School News

State Health Commissioner to Lead Pediatrics Grand Rounds
10/4/23
BUFFALO, N.Y. – By far, the most impactful health advances of the past century, such as eradicating infectious diseases, have come about because of strides made in public health.
WNY’s First Long COVID Center Launched By UBMD Internal Medicine
10/3/23
UBMD Internal Medicine has opened Western New York’s first Long COVID Center. Funded by a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation with support from the University at Buffalo, the center is accepting all patients, whether they have insurance or not.
Why Do Women Develop Cerebral Aneurysms at a Higher Rate Than Men?
10/3/23
Rosalind Lai, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB and a neurosurgeon with UBNS, has been awarded the CNS Foundation/CV Section Young Investigator Grant for her research on cerebral aneurysms.
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.

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