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Research in the laboratory of Zhen Yan, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, has revealed the biological mechanisms behind a key risk gene that plays a role in a number of brain diseases, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, has assumed the roles of vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Robert F. McCormack, MD, professor and chair of emergency medicine, testified before the New York State Assembly about New York MATTERS (Medication for Addiction Treatment & Electronic Referrals), a successful program developed by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences emergency medicine physicians to expedite access to care for people with substance use disorder.

A team of researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a new, high-throughput screening method designed to quickly screen antiviral candidates against the SARS-CoV2 virus.

Preclinical research in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences that investigated the origins of pain sensation has led to the development of a novel and durable treatment for inflammatory pain that could be a promising alternative to opioids.