MD/PhD Allen Chung.
Impressive MD-PhDs
11/19/18

Cancer Research editors called Allen Chung’s study on colon cancer "striking." It led to a patent application and an invitation to be part of a multisite national clinical trial.

A lab in UB's Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Translational Science Institute
5/16/18

Benefit directly from our Clinical and Translational Science Institute. It offers innovative research tools and faculty dedicated to collaborative translational research.

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Student researcher.
Freedom to focus
11/29/17

We guarantee you a full-tuition scholarship and a stipend so that you can concentrate on your research throughout both your MD and PhD studies.

Research samples in a research lab.
Diverse research opportunities
1/26/18

Explore widely with us. You can earn your PhD in the traditional sciences, in engineering, or in cancer research at the world-renowned Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Laurie Read, PhD and Rachel Simpson, MD/PhD student.
Mentoring and Advising
11/29/17

Our program’s selectivity and small size—we have fewer than 30 students—ensures that you receive individual faculty attention and have a wide choice of thesis mentors.

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Research Highlights

  • Scans of a brain showing atrophy.
    Avonex
    2/9/12
    The drug most prescribed to people with relapsing multiple sclerosis.
  • Dietrich Jehle, MD.
    Bedside Emergency Ultrasound
    2/9/12
    Trauma-patient evaluation that revolutionized emergency room care in the U.S.
  • James Garvey, PhD with bioblower.
    BioBlower
    2/9/12
    Air sterilization technology that destroys everything from pollen to airborne pathogens.
  • Timothy Murphy and Sanjay Sethi.
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    12/5/11
    Discoveries made by UB researchers have fundamentally altered our understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Kenneth Krackow, MD.
    Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement
    2/9/12
    A more precise method for aligning instruments, cutting bone and placing knee implant components.
  • Piero Bianco.
    DNA Repair Captured in Real Time
    12/5/11
    A UB microbiologist was the first to film a DNA motor protein “unzipping” a double-strand of bacterial DNA in real time.
  • Robert Lifeso and Michael Landi.
    Dual Radiation Targeting System
    2/9/12
    A UB medical student and professor invented technology used worldwide to increase surgical accuracy while reducing radiation exposure.
  • infasurf baby.
    Infasurf
    2/9/12
    Lung surfactant therapy administered to premature babies to assist breathing in the first critical hours after birth.
  • Early pacemaker.
    Internal Pacemaker
    2/9/12
    The first successful implantable pulse generator—and the lithium battery used to extend its longevity.
  • Lippes Loop device.
    Lippes Loop
    2/9/12
    The first double-S intrauterine contraceptive device, and the standard against which other IUDs came to be compared.
  • Resident and newborn.
    Partial Liquid Ventilation
    2/9/12
    UB researcher developed a technique to treat respiratory distress syndrome in extremely premature infants, increasing their chance of survival.
  • PKU test administered to infant.
    PKU Test
    2/9/12
    Infant screening to detect phenylketonuria, a genetic disorder that can cause severe mental retardation.
  • Bradley Fuhrman, MD.
    Portable Patient Ventilator
    2/9/12
    A medical device that introduces into hospital intensive care units the same powerful and effective method of anesthetizing patients that works so well in the operating room.
  • Thenkurussi Kesavadas and Khurshid Guru.
    Simulator for Robotic Surgery Training
    2/9/12
    One of the world’s first simulators to closely approximate the “touch and feel” of the da Vinci™ robotic surgical system.
  • Smart pill.
    SmartPill
    2/9/12
    An ingestible diagnostic-sensing capsule that measures how the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.
  • Traffic Light Diet
    2/9/12
    A diet widely prescribed by pediatricians today to counteract childhood obesity.
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Core Facilities

