Garrett Neske, PhD, has received federal funding to study ways that different areas of the brain communicate over long distances.

Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the program supports tenure-track faculty positions.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is mourning the loss of K. Nicholas Leibovic, PhD, professor emeritus of biophysics at the University at Buffalo, who died June 28 at age 105.

An interdisciplinary and international team of researchers is using a National Institutes of Health grant to investigate how astrocytes — star-shaped brain cells that support neurons — contribute to the link between prenatal viral infections and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD and schizophrenia.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers’ findings published in Science Advances journal.

Born Feb. 13, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, Charles V. Paganelli Jr., PhD, devoted more than four decades to strengthening the Department of Physiology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo while mentoring generations of scientists and educators. He died May 23, 2026, at age 97.

Tyler Rolland, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in neurology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of 50 people worldwide selected for enrollment in the European Society of Cardiology Fund’s basic science course.

The Office of Biomedical Education conducted its 10th annual PhD white coat ceremony May 21 to recognize 30 biomedical sciences students matching to their doctoral laboratories.

Scientific achievements, teaching, and outstanding service efforts were all celebrated and recognized at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2026 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.