Department News

Siegel Awards Acknowledge Excellence in Teaching
5/5/22
Six Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members, five residents and three medical students received 2022 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards or honorable mentions for excellence in teaching.
UB Ceremony Celebrates Academic Excellence
5/2/22
Sixteen students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements at the University at Buffalo’s 2022 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
Forum Showcases 57 Medical Student Research Projects
2/8/22
Fifty-seven original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2022 Medical Student Research Forum.
Learning to Motivate Patients Toward Healthier Lifestyles
1/21/22
In a partnership with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), a Jacobs School program provides medical and dietetics students with tools aimed at boosting the health of Western New Yorkers in 2022.
Postdoc Wins Professional Development Award
12/16/21
Kateryna Murlanova, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has received a 2021 Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
Yan Lab Discovers How Risk Gene for ASD Causes Seizures
12/7/21
Research in the laboratory of Zhen Yan, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, has revealed the biological mechanisms behind a key risk gene that plays a role in a number of brain diseases, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
10 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
11/3/21
Nine faculty members and a staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 18th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
SUNY Chancellor’s Awards Given to Jacobs Faculty, Staff
10/15/21
Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members and one staff member have been selected as recipients of 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
Yan’s Former Researchers Thriving in New Positions
10/14/21
Four researchers who worked in the laboratory of Zhen Yan, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, are putting their scientific talents to use in new positions.
Many Physiological Roles of Melatonin Revealed in Study
8/19/21
Research led by Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and toxicology, unravels the many physiological roles of melatonin.

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