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The UB conference has become Buffalo’s primary forum for discussing, addressing and trying to mitigate the social determinants of health.

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.

Researchers have discovered how an active form of a gene present in 75% of the human population works to protect the brain against neurodegeneration. 

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.

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).

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.

The powerful 3T scanner will facilitate breakthroughs in understanding and treating MS, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

UB researchers are unraveling the complex biological phenomena that drive our ability to detect heat and pain.

The National Eye Institute has approved additional funding for research on retinal development led by Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology.

Yijun Sun, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, has received two large-scale R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health to study cancer evolution and progression.

Panayotis Thanos, PhD, senior research scientist in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, only knew of John Tyler as a student researcher in his lab who liked to work out when Tyler asked him for some time off in May.

Three pairs of twins — plus another pair of siblings — are among the 184 students in the Jacobs School’s Class of 2027.

After a successful fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Adelaiye-Ogala chose to continue her career at UB, attracted by Buffalo’s diversity and energy.

Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Androgen Society for recognition of his continuing and progressive contributions to the study of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and its treatment with testosterone, which led to several novel discoveries.

A pediatric infectious disease team led by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty is screening and treating hepatitis C virus (HCV)-exposed infants. The clinic’s efforts are documented in a new paper based on an 11-year retrospective chart review, published this month in BMC Gastroenterology.

Two faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been honored with awards form the New York State chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

The work could improve a promising type of immunotherapy treatment — chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

The endowment from Timothy and Vicki Murphy will support the Community Health Equity Research Institute and scholarships for nursing students. 

UB faculty member Nikhil Satchidanand’s Movers and Makers program combines exercise and art-making to encourage long-term health.

Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences figured prominently in the 2023 Art of Research competition carried out by The Graduate School at UB.