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Twenty-three faculty members representing 10 departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during the past few months.

An NIH grant will allow Chelsie E. Armbruster, PhD, to study pathogens than cause urinary tract infections, the most common infections worldwide and a leading cause of morbidity and health care expenditures across all ages.

At a recent Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, three Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers — two doctoral students and a faculty member, all from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology — each took home distinguished awards. 

UB researchers have published the first longitudinal studies of paramagnetic rim lesions, an indicator of brain inflammation in MS. 

Mahmoud Nassar, MD, PhD, a trainee in the endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, received several prestigious outstanding research awards at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 annual meeting.

Peter L. Elkin, MD, was invited to serve on the FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee.

UB researcher receives $1 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for project that could impact multiple medical conditions, including opioid use disorder.

UB and Roswell Park presented Research Resources Day on Nov. 6, highlighting more than a dozen area research centers and services available to the research community. 

The inaugural Indigenous Health Symposium brought together Indigenous community members, academics, physicians, students and others to discuss “Perspectives on Reproductive Justice and Maternal Health.”

Researchers will interview parents and caregivers to learn about their experiences.

A UB study found that heart disease and Type 2 diabetes were more common in redlined areas with reduced access to healthy foods.

A new genetic counseling master’s degree program being developed at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is going to improve access to genetic counseling services for Western New Yorkers, amid growing demand both locally and nationwide.

Richard Braen, MD, professor and chair emeritus of emergency medicine, recently performed CPR on an injured concertgoer, saving his life.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers are conducting a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of structured financial incentives in lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among African Americans facing food insecurity.

As the only physician at an Antarctic research station, Shawn Vainio, MD ’03, was a one-man medical team. He recounted his decades of wilderness medicine experience at a UB Global Health Grand Rounds talk.

A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education. 

The University at Buffalo’s Community Health Equity Research Institute hosted its third annual Research Day Oct. 23 at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

A University at Buffalo research program that is investigating what causes some people with multiple sclerosis to experience severe and aggressive disease is beginning to shed light on how their disease differs from those with mild to moderate MS.

An initiative led by PhD student and social justice fellowship recipient Rhonda Drewes aims to save lives by registering AEDs, especially in underserved areas.

Updated results from a phase 3 clinical trial are expected to change the way advanced stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma is treated in newly diagnosed adolescents and adults.