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SCIENCE THAT TAKES YOU FURTHER.

Where scientific discovery meets human health.

With a foundation in biomedical discovery, you’ll be prepared to explore, innovate, and improve lives.

UB’s Biomedical Sciences program builds a strong foundation in biomedicine by linking discovery in the laboratory with progress in clinical care, biotechnology, and public health. It’ll prepare you to think critically about how scientific advances translate into improved human health and well-being.

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Learn in a Medical School

You’ll gain access to medical school faculty and facilities during your entire curriculum.

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Benefit from a Flexible Curriculum

You’ll get to shape your education based on your interests and goals, with a variety of electives and experiential learning opportunities.

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Individual Approach, Individual Attention

You’ll benefit from a training structure where answers to scientific questions are provided by faculty from a variety of disciplines and scientific fields. 


What You'll Study

You’ll explore the science of life, from molecules to whole systems, through a flexible curriculum designed for discovery and choice. At UB, the Biomedical Sciences major connects foundational courses with elective pathways, giving you both depth and freedom. Whether you’re preparing for professional school or charting your own research path, you’ll build the knowledge and skills to go anywhere.

Build a Strong Foundation

Start with core courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics, the same scientific base used in medical, dental, and graduate programs. You’ll learn how the body works, what happens in disease, and how research drives innovation in health care.

Customize Your Path

After completing core courses, you’ll shape your experience with electives that match your goals and interests. You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in research, internships, or capstone projects.

Go Anywhere after Graduation

With a degree built on both breadth and flexibility, you’ll be ready for medical or dental school, graduate research, biotechnology, public health, and more. You’ll leave UB not just understanding the science, but practicing it.

Sample core courses include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Human Physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology

Sample elective courses include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Premedical Gross Anatomy
  • Biotechnology
  • Global Health
  • Forensic Science

Fast Facts

3.55

Avg. Current Student GPA

3.33

Avg. Incoming Transfer GPA

92.82

Avg. Incoming High School GPA

219

First-Year Incoming Class

90%

First-Year In-State Students

2:1

First-Year Female:Male Ratio

  • Solving Protein Structures Made Simple
    3/10/26

    Michael Martynowycz, PhD, assistant professor of structural biology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, recently described a new technique for solving protein structures in a recent Nature Communications paper

  • Med Student Builds AI Lifeline for Vulnerable Patients
    3/5/26

    As a medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Brendan Fox often spends his evenings caring for vulnerable patients with Friends of Night People, a West side community hub, serving people experiencing homelessness and poverty. 

  • Jacobs School Inductees Join Gold Humanism Honor Society
    3/5/26

    In celebration of the values of humanism and compassion in medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences students, residents and faculty members were inducted into UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) during an annual ceremony held Feb. 26.

  • Panel Takes a Constructive Look at Health Inequities
    3/3/26

    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences hosted a moderated panel discussion Feb. 23 designed to foster thoughtful, solution-oriented dialogue around health inequities affecting communities in Western New York.

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