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The award honors scholarly or creative activities that have already achieved significant recognition and hold strong promise for field-defining impact.

Jamie A. Abbott, PhD, a research scientist and research assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) for her research on schizophrenia.

Amid ongoing discussions about the cost of medical education and how students finance their training, medical and premedical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences traveled to the New York State Capitol earlier this spring. There, they engaged lawmakers on recent federal student loan changes and their implications for access to medical education and the future physician workforce.

Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received additional funding from the National Eye Institute for his research on retinal development, which could help develop strategies to treat degenerative retinal diseases such as glaucoma.

The 2026 cohort of CTSI K Scholars features faculty from the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The mentored career-development program enhances research and professional development.