2019

  • Research By Orthopaedics Trainees Receives Recognition
    2/6/19

    In the Department of Orthopaedics, a current trainee and a recent graduate of the residency program each have received recognition for their first-author studies.

  • Undernutrition and Stunting in Malawi
    2/4/19
    Three medical students traveled to Malawi to collaborate with the local community and a branch of the organization Naturally Africa Volunteers in an effort to understand undernutrition and assist local organizations combating it.
  • Loss of Teeth in Older Women Increases Hypertension Risk
    2/4/19

    Joshua H. Gordon, a student in the MD-PhD Program, is lead author of a study showing that postmenopausal women who have experienced loss of all teeth are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.

  • Wysocki Elected to Sigma Xi
    1/30/19

    M. Aleksander Wysocki has been elected to full membership in Sigma Xi. Wysocki is a doctoral candidate in the Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology program.

  • Post-Naloxone Observation of ED Patients is Focus of Study
    1/24/19

    Researchers in the Department of Emergency Medicine are the first to clinically assess and validate a rule regarding the length of observation time necessary before opioid overdose patients can be safely discharged from an emergency department (ED).

  • Curtis Details Benefits of Heart Monitor Apps at CES Meeting
    1/24/19

    Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine, spoke about the benefits of heart monitor apps for cardiac patients in a presentation at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

  • Department of Surgery Spreads Holiday Cheer
    1/24/19

    The Department of Surgery took part in a national initiative to give back to the less fortunate during the 2018 holiday season.

  • Relationship Between Bacteria and Neutrophils Basis of Study
    1/23/19

    Elsa Bou Ghanem, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, is conducting a four-year study on how white blood cells function against bacterial infections.

  • Lackner, Dandona Honored by CTSI for Clinical Research
    1/16/19

    The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has recognized two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members for their clinical research work.

  • Documentary on Physician Suicide Elicits Discussion
    1/15/19

    When he heard about the first National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, Christian R. DeFazio, MD, clinical associate professor of emergency medicine and director of the emergency medicine residency program, wasn’t sure what to make of it.

  • NIH Extends Study of Military Members’ Health Outcomes
    1/14/19

    University at Buffalo researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their study of health outcomes among members of the military.

  • Underrepresented Student Numbers Up at Jacobs School
    1/8/19

    The number of students from underrepresented groups in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Class of 2022 is nearly twice that of the previous year’s class.

  • Small-Town Doctor Became Jacobs School’s Largest Donor
    1/4/19

    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will long prosper from the donations of a benefactor who spent his medical career caring for people in a small Indiana town for almost 60 years.