Department News

Campagnari to Lead Biomedical Research, Graduate Education
7/19/13
Anthony A. Campagnari, PhD, has been named senior associate dean for research and graduate education, effective July 1.
Somit Scholarship Backs Student's Biochemistry, Neuroscience Work
7/17/13
Aashutosh Vihani, a junior in the Department of Biochemistry, has received the 2013 Mary Rosenblum Somit Scholarship for academic excellence.
Bankert and Yan Receive Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
6/7/13
Richard B. Bankert, VMD, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Zhen Yan, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, have received 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
Kosman, Knight Earn Top SUNY Rank as Distinguished Professors
5/14/13
Paul R. Knight III, MD, PhD, and Daniel J. Kosman, PhD, have been named State University of New York Distinguished Professors.
Commencement 2013—Biomedical Sciences
5/14/13
The undergraduate and graduate biomedical sciences commencement for the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences took place May 9 at the Center for the Arts.
Breast Milk Protein Complex Helps Reverse Antibiotic Resistance
5/13/13
UB researchers have found that a protein complex in human breast milk can force drug-resistant bacteria to respond to antibiotics again.
Event Showcases Novel Technologies, Pilot Studies
4/26/13
The UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute showcased award-winning studies and novel technologies developed jointly by UB researchers and collaborators.
Bioinformatics Project Provides Tools for Using Massive Datasets
4/19/13
Yijun Sun, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, is using a $519,000 award from the National Science Foundation to develop novel analytic methods for the study of microbial communities.
Bangs is Fisher Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Immunology
4/15/13
James D. Bangs, PhD, has been installed as the Grant T. Fisher Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
PhD Student Awarded Fellowship from American Heart Association
3/27/13
Virginia Havel, a PhD student in microbiology and immunology, has received an American Heart Association Founders Affiliate predoctoral fellowship.
$214,000 from UB Catalyst Fund Advances Medical Inventions
3/4/13
Faculty in or associated with the UB medical school are involved in four of five research projects that have received grants from the Catalyst Fund.
UB Invention Leads to Discovery of Novel Pathway for TB Vaccine
3/1/13
Researchers have discovered a new vaccine target for tuberculosis using a UB-patented adjuvant that boosts the potency of mucosal vaccines.
40 Percent of UB Provisional Patent Filings Originate in Med School
2/14/13
Innovations developed at least in part by faculty at UB’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences accounted for nearly 40 percent of the provisional patent applications filed by the university in 2012.
Immune Pathways Suggest Target for Treating Acute Lung Injury
2/14/13
UB researchers have identified specific roles for two innate immune pathways that drive acute lung injury—findings that may lead to the first treatment or preventive strategy for the condition.
UB Scientists Receive $1.6 Million to Create Ear Infection Vaccine
1/24/13
UB researchers will use a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the first vaccine against an understudied bacterium that causes at least 10 percent of middle ear infections in children.