Department News

Forty-three student-scientists presented projects during the 10th Annual Buffalo Summer Research Conference, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.

Nine faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing five medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

Melissa L. Rayhill, MD, clinical assistant professor of neurology, highlighted the many advancements being made to help people suffering from migraine headaches in an editorial she co-authored that was published in June in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

An expert on neuropsychology and mutliple sclerosis and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2021 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.

Ralph H.B. Benedict, PhD, professor of neurology, has received the 2021 Stockton Kimball Award for outstanding scientific achievement and service.

Thirty-three doctoral, 61 master’s and 184 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.

Research by M. Laura Feltri, MD, that seeks to design and develop a therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) — leveraging a novel drug target discovered by Feltri’s team — has received a $250,000 investment from the Empire Discovery Institute (EDI).

Forty-eight oral and poster presentations were showcased at the 14th annual Buffalo Neuroscience Research Day of the neuroscience program and the Buffalo Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system.