Department News

  • Summer Research Projects Presented at Annual Event
    9/17/19

    Eighty-four student-scientists presented projects during the Ninth Annual Buffalo Summer Research Conference, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.

  • 47 Physicians, Trainees Feted by Gold Humanism Society
    6/7/19

    UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has inducted 47 exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members for 2019.

  • UB Awards 219 Biomedical Science Degrees; 29 Earn PhDs
    6/5/19

    Twenty-nine doctoral, 36 master’s and 154 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.

  • 2019 Biochemistry Research Day
    5/28/19

    Students from laboratories affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry shared their findings during the department's annual Research Day.

  • Study Shows Acidic Blood Not Cause of Rare Disease
    5/23/19

    Leading a team of researchers, Mark D. Parker, PhD, has found that most symptoms of proximal renal tubular acidosis (pRTA) — a disease characterized by acidic blood — are caused by something other than low blood pH.

  • Medical Students’ Research Work Highlighted at Forum
    3/4/19

    Thirty-four original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2019 Medical Student Research Forum.

  • Fliesler to Study Rare Disorder Causing Vision Loss in Kids
    12/20/18

    Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology, has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand a rare cause of blindness that strikes young children.

  • Dean’s, Nader Recipients Have Varied Research Interests
    11/19/18

    The recipients of this year’s Dean’s and Nader Research Fellowships have a wide range of research interests and knowledge.

  • 15 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
    11/2/18

    Eleven faculty, three emeritus faculty and one staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 15th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.