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Specialty Fair Opens Eyes to Possible Future Paths
9/28/23
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences hosted a networking event Sept. 20 for all medical students.
Genetics Can Predict — and Help Improve — How Patients Fare After Bariatric Surgery
9/28/23
Clinicians treating severe obesity have a new genetic tool for predicting — and ultimately improving — bariatric surgery outcomes.
UB Neurosurgery Plays Key Role at CNS Meeting
9/26/23
The department was recognized with having the most accepted abstracts at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ meeting, led by chair Elad I. Levy, MD.
Henrietta Lacks’ Family to Speak at Igniting Hope
9/22/23
The UB conference has become Buffalo’s primary forum for discussing, addressing and trying to mitigate the social determinants of health.
Resident’s Research Project Wins Multiple Honors
9/20/23
Dustin Morgan, MD, a PGY-5 chief resident in the orthopaedics residency program, won first place in the resident poster competition at the 2023 annual meeting of the NYS Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (NYSSOS) Sept. 9 in Rochester.
UB Researchers Discover How Gene May Protect Against Neurodegeneration
9/18/23
Researchers have discovered how an active form of a gene present in 75% of the human population works to protect the brain against neurodegeneration.
Sullivan Awarded RO1 Grant to Further RNA Research
9/15/23
John “Jack” M. Sullivan, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a four-year National Eye Institute RO1 grant to continue research in RNA therapeutics.
Study: E-Cigarettes Could Be Potential Smoking Cessation Aid During Pregnancy
9/12/23
Researchers have found that people using e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely than those using nicotine replacement therapy to abstain from smoking later in pregnancy.
Leonard Named to Advisory Board of NIAAA Consortium
9/11/23
Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, director of UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions, has been appointed to the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood (NCANDA-A).
A Potential Dramatic Change in Treating Type 1 Diabetes
9/6/23
Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need for injected insulin.
MRI Scanner Launches New Biomedical Imaging Era at UB
9/1/23
The powerful 3T scanner will facilitate breakthroughs in understanding and treating MS, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Jacobs School Welcomes Undergraduates to Campus
8/31/23
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences welcomed incoming students to its building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in downtown Buffalo Aug. 25 as part of Undergraduate Academics Day.
Discovery About Body’s Temperature Sensors Could Lead to Better Pain Relievers
8/31/23
UB researchers are unraveling the complex biological phenomena that drive our ability to detect heat and pain.
Mu’s Research on Retinal Development Renewed by NIH
8/30/23
The National Eye Institute has approved additional funding for research on retinal development led by Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology.
Cancer Evolution and Progression Focus of Studies
8/24/23
Yijun Sun, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, has received two large-scale R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health to study cancer evolution and progression.