Department News

  • Students’ Addiction Sciences Research Presented at RIA
    5/24/18

    Eight students presented on their experience in laboratories from within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during UB’s Research Institute on Addiction’s (RIA) third annual Student Research in Addiction Sciences Open House.

  • Buffalo’s Health Disparities Get Community Wake-Up Call
    5/22/18

    Collaboration and a sense of community were on display at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during a daylong event to address Buffalo’s African-American health disparities.

  • Research Leads to Approval of Combination Drug to Treat CF
    5/16/18

    Research by Carla A. Frederick, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine, and Danielle M. Goetz, MD, clinical associate professor of pediatrics, has helped lead to the approval of a new combination drug that treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).

  • 54 Physicians, Trainees Feted for Humanism, Excellence
    5/16/18

    Fifty-four exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members have been inducted into the University at Buffalo’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS).

  • Cain is Awarded Prestigious UB President’s Medal
    5/14/18

    Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded the UB President’s Medal, which is given in recognition of extraordinary service to the university.

  • Type 2 Diabetes Study: Fiber Increased Insulin Secretion
    5/2/18

    Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, has led research showing that taking a fiber supplement can help patients with Type 2 diabetes boost their insulin secretion — even after eating a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal.

  • Self-Guided Behavior Therapy Relieves IBS Symptoms
    5/2/18

    Published research led by Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD, professor of medicine in the Division of Behavioral Medicine, shows that self-administered therapy by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients provided long-lasting relief.

  • Panel Discusses Ethical Concerns in Genetic Research
    5/2/18

    The state of genetic research and related ethical concerns was the topic of a panel discussion April 26 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • Talal’s Hepatitis C Therapies Study Wins BTC Clinical Research Award
    4/19/18

    Research led by Andrew H. Talal, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, involving hepatic pharmokinetics and pharmacodynamics was the first-place winner in the Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) 2017 Clinical Research Achievement Awards.

  • Outstanding Teachers Honored With Siegel Awards
    4/17/18

    Eleven medical school teachers, three residents and four medical students received 2018 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards or honorable mentions for excellence in teaching.