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Two faculty members and one staff member of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been named recipients of the 2023 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.

Funding from the state Department of Health is enabling the center to expand care to families experiencing dementia in all 8 WNY counties.

Inspiring gifted high school students in Buffalo public high schools to pursue careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields — and perhaps become future surgeons — was the aim of a UB Drone STEM competition that took place at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building.

Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, professor of neurology and biomedical informatics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest rank in the SUNY system.

Panelists at the “Racism, Racial Literacy and Mental Health” conversation tackled tough questions at an event marking the one-year anniversary of the Tops racist shooting.

Keynote speaker Christopher St. Vil, PhD, advocated for CVI, which focuses on supporting the people who are at the highest risk of engaging in violence.

Second Look Weekend provides accepted students from groups historically underrepresented in medicine with the opportunity to learn more details about what the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the University at Buffalo have to offer.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students who were recipients of 2022 Fellowships in Social Justice, Equity Administration and Leadership presented their research findings at a symposium April 19.

Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, was honored with the 2023 Chancellor’s Award Lecture in Neuroscience and Ophthalmology from the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans.

Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is the first SUNY-affiliated recipient of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Research Program Award (R35).

The first genome-wide significant study of the epigenetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has yielded a trove of genetic mechanisms and pathways that are responsible for this disease.

The UB Biophysics Research Day event provided an opportunity for the university’s biophysical research community to gather to share their work and reconnect with one another.

The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how Type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high.

People who maintained their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose drinking patterns changed.

Ram Samudrala, PhD, professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and chief of its Division of Bioinformatics, and Zackary M. Falls, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, have been involved in research that has resulted in four recent successful funding projects — three grants and a challenge.

Fourth-year medical student Daniel Oluwagbemileke Popoola, PhD, hopes his podcast about the true paths to success will inspire and empower listeners.

Guests on the “Debriefing With The DOPe Doctor” podcast share the struggles they have faced and the triumphs they have achieved on their journeys through life.

The first Community Engagement Fair at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo was all about sharing information and making connections.

Studies have shown that a specific non-drug treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) developed by researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences can be effective for a range of pain problems and lead to significant improvements in functioning, quality of life and symptoms resistant to medical treatments.

Angela Khidhir, DO, a trainee in the Department of Medicine’s internal medicine residency program, won first place in the 2022 Shark Tank Challenge sponsored by the New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).