers Detect California COVID-19 Variants in WNY
4/9/21
Researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have found evidence of the so-called California variants of COVID-19 — B.1.427 and B.1.429 — in virus samples of Western New Yorkers who tested positive in January by using genetic sequencing to decode the genes of SARS-CoV-2 and better understand how it is evolving.
48 Original Projects Featured at Student Research Forum
3/22/21
The research projects, from 48 aspiring physician-scientists, were presented at the 2021 Virtual Medical Student Research Forum.
Students Share Findings During GGB Research Day
1/29/21
Students and laboratories affiliated with the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics graduate program (GGB) shared their findings during the seventh annual GGB Research Day.
Study Grasps How Certain Brain Diseases Arise
1/28/21
Research by Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry, has revealed that the absence of a single interaction within a brain receptor reduces its activity. The discovery advances the understanding of how certain brain diseases arise, and could lead to developing precision medicines for treating them.
Shotgun Drug Repurposing Aids Fight Against COVID-19
12/23/20
Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a computational approach to make drug discovery faster and less expensive while also being safe and effective.
Four MD-PhD Students Earned NIH F30 Fellowships in 2020
12/22/20
Four students in the MD-PhD Program have received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.
Time Window Narrowed for Krabbe Disease Treatment
12/4/20
Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have published a paper that is helping to define the best time to give a specific treatment to infants born with Krabbe disease (KD).