Department News

  • Researchers Receive Awards for Clinical Research Achievements
    1/17/17

    Researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have won Clinical Research Achievement Awards in a competition that recognizes promising advances in clinical research.

  • Internal Medicine Residents Win Top Awards for Research Posters
    1/3/17

    Two residents in the Department of Medicine won top awards for poster presentations of their research involving quality improvement measures at an abstract competition hosted by the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYACP).

  • With $650K Grant, Canty Explores Molecular Remodeling in VF
    12/23/16

    John M. Canty Jr., MD — an attending cardiologist at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Professor of Medicine — has been awarded a $650,000 merit review grant from the Veterans Health Administration to explore why people die from ventricular fibrillation (VF) as the only manifestation of heart disease.

  • Doctoral Students Present Research on Digital Pathology Innovations
    11/28/16

    Two doctoral students in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences presented their research on digital pathology innovations at the Pathology Visions 2016 Conference, Oct. 23-25 in San Diego.

  • Three MD-PhD Students Receive NIH F30 Individual Fellowships
    11/14/16

    Three students in the MD-PhD Program have received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  • 9 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
    10/26/16

    Eight faculty and one staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 13th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence. 

  • Seed Fund for Innovative Research Supports Faculty in 6 Departments
    10/11/16

    Eight faculty members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are conducting research supported by the Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT) program.

  • 10 Departments Welcome New Faculty
    9/29/16
    Twenty-five faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty over the past several months. 
  • Silvestri and Caldarelli Honored for Training Contributions, Excellence
    9/14/16

    Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, program director of the University at Buffalo’s adult neurology residency, and Emily Caldarelli, training program administrator for the hematology and oncology fellowship, have received UB Graduate Medical Education (GME) Awards of Excellence.

  • UB Student One of 11 Nationwide Selected as 2016-17 Sarnoff Fellow
    9/13/16

    Vinny Polsinelli — who first began conducting research in Haiti following his first year of medical school — was one of only 11 students nationwide selected for a 2016-17 fellowship from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.