Medical Student Education

Enhance and expand your medical training with coursework that develops your knowledge of disease-causing microbes. Explore bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites — and immune system responses to infection.

Electives

Our electives engage you in basic science that seeks to unlock clues to disease mechanisms and organisms. We give you an insider’s perspective on research that could lead to future vaccines and anti-microbial therapies.

Research Opportunities

  • Training the Next Generation of Clinician-Scientists
    11/5/24
    This in-depth summer research fellowship offers rising second-year medical students the chance to conduct NIH-funded research at UB or Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our training, laboratory practical sessions and weekly seminars provide you with the fundamentals you need for a successful research career.
  • MIC 950 Microbiology Research, 4 credits
    9/30/14
    This course is intended to provide the student with the opportunity to gain insight and experience in microbiologic and immunologic research methods and techniques in established laboratories with active research programs.