Department News

Outstanding Neuroscience Scholars Win 2014 Bishop Fund Awards
7/11/14
A recent graduate, doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars in the University at Buffalo’s Neuroscience Program have received Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Neuroscience Fund Awards.
Receptor ‘Energy Maps’ Chart New Territory for Drug Discovery
6/27/14
Anthony L. Auerbach, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, will further develop ‘energy maps’ detailing the microscopic changes that occur as neurotransmitters activate protein receptors in a cell’s membrane.
Study Explores Roles of Dopamine Receptors in Prefrontal Cortex
6/3/14
Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, has received $1.6 million to continue her study of human dopamine D4 receptor variants — a type of neurotransmitter receptor in the brain’s prefrontal cortex.
Stockton Kimball Awardee is Noted Medical Physics Researcher
6/2/14
Stephen Rudin, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of radiology and director of radiation physics, has been honored with the 2014 Stockton Kimball Award for outstanding scientific accomplishment as well as significant service to the university.
UB Awards 200-Plus Biomedical Science Degrees; 13 Earn PhDs
5/16/14
The University at Buffalo graduated 214 students in diverse biomedical science fields during a May 15 commencement ceremony.
New Heart Association Funds Support UB Biomedical Research
2/25/14
As part of its continued commitment to understanding and fighting heart disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded the University at Buffalo an additional $348,000 for student and faculty research projects.
New Faculty in 13 Departments Bring Broad Experience to School
12/4/13
Thirty-three faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty over the past several months.
156 Medical Students Recognized for Excellence, Achievement
10/25/13
At the 2013 Honors Convocation ceremony, 156 medical students were recognized for their meritorious performance in coursework and outstanding achievements.
Research on Receptors Sheds Light on Fetal Syndrome
10/16/13
Scientists in physiology and biophysics have quantified the difference between two subunits of a neuromuscular protein at the molecular level—research that has potential implications for a deadly fetal syndrome.
10 Medical School Faculty Honored at UB ‘Celebration of Excellence’
10/15/13
Ten faculty members from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for exemplary achievement at the 10th annual UB Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.

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