Department News

UB Study to Identify Molecular Process Leading to Peripheral Pain
9/18/13
Feng Qin, PhD, associate professor of physiology and biophysics, will use a $1.2 million grant to study the gating mechanism of a temperature-sensitive ion channel protein found abundantly in peripheral nerve endings.
Student Scientists Showcase Buffalo Summer Research Projects
8/30/13
More than 100 student scientists from across the country showcased their original research during this summer’s University at Buffalo Biomedical Research Day.
Two UB Researchers Recognized by F1000Prime
8/5/13
Two physiology and biophysics professors will be highlighted through the global biology and medicine literature review service F1000Prime.
UB Study Reveals Molecular Cause of Female Stress Resilience
7/19/13
A new University at Buffalo animal study suggests that brain-produced estrogen makes females more resilient to stress than males.
Somit Scholarship Backs Student's Biochemistry, Neuroscience Work
7/17/13
Aashutosh Vihani, a junior in the Department of Biochemistry, has received the 2013 Mary Rosenblum Somit Scholarship for academic excellence.
Study Seeks Molecular Cause of Parkinson’s Disease, Subtypes
6/19/13
Jian Feng, PhD, will use a $1 million state grant to explore molecular signatures of neurons in two types of Parkinson’s disease patients.
Bankert and Yan Receive Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
6/7/13
Richard B. Bankert, VMD, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Zhen Yan, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, have received 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
Commencement 2013—Biomedical Sciences
5/14/13
The undergraduate and graduate biomedical sciences commencement for the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences took place May 9 at the Center for the Arts.
Anemia Linked to Ion Channel Defect
4/26/13
UB researchers have identified defects in a mechanosensitive ion channel leading to a hereditary anemia.
Sachs Receives Cole Award from Biophysical Society
3/19/13
Frederick Sachs, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, has won the 2013 Kenneth S. Cole Award from the Biophysical Society.

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