2010

  • Dandona Receives Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence
    12/23/10

    Paresh Dandona, MD, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine, has received the 3rd Annual Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.

  • Fudyma Named Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine
    12/23/10

    John R. Fudyma, MD, has been named chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine.

  • Ion Channel Responsible for Pain Identified
    12/20/10

    UB neuroscientists researching ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain.

  • Ophthalmology Faculty Honored
    12/7/10

    Two faculty in the UB Department of Ophthalmology were presented awards at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

  • Two Pediatric Surgeons Join UB
    11/30/10

    Pediatric surgeons Kathryn D. Bass, MD, and Doruk E. Ozgediz, MD, 

have joined UB’s faculty and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB).

  • UB Resident Receives National ACGME Award
    11/30/10

    Pediatric resident Colleen Nugent, MD ’09, has received a national award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

  • Effects of Low Testosterone in Diabetics to Be Studied
    11/18/10

    Sandeep Dhindsa, MD, has received a three-year $400,000 Junior Faculty Award from the American Diabetes Society to study the effects of low testosterone levels in young men with type 2 diabetes.

  • Baker Co-authors AAP Guidelines on Iron Deficiency in Children
    11/16/10

    Robert Baker, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, has co-authored AAP guidelines to increase iron intake in children.

  • Hopkins Receives Spirit Award
    11/15/10

    L. Nelson Hopkins received Kaleida Health's Spirit Award for helping to improve the health of Western New Yorkers.

  • Start-Up Company Targets Muscular Dystrophy
    11/10/10

    The FDA has designated a peptide from tarantula venom as an orphan drug. UB biophysicist Frederick Sachs, PhD, hopes it will lead to development of a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

  • Drug Linked to Quantum Dots Increases Uptake, Reduces Inflammatory Response
    11/5/10

    Researchers at UB have developed a novel technology that is expected to have implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases.

  • Ruyechan Paper Evaluated for Importance
    11/4/10

    A paper published by William Ruyechan, PhD, is being reviewed by Faculty of 1000 (F1000), a service that identifies and evaluates the most important articles in biology and medical research publications.

  • Cause of Multiple Sclerosis Progression Studied
    10/27/10

    A grant from the Department of Defense is allowing Murali Ramanathan, PhD, to test whether three environmental factors contribute to the progression of multiple sclerosis.

  • Three Students Receive Neuroscience Research Day Awards
    10/26/10

    Daniel Stolzberg, Soham Chanda and Gregory Conway received awards at the annual Neuroscience Research Day.

  • Richard Gronostajski receives award
    10/19/10

    A UB biochemist in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences and his colleagues have received $3.5 million from the Empire State Stem Cell Board to establish a Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center.

  • Dandona Receives Presidential Faculty Excellence Award
    10/18/10

    Paresh Dandona, MD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.

  • UB to Extend Women's Health Initative research
    10/12/10

    UB has received $8.2 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to extend research on the Women's Health Initiative.

  • Tarantula Venom Study Funded
    10/6/10

    UB biophysicists who are testing a protein found in tarantula venom as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy have received foundation support for their work.

  • Zhen Yan Recognized for Research Accomplishments
    10/6/10

    Over the last decade, Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, has received more than $9 million in research funding.

  • Baker appointed to boards of Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology
    10/4/10

    Susan Baker, MD, PhD, co-chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, has been appointed to the editorial boards of Pediatrics and the Journal of Gastroenterology.

  • Harriman Quad Restoration Combines Beauty with Sustainability
    9/30/10

    The 2.3-acre central quadrangle on the South Campus now showcases the kind of sustainable landscaping that will define campus grounds as the university implements its long-range comprehensive plan.

  • Researchers Overcome Major Barrier in Regenerative Medicine
    9/29/10

    UB researchers have engineered adult stem cells that grow continuously in culture, potentially providing an unlimited supply for therapeutic purposes

  • Dell Gives $15 Million to Help UB Advance Electronic Medical Records
    9/29/10

    CEO Michael Dell was recently in Buffalo to announce the company’s support for the Institute for Healthcare Informatics, which will give UB and Buffalo a foothold in the booming medical information technology field.

  • SMBS Faculty Named to Presidential Search Committee
    9/29/10

    Two SMBS faculty members have been chosen to the search committee that will identify UB's next president.

  • Research: The Big Picture
    9/29/10

    UB researchers are putting finishing touches on an application due October 14 for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health.

  • Holm Named Senior Provost for Research at UB
    9/29/10

    Holm, a co-developer of lung surfanctant for premature babies, is SUNY Distinguished Professor in the departments of Pediatrics, Gynecology-Obstetrics, and Pharmacology and Toxicology.

