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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers have developed an experimental flu vaccine — consisting of billions of tiny spherical sacs that carry infection-fighting proteins throughout the body — that has proven effective in preclinical studies.

A new preclinical technique developed by researchers led by Jun Xia, PhD, gives scientists a 3D, in vivo picture of intestinal motility disorders.

Research by M. Laura Feltri, MD, that seeks to design and develop a therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) — leveraging a novel drug target discovered by Feltri’s team — has received a $250,000 investment from the Empire Discovery Institute (EDI).

Four infectious diseases experts from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences reflected on lessons learned from COVID-19 during the annual forum of UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) on March 17.

Forty-eight oral and poster presentations were showcased at the 14th annual Buffalo Neuroscience Research Day of the neuroscience program and the Buffalo Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system.

Thomas A. Russo, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of medicine, who has been a leader in educating the public about COVID-19, has been awarded the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB’s highest honor, as part of the university’s 2021 commencement season.

Jennifer A. Meka, PhD, the inaugural director of the Medical Education and Educational Research Institute (MEERI) in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been promoted from assistant to associate dean for medical education.

Maxine Hayes, MD, ’73, a graduate of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, gave a talk as the recipient of the Medical School Alumni Association’s 2021 Distinguished Alumna Award.

The University at Buffalo’s Community Health Equity Research Institute continues to develop innovative solutions to address health disparities in Buffalo’s African American community.

A pair of research studies led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS) fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it.

Vaccinations may be dominating the headlines, but clinicians are well aware that an effective treatment for COVID-19 — especially for patients who don’t require hospitalization — is still sorely needed.

Chelsie E. Armbruster, PhD, and Elsa Bou Ghanem, PhD, both assistant professors of microbiology and immunology, are being recognized as highly-promising, early-career scientists in the field of host-microbe interactions by the American Society for Microbiology’s Infection and Immunity (IAI) Journal.

The mental health crisis that has resulted from the imposition of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 has been widely observed around the world. 

Researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have found evidence of the so-called California variants of COVID-19 — B.1.427 and B.1.429 — in virus samples of Western New Yorkers who tested positive in January by using genetic sequencing to decode the genes of SARS-CoV-2 and better understand how it is evolving.

The University at Buffalo is playing a key role in helping Western New York defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the undisputed gold standard for determining whether a treatment protocol is effective for a specific disease or condition.

Ruogang Zhao, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is at the forefront of a technological development that significantly speeds up the production of 3D-printed human tissue and organs.

New models developed by University at Buffalo data scientists show that Western New York is already benefiting from COVID-19 vaccinations.

Fourth-year medical student Karole Collier has created an apparel company that celebrates activism in medicine.