Department News

  • Four MD-PhD Students Earned NIH F30 Fellowships in 2020
    12/22/20

    Four students in the MD-PhD Program have received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.

  • Cytocybernetics Accelerates COVID-19 Drug Screening
    12/2/20

    Cytocybernetics, the UB spinoff co-founded by two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members, is aiding in the effort to clear candidate drug therapies for COVID-19 in a fast, effective and safe manner.

  • Study Details New Drug Discovery Protocol for Autism
    10/13/20

    Research led by Zhen Yan, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, describes a sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions.

  • Faculty, Residents, Students, Staff Get Awards of Excellence
    9/1/20

    Faculty members, residents, medical students and a staff member were among the recipients of 2020 Awards of Excellence for promoting inclusion and cultural diversity at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • Students Earn Awards for Academic Excellence
    8/24/20

    Thirteen students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements at the University at Buffalo’s 2020 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.

  • Mature Human Cells Produced in Millions in Mouse Embryo
    7/23/20

    Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a method that dramatically ramps up production of mature human cells in mouse embryos.

  • UB Awards 277 Biomedical Science Degrees
    5/21/20

    Twenty-seven doctoral, 58 master’s and 192 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May 17 virtual commencement ceremony.

  • Forum Showcases 34 Medical Student Research Projects
    4/27/20

    Thirty-four original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2020 Medical Student Research Forum.

  • Physiology Doctoral Student Elected to APS Committee
    4/16/20

    Bianca Quade, a student in the physiology doctoral program, has been elected to serve as the junior international trainee representative for the American Physiological Society’s (APS) Cell and Molecular Physiology Section.

Upcoming Events
Physiology and Biophysics Guest Seminar: Dr. Amanda Klein
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
955 Main St. JSMBS Room 1225A, Buffalo, NY 14203
Physiology and Biophysics Guest Seminar: Martin Zhang, M.D.,Ph.D.
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955 Main St. JSMBS Room 1225A, Buffalo, NY 14203
Physiology and Biophysics Guest Seminar: Dr. Meredith Hartley
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