Barry Smith, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of philosophy and affiliate professor of biomedical informatics, is among the co-authors of two new papers discussing how ontologies can assist in the fight against COVID-19.
During a visit to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed the importance of all New Yorkers wearing face masks to halt the spread of COVID-19 and touted the contributions of the school’s experts in fighting the pandemic.
Two students in the medical education program — Natalie Tjota and Sara Xu — are using colorful images of Berry Bunny, an original character they created, to explain the novel coronavirus in a clear way to students in elementary and middle school as well as junior high.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers have published a paper that clarifies certain cellular mechanisms that could lead to improved outcomes in patients with globoid cell leukodystrophy, commonly known as Krabbe disease.
Some Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students are using their time and money to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) after being pulled from their clinical rotations due to the COVID-19 global health pandemic.