  • Faculty members in lab.
    Stem Cell Sequencing/Epigenomics Analysis
    11/12/18
    Characterizes and identifies epigenetic and transcription signatures of stem cells and their derived progeny using Next-Gen sequencing.
  • Jun Qu in lab.
    Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry
    11/12/18
    Identifies proteins in cell or tissue extracts using several different liquid chromotography/mass spectrometry based approaches.
  • Wade Sigurdson in the facility.
    Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility
    6/7/19
    Our instrument laboratory provides training and consultation services for researchers whose work involves flow cytometry, confocal microscopy and gel-documentation. We work closely with other core facilities to provide comprehensive and integrative services to solve the imaging and cytometry challenges presented by cutting-edge research programs.   
  • Amber Worral in the facility.
    Multispectral Imaging Suite
    5/15/19
    We provide training and consultation services for students, faculty, researchers and clinicians whose work involves digital whole slide imaging (WSI) and multispectral microscopy for research, teaching or clinical interests.
  • Paul J. Kostyniak, PhD.
    Toxicology Research Center
    4/25/17
    Analyzes xenobiotics and other metabolites, and supports OSHA-sponsored educational activities.
  • Robin Stein.
    Clinical Research Center
    11/12/18
    Features state-of-the-art imaging equipment dedicated to clinical and translational research, including MRI, CT and PET/CT scanners.
  • Mark Sutton in lab.
    Molecular Interactions
    11/12/18
    Offers powerful, analytical instrumentation used to study macromolecular interactions.
  • Researchers in a lab.
    Comparative Medicine-Laboratory Animal Facilities (CM-LAF)
    11/12/18
    The Comparative Medicine Laboratory Animal Facilities (CM-LAF) is a centralized service organization responsible for the animal care and use program campus-wide.
  • Researcher in the lab.
    Stem Cell Culture, Banking and Training
    11/12/18
    Maintains and banks stem cells, and provides stem cells and training to interested researchers.
  • Ewa K. Stachowiak, PhD.
    Stem Cell Engraftment and In Vivo Analysis
    1/8/18
    Engrafts stem cells into mice and other model systems; quantifies cell engraftment, migration and differentiation, and analyzes the behavior consequences of neural engraftment.
  • Mary Rosenblum.
    Protein Expression and Crystallization
    10/17/18
    Offers instrumentation and the technical expertise required to express and purify milligram quantities of soluble and membrane proteins for biophysical and structural characterization.
  • Jian Feng.
    Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation
    11/12/18
    Helps investigators generate induced pluripotent stem cells from human skin fibroblasts using lentiviral vectors.
  • Peter Winkelstein, MD.
    Institute for Healthcare Informatics
    10/4/18
    Equips researchers with a HIPAA-compliant computing environment, healthcare datasets and analytic and security consulting.
  • Illustration of DNA.
    shRNA Resource
    11/12/18
    Supports investigators interested in gene transfer using viral vector technologies.
  • Robert Zivadinov.
    CTSI Translational Imaging Center
    11/12/18
    Features state-of-the-art imaging equipment dedicated to clinical and translational research, including MRI, CT and PET/CT scanners.
  • Staff in lab.
    Flow Cytometry Lab
    11/12/18
    We perform analysis of cellular infiltrates in using several immunopathologic models of renal disease.
  • Imtiaz Mohammed, PhD in the Histology Core facility.
    Histology Core
    2/7/19
    Performs all procedures related to tissue preservation and histological analysis, including training on cryostat use and other protocols.
  • Electron microscope.
    Electron Microscopy Lab
    11/26/18
    Enables researchers to obtain transmission electron microscope images of materials, polymers and biological samples; consults with investigators and assists with equipment operation.
  • Glassware.
    Biochemistry Stockroom
    3/6/19
    Supplies the school and affiliated research programs with biochemical reagents.
  • Sujith Valiyaparambil in facility.
    Next-Generation Sequencing and Expression
    11/12/18
    Offers high-throughput, next-generation sequencing and gene-expression analysis services, including 3’-expression, miRNA, exon and gene arrays.
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