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One of the most dramatic success stories in modern medicine is the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF), where therapeutic breakthroughs have dramatically reduced patients’ symptoms and increased their life expectancies.

What does a pediatric neurology expert do on their time off? Well, if you’re Osman Farooq, MD, clinical associate professor of neurology, you plant trees!

The summit exploring topics affecting African Americans with MS was described by organizers as “a day of education, empowerment and community.”

Both the adult and pediatric Kaleida Health epilepsy centers have achieved accreditation as Level 4 NAEC (National Association of Epilepsy Centers) centers.

A Danish neuroscientist provided a synergistic connection as the featured speaker at the eighth annual Anne and Harold Brody Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences.

Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, and Thomas A. Russo, MD,  have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

The three UB faculty members are being recognized for extraordinary service to the university.

The Latino Medical Student Association’s Buffalo chapter also will host the national LMSA's 2026 Northeast conference.

The American Heart Association-funded project will assess the successes and challenges of three different food-prescription programs for WNY seniors.

These white blood cells promote scar tissue formation, but certain drugs, such as pirfenidone, may stop this from happening.

Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).

Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, has been honored by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) as the 2024 recipient of its Award for Contributing to the Diversity and Inclusiveness of the Translational Workforce.

UB ophthalmologists and medical residents in ophthalmology will hold a post-eclipse eye clinic from 4-9 p.m. on April 8. 

Earlier this year, a group of UB infectious disease physicians traveled to Ghana. It was part of an effort to reframe global health trips.

Leonard E. Egede, MD, chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine. 

Sabrina Orsi, a student in the doctoral program in pharmacology and toxicology, won the People’s Choice Award at UB’s eighth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Peter L. Elkin, MD, professor and chair of biomedical informatics, has been elected to the board of directors of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).

Leslie J. Bisson, MD, the Buffalo Bills medical director and the June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics, has received the top research award from the NFL Physicians Society.

Several hundred people from Buffalo and UB filled the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School to capacity to launch a grassroots movement creating a bold, new vision for the Black East Side. 

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students visited a Buffalo charter school Feb. 29 to help celebrate Black History Month.