News

  • Tri-Institutional Research Day Showcases MD-PhD Students
    1/9/20

    Fifteen students in the MD-PhD program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences presented posters at the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Research Day last fall at the Jacobs School building in downtown Buffalo.

  • Summer Research Projects Presented at Annual Event
    9/17/19

    Eighty-four student-scientists presented projects during the Ninth Annual Buffalo Summer Research Conference, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.

  • Wirelessly Hacking Gene to Reprogram Human Genome
    8/2/19

    Just about everything is going wireless these days — including efforts to reprogram the human genome.

  • UB Awards 219 Biomedical Science Degrees; 29 Earn PhDs
    6/5/19

    Twenty-nine doctoral, 36 master’s and 154 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.

  • 2019 Biochemistry Research Day
    5/28/19

    Students from laboratories affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry shared their findings during the department's annual Research Day.

  • Gronostajski: CRISPR News Concerning for Scientists
    3/8/19

    Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD, professor of biochemistry, says the unconfirmed claims of genetically modified humans being developed in China is a source of concern for biologists and bioethicists around the world.

  • Students Share Findings During GGB Research Day
    3/1/19

    Students from laboratories affiliated with the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics graduate program (GGB) shared their findings during the fifth annual GGB Research Day.

  • Research Finds Gene Mutation Causes Intellectual Deficits
    12/6/18

    Research by Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD, professor of biochemistry, reveals that the absence of one copy of a single gene in the brain causes a rare, as-yet-unnamed neurological disorder.

  • Axonal Degeneration Focus of Multiple Studies at HJKRI
    8/3/18

    Researchers at the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute (HJKRI) have been awarded a pair of grants for the investigation of mechanisms underlying axonal degeneration in certain neurological disorders.