Department News

NIH Grant Aims to Boost Newborn Screening Accuracy
11/6/22
“Your baby has a genetic disease.” It’s one of the most terrifying things that new parents can hear. Yet it frequently turns out not to be true because, while newborn screening is extremely accurate for many common conditions, screening accuracy rates for rare — even fatal — conditions can be abysmal, according to genetics specialists.
18 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
10/27/22
Fifteen faculty members and three staff members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievements and service at the 19th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Popescu Feted for Promoting Inclusivity Within Science
10/13/22
Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry, is an internationally known researcher in neuroscience. She is also an effective advocate for making science a more welcoming and inclusive environment — efforts that have earned her a significant new honor.
New Faculty Join Eight Medical School Departments
9/19/22
Nineteen faculty members with clinical and research experience have joined the departments of Biomedical Informatics, Family Medicine, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Pediatrics, Physiology and Biophysics, and Psychiatry.
Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2022
7/27/22
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during the 2022 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause
6/30/22
A convergent mechanism may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
PhD White Coat Ceremony Honors Student Advancement
6/24/22
The Office of Research and Graduate Education conducted its sixth annual white coat ceremony to recognize 19 students from the Class of 2021-2022 in the PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences (PPBS) who are matching to their doctoral laboratories.
In Memoriam: Claes E.G. Lundgren, MD, PhD
6/24/22
Claes E.G. Lundgren, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Physiology, Emeritus, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2022.
UB Awards 295 Biomedical Science Degrees; 28 Earn PhDs
6/7/22
Twenty-eight doctoral, 62 master’s and 205 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.
Developing Better Therapies Focus of Parkinson’s Research
6/3/22
New research led by Jian Feng, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, has important implications for developing future treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement, often including tremors.

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