Department News

17 Faculty Members Join 6 Medical School Departments
9/16/20
Seventeen faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing six medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
Faculty, Residents, Students, Staff Get Awards of Excellence
9/1/20
Faculty members, residents, medical students and a staff member were among the recipients of 2020 Awards of Excellence for promoting inclusion and cultural diversity at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Findings Could Help Develop Better Pneumonia Vaccines
8/21/20
Researchers exploring the nature of immunity after vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae have discovered that a specific type of white blood cell called neutrophils plays a more critical role than was previously known.
Study: Methadone Dosing Needs to be More Precise
8/11/20
Research by Andrew H. Talal, MD, on how methadone is metabolized reveals that more individualized prescribing could better serve patients.
Renowned Cancer and Nutrition Expert Joins Faculty
8/7/20
An internationally renowned cancer and nutrition expert has joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UBMD Physicians’ Group and Great Lakes Cancer Care Collaborative, and will serve as director of a new center focusing on nutrition and cancer.
Studying Biomedical, Public Health Factors of Pandemic
7/30/20
A team of Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences physicians has launched a project to explore both biomedical and public health factors of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clinical Research Resumption Underway at Jacobs School
7/28/20
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members are encouraged by the phased-in return of clinical research.
Lt. Gov. Hochul Visits Jacobs School to Talk COVID-19
7/14/20
During a visit to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed the importance of all New Yorkers wearing face masks to halt the spread of COVID-19 and touted the contributions of the school’s experts in fighting the pandemic.
Jacobs School Researchers Collecting COVID-19 Data
6/26/20
Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences continue to spearhead a number of projects related to the COVID-19 global health pandemic.
Siegel Awards Acknowledge Teaching Excellence
6/26/20
Fourteen Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences teachers, seven residents, four medical students and three staff members received 2020 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards or honorable mentions for excellence in teaching.

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