Research

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Feltri Receives Funding to Develop Therapy for MS
    5/24/21

    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).

  • Neuroscience Research Day Features 48 Presentations
    5/17/21

    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).

  • Studies Focus on How Brain Limits Remyelination in MS
    4/16/21

    A pair of research studies led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS) fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it.

  • 48 Original Projects Featured at Student Research Forum
    3/22/21

    The research projects, from 48 aspiring physician-scientists, were presented at the 2021 Virtual Medical Student Research Forum.

  • Students Share Findings During GGB Research Day
    1/29/21

    Students and laboratories affiliated with the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics graduate program (GGB) shared their findings during the seventh annual GGB Research Day.

  • Four MD-PhD Students Earned NIH F30 Fellowships in 2020
    12/22/20

    Four students in the MD-PhD Program have received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.

  • Seizure Drug Provides Relief for Severe Pregnancy Nausea
    12/7/20
    A rare, debilitating condition in pregnancy that causes nausea and vomiting so severe that some women end up terminating their pregnancies can be effectively treated with the seizure drug gabapentin.