School News

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is leading an effort to promote vaccination against COVID-19 among pregnant women in Western New York.

A mentee of Sanjay Sethi, MD, has received an award that could ultimately help lower hospital readmission rates for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The new UB Profile software system provides a number of user-friendly upgrades to the online faculty database for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Research led by Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and toxicology, unravels the many physiological roles of melatonin.

When Stacey A. Watt, MD, heard that Michael E. Cain, MD, was stepping down as dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, she tried to think of a way to honor the man who had done so much for her and for so many others associated with the school.

One year after University at Buffalo scientists demonstrated that it was possible to produce millions of mature human cells in a mouse embryo, they have published a detailed description of the method so that other laboratories can duplicate the procedure.

A University at Buffalo lab has been selected to bolster New York State’s efforts to identify COVID-19 variants, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ Class of 2025 — 184 students selected from the largest pool of applicants in the school’s history — celebrated entry into medical school with a traditional White Coat Ceremony Aug. 6 at Kleinhans Music Hall.

Bernard Okai’s assignment for the UB Medical Student Day of Service proved to be near and dear to his heart.

Incoming first-year medical students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences enjoyed the opportunity to make improvements to the community and get to know their classmates during the seventh annual UB Medical Student Day of Service.

Melissa L. Rayhill, MD, clinical assistant professor of neurology, highlighted the many advancements being made to help people suffering from migraine headaches in an editorial she co-authored that was published in June in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences leaders have been honored as recipients of the 2021 Champions of Humanistic Care award from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

The University at Buffalo has a number of successful programs that provide career and professional development and opportunities for underrepresented students to develop into successful scientists and health professionals. 

The National Institute for Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA) has awarded $1.7 million to UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA) and the School of Public Health and Health Professions to expand the CRIA’s highly successful postdoctoral training program to include doctoral candidates as well.