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Neuroscience Student Wins ASPET Travel Award
3/17/26
Ruth-Ann Saddler, a graduate student in the doctoral program in neuroscience, has won a competitive travel award to attend the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) 2026 annual meeting May 17-20 in Minneapolis.
The Importance of Social Connection for Brain Health
11/7/25
Weaving together science, storytelling and evidence-based advice, a new book by Benjamin A. Rein, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, reveals why social connection is critical to brain health and well-being.
New Training Grant Focuses on Basic Biomedical Sciences
9/5/25
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been awarded a T32 training grant from the National Institutes of Health to train more cellular, biochemical and molecular scientists.
Jacobs School Students Lauded for Academic Excellence
5/30/25
Twenty-eight students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements during the University at Buffalo’s 2025 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
Students Match to Their Labs in PhD White Coat Ceremony
5/29/25
The Office of Biomedical Education conducted its ninth annual white coat ceremony to recognize 27 students matching to their doctoral laboratories.
UB Awards 305 Biomedical Science Degrees; 31 Earn PhDs
5/22/25
A total of 31 doctoral, 73 master’s and 201 baccalaureate degrees in biomedical science fields were awarded during the May commencement ceremony.
Fliesler Recognized With 2025 AOCS Schroepfer Medal
5/14/25
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been honored with the 2025 Schroepfer Medal from the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).
Neuroscience Student Earns Prestigious NIH Fellowship
5/9/25
Samantha Schwarz, a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a highly competitive, two-year fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Neuroscience Talk Wins 2nd Place Prize at 3MT Event
3/27/25
Samantha Schwarz, a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience program, won the second place prize of $1,500 in UB’s ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Two UB Studies on MS Patients Reveal How Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Evolve and What They Mean for Disease Progression
12/12/24
UB researchers have published the first longitudinal studies of paramagnetic rim lesions, an indicator of brain inflammation in MS.