Department News

Research Could Lead to Faster Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy
2/12/18
Pinaki Sarder, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences, has received a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’ Diabetic Complications Consortium to study the computational imaging of renal structures for diagnosing diabetic nephropathy.
Postdoctoral Associate Earns ASCB/EMBO Travel Award
1/8/18
Aesha Y. Desai, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, has earned an American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)/European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Award for her research in the role of nanophotonics in stem cell regulation.
Findings Suggest Schizophrenia Originates Early in Pregnancy
12/21/17
Research by lead author Michal K. Stachowiak, PhD, has revealed that schizophrenia likely begins toward the end of the first trimester of pregnancy — a finding that opens up a new understanding of the devastating disease and the potential for new treatment possibilities in utero.
Measuring the Feeding Capability of Extinct Giant Otter
12/4/17
Research led by Jack Tseng, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences, found that a wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its time.
Tomaszewski First Named Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
11/30/17
John E. Tomaszewski, MD, has been installed as the inaugural Peter A. Nickerson, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences.
24 New Faculty Join Medical School
11/30/17
Twenty-four faculty with varied research and clinical experience from 10 different departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
11 Medical School Awardees Honored for Achievement, Service
11/6/17
Six faculty, three retired faculty and two staff members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 14th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Students Highlight Projects During 2017 Summer Research Day
9/8/17
Seventy-six student-scientists presented projects during the 2017 Buffalo Summer Research Day, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.
Hoste Recognized for Research Involving Antidepressant Drugs
9/1/17
Allen Hoste, working under the guidance of mentor Tracey A. Ignatowski, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences, tied for first place in the undergraduate poster award at the New York Pharmacology Society (NYPS) sixth annual scientific meeting.
14 New Faculty Join 5 Medical School Departments
8/31/17
Fourteen faculty members with varied research and clinical expertise have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

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