UB Medicine Podcast
Listen to the podcast where transformation meets innovation in health care. Broadcasting from the heart of downtown Buffalo, NY, this exciting series dives deep into the evolving landscape of health and wellness in Western New York.
Health Talk You Won’t Want to Miss
Each episode of UB Medicine features candid, insightful conversations with the region’s most respected doctors, medical pioneers and wellness advocates who are redefining what it means to be healthy in today’s world.
Covering a range of themes — including advances in primary care, precision medicine, mental health, heart health, neuroscience and the role of AI in medical research — upcoming episodes of the UB Medicine podcast bring you stories that inspire, inform and empower. Whether you’re a health care professional or someone just looking to live better, this podcast offers real talk, expert opinions, a few surprises, and a local lens on the national health conversation.
Ep. 3: From Idea to Impact – How Research Enriches Health in Western New York
Ready to dive into the momentum of the Jacobs School’s biomedical research scene? Through our biomedical research enterprise, faculty, learners and partners are turning big ideas into breakthroughs.
Host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, and her guest, Marc Halterman, MD, PhD, sit down for an unfiltered look at how research is driving discovery, advancing education, and raising the bar for health across Western New York.
Halterman is senior associate dean and executive director of the Office of Research. His work exemplifies how collaboration across disciplines can accelerate discovery and improve patient outcomes. Don’t miss the chance to find out why he says: “Your best idea is sometimes just a few minutes’ walk away.”
Visionary leader Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, hosts the UB Medicine podcast. She is an internationally recognized neurologist, accomplished researcher and health science administrator. Brashear was appointed vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School in December 2021.
She also leads the strategic integration of interprofessional education and practice, health sciences collaborative research, and clinical programs across the university’s health science schools — the Jacobs school, dental medicine, nursing, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, public health and health professions — as well as programs among our hospital and clinical affiliates.
Brashear is an internationally renowned researcher in movement disorders and an expert in ATP1A3-related diseases, a spectrum of rare neurologic disorders. Additionally, she is a powerful advocate for promoting diverse leaders in medicine and a lifelong champion of advancing women’s leadership in medicine.
She is committed to educating the next generation of medical doctors and research scientists, exploring areas of clinically impactful and cutting-edge discovery science, conducting impactful research, and cultivating relationships through community involvement.
Missed an episode? Tune in to powerful past discussions to discover how Western New York is becoming a hub for health transformation. Our guest physicians bring their passion, personality and bold ideas to launch meaningful conversations.