MD-PhD News

Medical Students to Get Early Research Training with NIH Grant
12/27/11
Six UB medical students will be able to participate in a 10-week summer research project supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Company Founded by MD/PhD Student Announces Alliance
9/19/11
Through its new technology alliance, NanoAxis will bring industrial-scale production of quantum dots to its advanced nanomedicine research.
Faculty Honored at Celebration of Excellence Event
9/19/11
Seven faculty were recognized for excellence and innovation at an event held during Inauguration Week.
Paul Knight III, MD, PhD, Receives Chancellor’s Award
5/19/11
Paul R. Knight III, MD, PhD, received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in recognition of his “consistently outstanding scholarly and creative productivity.”
Megan Murray Wins a Coveted Spot in Women Faculty Seminar
5/5/11
Megan Murray, a fifth-year student in UB’s MD-PhD Program, has been invited to attend the Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar.
Three Faculty Named UB Distinguished Professors
2/24/11
Three faculty in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been named UB Distinguished Professors for 2011.
Medical Student Research Forum
2/7/11
The 2011 Medical Student Research Forum poster presentation took place on January 27 in the atrium of the Biomedical Education Building in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Drug Linked to Quantum Dots Increases Uptake, Reduces Inflammatory Response
11/5/10
Researchers at UB have developed a novel technology that is expected to have implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases.
Fighting the Flu
5/24/10
A UB MD/PhD candidate is lead author on a paper describing how drug-resistant viruses may be thwarted by a potent, immune-boosting payload delivered to cells by gold nanorods.
UB Students Establish Nanomedicine Company
5/5/09
A group of young entrepreneurs led by Krishnan Chakravarthy, an MD/PhD candidate in the school’s MD-PhD Program, has launched NanoAxis, a new research and development company headquartered in Getzville, New York.