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Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, is leading research that suggests brain-produced estrogen helps females respond better to stress.

Funding cuts came close to derailing groundbreaking research on cellular mechanical signaling led by Frederick Sachs, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics.

Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, explains the positive nature of stress, emphasizing “We stress to perform better.”

UB researchers working to develop a treatment for muscular dystrophy are principals in a firm now headquartered in a UB state Center of Excellence.

Frederick Sachs, PhD, of physiology and biophysics, discusses his research on the Chilean rose tarantula’s venom, which contains a protein that could slow muscle deterioration.

Scientists have found that snake venom and bat saliva offer promising therapies and Frederick Sachs, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, says tarantula poison could help regulate cardiac rhythms and aid sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Frederick Sachs, PhD, and his business partner, Jeff Harvey, work with a protein derived from spider venom to develop treatments for muscle conditions ranging from muscular dystrophy to atrial fibrillation.