Department News

  • Department of Surgery Showcases Its Research
    5/27/19

    Fifteen oral presentations were given and 36 poster presentations were on display during the Department of Surgery’s 15th annual Research Day.

  • Li Set to Receive Inaugural ASPET Early Career Award
    3/7/19

    Jun-Xu Li, MD, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is being recognized by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) with the inaugural JH Woods Early Career Award in Behavioral Pharmacology.

  • Award Helps Bass Balance Family and Career
    2/7/19

    Caroline E. Bass, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, received a child care award to attend the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum in Berlin in July.

  • New Demyelinating Disease Targets Aim of Stem Cell Study
    12/18/18

    New stem cell research led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, has identified novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases.

  • Study: Illicit Use of Ritalin May Cause Changes in Brain
    12/17/18

    Nonprescription use of Ritalin may cause irreversible structural changes in certain areas of the brain, according to researchers in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA).