Fliesler to Chair Publication Committee for World's Largest Eye Research Society
4/12/12
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, has been invited to serve as chair of the publications committee for the world’s largest eye and vision research professional society.
24 Medical Students Inducted Into AOA Honor Society
4/12/12
Twenty-four students were inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, during a ceremony in Butler Auditorium.
Ahmed Awarded Summer Medical Research Fellowship from HHMI
4/12/12
Bilal Ahmed, Class of 2015, is one of only 27 students nationwide to receive a Summer Medical Research Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
MD/PhD Student Wins National Award for Melanoma Research
4/12/12
MD/PhD candidate Maryann Mikucki is one of nine graduate students nationwide to receive a $10,000 research scholar award from the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation.
Thorn Receives Award to Attend Behavior, Biology and Chemistry Meeting
3/26/12
David Thorn, a PhD student in pharmacology and toxicology, received a travel award to attend the Behavior, Biology and Chemistry Annual Meeting.
Two UB Medical Students Receive Prestigious Sarnoff Fellowships
3/26/12
Emma Magavern and Timothy Thayer, Class of 2014, are part of a select group of 13 students awarded a scholarship from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
Crane Receives Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
3/8/12
The two-year award supports MD/PhD candidate Alice Crane’s research on how genetic variability impacts human susceptibility to the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Patel Joins Select Group of Alcon Young Investigator Awardees
3/5/12
Sangita P. Patel is one of only eight individuals worldwide to receive a 2012 Young Investigator Grant from the Alcon Research Institute.
Dannenhoffer Receives Campaign for the Community Award
2/22/12
Raymond P. Dannenhoffer, PhD, associate dean for support services, received the 2011 Volunteer of the Year award for the UB Employees Campaign for the Community.
Five Medical Students Win Top Honors at Annual Research Forum
1/30/12
Future MDs investigating vascular calcification, Peruvian medicinal plants, basal cell carcinoma and pediatric brain tumors took top honors at the Medical Student Research Forum.
Sethi, Russo Receive Funding to Further COPD, Pathogen Research
1/26/12
Sanjay Sethi is researching better drugs for COPD; Thomas Russo is exploring new targets for a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
NIH Awards Zimmer Three-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship
1/20/12
Sara Zimmer, PhD, has received a highly competitive fellowship to research diseases caused by kinetoplastids.
CURCA Funds Students’ Microbiology Research
1/19/12
UB’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities has awarded funding to six students conducting research in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
McCarthy Receives International Travel Award for Iron Research
1/4/12
Ryan McCarthy, a doctoral student in biochemistry, won a travel grant to present at the International Workshop on Iron and Copper Homeostasis.
20 GME Programs Commended for Accreditation Status
1/3/12
Twenty residency and fellowship programs have received Outstanding Accreditation Awards from the Office of Graduate Medical Education.