Infectious Diseases

  • Summer Research Fellowship Funding Extended for Five Years
    9/9/16

    UB’s Summer Research Fellowship Program, which provides first-year medical students with a personalized experience in research, has been renewed through another five years of funding from the National Institutes of Health.

  • GEM Community of Excellence Funds 5 Interdisciplinary Projects
    8/10/16

    Five research projects that aim to improve our understanding of the human microbiome have been selected to receive the first round of funding from the Community of Excellence in Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM).

  • Record Numbers Participate in Medicine’s Annual Research Day
    6/29/16

    A record number of residents, fellows, junior faculty and medical students presented their research results in areas including new treatments for endocarditis, overcoming cardiovascular health disparities and boosting mitochondrial health during the Department of Medicine’s fourth annual Research Day.

  • Trio of Second-Year Students Takes Top Honors at Research Forum
    2/19/16
    Aspiring physician-scientists showcased 38 original research projects at the 2016 Medical Student Research Forum. The displays showed work they conducted at the University at Buffalo, its partner health care agencies and institutions nationwide.
  • GEM Community of Excellence to Address Global Societal Problems
    12/10/15

    The Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM) community — part of a University at Buffalo initiative that seeks new approaches to global challenges — has had its inaugural meeting.

  • Students Showcase Summer 2015 Projects on Research Day
    10/6/15

    Ninety-five student-scientists presented projects during the 2015 Buffalo Summer Research Day, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.

  • Medicine’s Research Day Showcases 69 Projects, 20 Awards
    8/6/15

    During the Department of Medicine’s third annual Research Day, residents and fellows presented the results of their research projects in areas including bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, improvement in hyperlipidemia management and exosomes in stem cell mediated cardiac repair.

  • 3 New Faculty Members Join 3 Departments
    5/8/15
    Three faculty members with varied research and clinical expertise have joined the school’s faculty during the past several months.
  • Lesse Named Medical Curriculum Dean
    4/29/15

    Alan J. Lesse, MD, has been named senior associate dean for medical curriculum at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.