Three Jacobs School faculty members and one staff member have been recognized for consistently superior professional achievement and the ongoing pursuit of excellence.
Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named chair of the Department of Biochemistry, effective July 1.
A molecule developed by Jacobs School researchers acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, with a single, local injection providing pain relief for up to three weeks.
Brian Rambarran, MD, a clinical assistant professor of urology, flies his plane on volunteer rescue missions to help save shelter dogs and other animals in need.
Sofia Khan, DO, a first-year trainee in the otolaryngology residency program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been recognized for her research that resulted in a first-author publication in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Andrew T. Lombardo, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry, has received a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to study cell polarity signaling.
An assortment of research across clinical and basic science fields was on full display at this year’s UB Resident and Fellow Research Day, which took place May 30 in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Orthopaedic surgery resident Thomas Listopadzki, MD ’22, has received the award for “Best Adult Reconstruction Hip Poster” at the 2025 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) conference this spring.
Twenty-eight students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements during the University at Buffalo’s 2025 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
After a multi-year process of development and garnering approvals, the new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program at UB has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), the field’s national accrediting organization.
Jennifer L. Pugh, MD ’09, MBA ’09, assistant professor of emergency medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been recognized by the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) as its “2025 Distinguished Physician Honoree.”
Outstanding service, teaching, scientific achievements, and other efforts were celebrated at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2025 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