  • Melendy Receives Award from HPV Conference
    9/28/10

    Thomas Melendy, PhD, received an award for best overall presentation at the International Papillomavirus Conference.

  • Granger Named Most-Cited Author in Rehabilitation Journals
    9/27/10

    Carl V. Granger, MD, professor of neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and executive director of Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR), is the top-cited author of papers in the rehabilitation field.

  • UB Neurosurgery Ranks Seventh in North America in Publications
    9/7/10

    UB’s Department of Neurosurgery is ranked seventh in North America in academic impact in neurosurgery, above Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Johns Hopkins.

  • Krolikowski Named a Pisacano Scholar
    9/3/10

    Allana Krolikowski is one of five students nationwide to receive a Pisacano Scholarship, given to outstanding medical students who have made a commitment to enter the specialty of family medicine.

  • Meet the Class of 2014
    9/2/10

    The Class of 2014 has the highest science averages, highest overall grade point averages and highest MCAT scores of any class every admitted to UB medical school.

  • Fourth-Year Student Serves on LCME
    8/26/10

    Elizabeth Abram, Class of 2011, is one of two students nationwide appointed as a member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting authority for medical schools in the United States.

  • Side Effects of Statins
    8/26/10

    Research conducted by UB geneticist Georgirene D. Vladutiu, PhD, on the side effects of statins is described in the October 2010 issue of Scientific American Mind.

  • Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
    8/24/10

    Kenneth Kahn, MD, clinical associate professor of obstetrics/gynecology, was presented the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award at this year’s White Coat Ceremony.

  • Curtis Honored by International Academy of Cardiology
    8/18/10

    Anne B. Curtis, MD, newly appointed chair of medicine at UB, has received a Distinguished Fellowship Award from the International Academy of Cardiology at the 15th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Session.

  • Neurosurgeons Place Stroke-Preventing Stent in Adolescent
    8/17/10

    Elad Levy, MD, UB associate professor of neurosurgery, successfully implanted a stent in an artery inside a teenager’s skull to prevent a stroke, a procedure thought to be the first conducted on an adolescent.

  • Wrabetz to Head Hunter James Kelly Research Institute
    8/12/10

    Lawrence Wrabetz, MD, a highly regarded neuroscientist, has been appointed director of the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute at the UB. His spouse and co-investigator, Laura Feltri, MD, also will join faculty.

  • Why Is Childhood Obesity So Prevalent, and What Can We Do to Address It?
    8/11/10
    In August 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2009, no state had met a target of reducing obesity prevalence among adults to 15 percent. Why is obesity so prevalent in America? And what can we do to combat the problem?
  • Walking to School Could Reduce Stress Reactivity in Children, Curb Risk of Heart Disease
    8/10/10

    A simple morning walk to school could reduce stress reactivity in children during the school day, curbing increases in heart rate and blood pressure that can lead to cardiovascular disease later in life.

  • Surgical Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Explored
    7/30/10

    Buffalo medical researchers have embarked on a landmark study to test “liberation treatment” on the symptoms and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).

  • Curtis Named Chair of Medicine
    7/26/10

    Anne B. Curtis, MD, has been appointed the inaugural Mary and Charles Bauer Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • Krackow Honored for His Pioneering Achievements
    7/23/10

    Orthopaedic surgeon Kenneth Krackow invented computer-assisted total knee replacement.

  • Lema Receives Excellence in Service Award
    7/21/10

    Mark Lema, MD, PhD, receives award from (SUNY)-Downstate Medical Center’s Residents and Fellows Alumni Society.

  • Epstein Named SUNY Distinguished Professor
    7/20/10

    Recognized for prominence in his field.

  • Calkins Receives Network in Aging Award
    7/20/10

    First chair of the UB Department of Medicine received the Network in Aging’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

  • Bhangoo Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
    7/20/10

    Clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at UB and chief of plastic surgery at Mercy Hospital was recently honored by the Association of Aesthetic Surgeons of India.

  • Siegel Awards for Excellence in Teaching
    7/20/10

    Students recognize SMBS faculty for their excellence in teaching.

  • Milch Receives National Palliative Care Award
    7/20/10

    Clinical professor of surgery and former medical director of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, is one of four physicians who have been named recipients of the first Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards.

  • UB Medical Students Will Be NIH Fellows
    7/20/10

    Anita Tipirneni and Gary Altwerger, third-year medical students at UB, will spend the upcoming year as fellows in the Clinical Research Training Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  • Students Awarded Sarnoff Scholarships
    7/20/10

    Joshua Balderman and Mojdeh Kappus, second-year medical students at UB, won scholarships from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.