Department News

NIH Awards Rudin $2.5 Million to Advance Radiographic Imaging
2/18/13
Stephen Rudin, PhD, has won a $2.5 million grant to continue developing state-of-the-art technology within a new class of imaging detectors.
UB Spinoff Firm Opens Headquarters in UB Center of Excellence
1/29/13
A pharmaceutical firm developing a new therapy for muscular dystrophy is open for business in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences.
Ellis to Develop Patient Simulations as Member of National Consortium
1/28/13
Avery Ellis, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and physiology and senior associate dean for medical curriculum, is one of eight faculty members from top U.S. institutions chosen to create scenarios for simulations used by medical students.
Stem Cell Research Flourishing in Western New York
11/6/12
The Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center (WNYSTEM), which recently celebrated its year anniversary, is well into its mission of promoting and facilitating research on stem cells.
Faculty in Four Departments Honored for Academic Excellence
10/30/12
Faculty in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology and Toxicology were recognized at the Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Auerbach and Lema Receive Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
5/23/12
Anthony Auerbach and Mark Lema are among seven UB faculty recipients of the prestigious SUNY award.
Commencement 2012—Biomedical Sciences
5/15/12
James Wyche, PhD, provost and chief academic officer at Howard University, was honored speaker at the undergraduate and graduate biomedical sciences commencement.
Chronic Stress in Youth Impairs Memory, May Cause Mental Illness
3/7/12
Zhen Yan and colleagues have found proof at a molecular level that chronic stress during adolescence leads to memory impairment and possibly triggers mental illness.
Researchers Discover Genetic Origins of Parkinson’s Disease
2/7/12
Parkinson’s disease researchers led by Jian Feng, PhD, have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease.
Donation Creates Fund to Honor Holm, Commercialize Research
2/2/12
A $1 million donation honoring SUNY Distinguished Professor Bruce Holm, PhD, will help translate inventions and discoveries made by UB faculty into products and treatments.

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