Department News

  • Stem Cell Research Flourishing in Western New York
    11/6/12

    The Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center (WNYSTEM), which recently celebrated its year anniversary, is well into its mission of promoting and facilitating research on stem cells.

  • Frawley Fellowship Recipients, Brody Award Winners Named
    7/30/12

    Two residents in the Department of Medicine have received Frawley Fellowships, while a graduate student in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences has won the Brody/Medical Emeritus Faculty Society Award for Translational Research.

  • Commencement 2012—Biomedical Sciences
    5/15/12

    James Wyche, PhD, provost and chief academic officer at Howard University, was honored speaker at the undergraduate and graduate biomedical sciences commencement.

  • Siegel Awards Recognize Excellence in Teaching
    4/19/12

    Teachers in pediatrics, pathology and anatomical sciences, family medicine and surgery received Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards at this year’s ceremony.

  • Initiative Takes Aim at Projected Shortage of Medical Lab Workers
    3/7/12

    Under the aegis of an organization created by former President Bill Clinton, UB is working to address the projected shortage of medical laboratory professionals in New York State due to an aging workforce and closure of training programs.

  • Drawings in Gross Anatomy Lab Honor the Art of the Human Body
    10/10/11

    Joan Linder, assistant professor of visual studies, has created a series of drawings inspired by her visits to UB’s gross anatomy lab.

  • New Field of Medicine Described in Kornel L. Terplan Memorial Lecture
    9/12/11
    Guillermo J. Tearney, MD, PhD, will deliver a lecture titled “Endoscopic Microscopy: Bridging the Radiology-Pathology Divide” at the 12th Annual Kornel L. Terplan, M.D. Memorial Lecture, 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in 144 Farber Hall.
  • Batt Publishes First Scholarly History of Endometriosis
    8/9/11
    More than 150 years have elapsed since endometriosis was discovered and described. Yet, until now, no scholarly history has ever been written about the disease, which affects millions of women worldwide.
  • Heffner Named Kaleida's Clinical Service Director for Pathology
    8/1/11

    Reid Heffner, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, will direct all of Kaleida’s diagnostic laboratories.