Department News

  • UB Spinoff Gains NIH Funding to Further Drug-Screening Technology
    2/1/18

    Cytocybernetics, a UB spinoff co-founded by two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members, has been awarded $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an enhanced version of a device it created that integrates electronics with heart muscle cells to test how new drugs affect the heart’s electrical activity.

  • Outstanding Research Showcased at GME Scholarly Exchange Day
    6/28/17

    Two residents and two fellows received honors for outstanding poster presentations at the 20th Annual Graduate Medical Education Scholarly Exchange Day.

  • Medical School Faculty, Staff Recognized for Excellence in 2017
    6/13/17

    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements, outstanding service and significant teaching contributions during its 2017 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event May 18.

  • 43 Physicians, Trainees Inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society
    4/21/17

    The University at Buffalo’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has inducted 43 exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members for 2017.

  • UB Inducts 28 Into AOA Honor Medical Society
    3/31/17

    Twenty-four medical students, three residents and one faculty member have joined the University at Buffalo’s chapter of the national honor medical society Alpha Omega Alpha.

  • Medical Students Share Original Research Study Results at Forum
    2/17/17

    At the 2017 Medical Student Research Forum, aspiring physician-scientists showcased 46 original research projects they conducted at the University at Buffalo, its partner health care agencies and institutions nationwide.

  • Med Students, Peers Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic at UB Forum
    1/31/17

    Students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences joined hundreds of their UB peers in the health professions, social work, law and management for an interprofessional forum on opioid dependence.

  • 26 New Faculty Join 11 Medical School Departments
    12/20/16

    Twenty-six faculty with varied research and clinical expertise — including two division chiefs and an associate dean for medical curriculum — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

  • 10 Departments Welcome New Faculty
    9/29/16
    Twenty-five faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty over the past several months.