Department News

Potential Alzheimer’s Link to Infectious Diseases Studied
2/4/22
Mark D. Hicar, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $100,000 Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation to explore a potential link between infectious diseases and Alzheimer’s disease.
22 Faculty Members Join 7 Medical School Departments
12/7/21
Twenty-two faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing seven medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
Stopping Older MS Patients’ Medications Worsens Disease
12/2/21
A study published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders has provided evidence that discontinuing medications in older and previously stable patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) results in new disease worsening/progression.
10 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
11/3/21
Nine faculty members and a staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 18th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Startup’s AI-Based Software Complements Medical Imaging
11/1/21
A company founded by University at Buffalo researchers is looking to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to improve treatment of vascular lesions in the brain, starting with intracranial aneurysms.
SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy Sessions Underway
10/18/21
Twelve Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences physicians have been selected to participate in the first SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy.
Cain is a Surprise Inductee Into Gold Humanism Society
10/13/21
The surprise induction of Michael E. Cain, MD, outgoing dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and vice president for health sciences, into UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) highlighted this year’s ceremony.
Students Present Their Summer Research Projects
9/13/21
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.
9 Faculty Members Join 5 Medical School Departments
8/31/21
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.
Rayhill Says New Treatments Can Help Migraine Sufferers
8/5/21
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.