Research Centers

The department’s associated research centers include:

  • Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
    10/15/18

    Director: John M. Canty, MD

    Conducts translational research in preclinical models of ischemic heart disease and pursues parallel patient-oriented investigation in humans with chronic coronary artery disease.

  • Clinical Trial Office, Department of Medicine
    4/6/17

    Provides comprehensive contracting, budget and trial initiation services for researchers and administrators. The Department of Medicine's Clinical Trial Office supports clinical research endeavors through study initiation, monitoring and assessment.

  • Cystic Fibrosis Center of Western New York
    1/2/24

    Has participated in more than 40 clinical trials and has helped bring several drugs through development to clinical use for patients with CF, focusing on inhaled antibiotics, mucoactive drugs and CFTR potentiators and correctors.

  • Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of Western New York
    6/4/21

    Director: Ajay Chaudhuri, MD

    Offers care for approximately 16,000 patients a year who have diabetes and other endocrine pathologies, making it the largest academic diabetic unit in New York.

  • Liver Biorepository at the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute
    5/16/18

    Director: Andrew H. Talal, MD

    Collects, stores and manages clinically annotated human liver samples for use in clinical and translational research. Offers samples from patients with a full spectrum of liver conditions, including fatty liver disease and hepatitis B and C.

  • Center for Biomedical Imaging
    6/4/21

    Provides cutting edge MRI and PET CT imaging facilities dedicated to advancing technical, basic, and translational research.

  • UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute
    11/4/24

    Director: Timothy F. Murphy, MD

    An integrated academic home for UB’s outstanding clinical research and translational science, and the hub of the Buffalo Translational Consortium. The CTSI provides innovative research tools, support, training, resources and coordination.

  • UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
    3/29/19

    Executive Director: Norma J. Nowak, PhD

    Home to more than 250 scientists and research staff with physical, biological and computational expertise who are engaged in interdisciplinary translational research collaborations.

  • Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center
    10/15/18

    Director: Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD

    This NYSTEM-funded Center is dedicated to promoting and supporting stem cell research within UB, Western New York and the world.

  • Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology
    7/19/19

    Director: Thomas Melendy, PhD

    Brings together researchers and their students/fellows interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases and host defenses against them.