News

  • Researchers Study Brain Atrophy of Aging MS Patients
    4/7/20

    Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have published a study detailing patterns of brain atrophy for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases who are now living longer.

  • Study Looks at Effect of High Blood Fats in MS Patients
    3/10/20

    University at Buffalo researchers have discovered a link between fats in the blood and problems with the arteries in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

  • 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.

  • Treatment to Block Chronic Pain Developed by Ignatowski
    12/3/19

    Tracey A. Ignatowski, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences, has developed a treatment for chronic pain that could have an impact in dealing with the opioid crisis.

  • Neuroscience Research Day Hosts 67 Presentations
    11/15/19

    Sixty-seven oral and poster presentations were showcased at the 13th annual Neuroscience Research Day of the neuroscience program and the Buffalo Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

  • Finding a Better MRI Marker for MS Disability Progression
    11/12/19

    Atrophied brain lesion volume is the only marker from MRI scans that can accurately predict which patients will progress to the most severe form of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a retrospective, five-year study of 1,314 MS patients.

  • Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Now Available at UB
    10/31/19

    The new program, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, was developed as a collaboration between the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences.

  • PPBS White Coat Ceremony Honors Student Advancement
    8/5/19

    The PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences (PPBS) conducted its third annual white coat ceremony to recognize 19 students from the Class of 2018-2019 — 14 doctoral students and five MD-PhD students — who completed their first year in the program and are moving on to their research laboratory match.

  • 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.