Jacobs School Climbs Two Spots in NIH Rankings
The Jacobs School has received more than $206 million in NIH funding since 2017.
Published March 22, 2023
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo climbed two spots to No. 80 in the annual ranking of medical school research funding received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
For the 2022 fiscal year, the Jacobs School received more than $42,269,604 in research support from the NIH, an increase of nearly 20% over the previous year. The Jacobs School has received more than $206 million in NIH funding since 2017, according to historical data compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
“The Jacobs School’s breadth of health research is essential to improving the quality of life and spurring economic development in Western New York,” says Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, UB’s vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School. “Our goal over the next five years is to continue accelerating the growth of our research programs and increasing our research funding by 30 percent.”
In addition to the overall medical school rankings, Blue Ridge released its individual medical department rankings. Five Jacobs School departments ranked in the top 50 nationally based on NIH funding, including the departments of Biomedical Engineering (No. 12), Pharmacology and Toxicology (No. 39), Ophthalmology (No. 46), Neurosurgery (No. 48), and Anesthesiology (No. 48).
The NIH is the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, investing more than $43 billion annually to enhance health, increase life spans and reduce illness and disability.