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With $650K Grant, Canty Explores Molecular Remodeling in VF
12/23/16
John M. Canty Jr., MD — an attending cardiologist at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Professor of Medicine — has been awarded a $650,000 merit review grant from the Veterans Health Administration to explore why people die from ventricular fibrillation (VF) as the only manifestation of heart disease.
Calcium Channel Research May Help Improve MS Therapies, More
12/14/16
Researchers have identified a critical step in myelination after birth that has significance for treating neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS).
Most PICU Physicians Use Older Test to Diagnose AKI, Study Shows
12/1/16
Physicians in pediatric intensive care units aren’t using the newest guidelines to diagnose acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill children, according to research led by a UB specialist in the field.
Doctoral Students Present Research on Digital Pathology Innovations
11/28/16
Two doctoral students in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences presented their research on digital pathology innovations at the Pathology Visions 2016 Conference, Oct. 23-25 in San Diego.
Levy Installed as Hopkins Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery
11/11/16
Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA, has been installed as the inaugural L. Nelson Hopkins III, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.
Improved Patient Safety Goal of New Standardized Reporting Forms
11/11/16
Peter L. Elkin, MD, professor and chair of biomedical informatics, has co-authored a paper that is the first to explore how standardized reporting may play a key role in improving patient safety.
Exercise Combined With Meth May Be a Powerful Addiction Treatment
10/28/16
A new preclinical study by researchers in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology finds exercise, coupled with methamphetamine, may help recovery of those addicted to the drug and increase their odds of avoiding relapse.
Study Aim: Increased Access to Family Weight-Loss Programs
10/26/16
Making efficient family-based weight-loss programs more widely accessible is the aim of a new Department of Pediatrics study.
New Faculty Member Named Emerging Vision Scientist
10/24/16
Michael H. Farkas, PhD, who joined the Department of Ophthalmology as an assistant professor in July, has been named a 2016 Emerging Vision Scientist by the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR).
Campagnari Research Shines Light on Secondary Bacterial Infections
9/29/16
Researchers led by Anthony A. Campagnari, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology and medicine, have developed a new model that provides a novel view of secondary bacterial pneumonia.
Study Explores New Ways to Identify Infants at Risk for Obesity
9/28/16
Babies who seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may be at higher risk for obesity, according to a study led by Kai Ling Kong, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics.
Preclinical Finding Sheds Light on How Cocaine Rewires Brain
9/20/16
A team led by David M. Dietz, PhD, has discovered that a protein in the brain’s reward center, the nucleus accumbens, regulates genes that help drive the craving for cocaine after a period of withdrawal.
UB Student One of 11 Nationwide Selected as 2016-17 Sarnoff Fellow
9/13/16
Vinny Polsinelli — who first began conducting research in Haiti following his first year of medical school — was one of only 11 students nationwide selected for a 2016-17 fellowship from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
Summer Research Fellowship Funding Extended for Five Years
9/9/16
UB’s Summer Research Fellowship Program, which provides first-year medical students with a personalized experience in research, has been renewed through another five years of funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Found to Benefit Type 1 Diabetics as Well
9/8/16
Researchers in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism have found that dapagliflozin, designed for Type 2 diabetes, can benefit patients with Type 1 diabetes.
Program to Train Next Generation of Health Services Researchers
9/1/16
The UB Primary Care Research Fellowship Training Program has been established through a five-year, $2 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
First Randomized Thymectomy in MG Study Led by Wolfe, Cutter
9/1/16
Surgical removal of the thymus provides significant benefits to myasthenia gravis (MG) patients without a chest tumor, according to a new study authored by Gil I. Wolfe, MD, professor and Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair of neurology.
New Software Tool Could Enhance Clinical Routine for MS Patients
8/29/16
Department of Neurology researchers are testing a new software tool they developed that could make assessing brain atrophy part of the clinical routine for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Two Medical Students Selected for Prestigious NIH Research Program
8/22/16
Two UB medical students are participating in a prestigious yearlong residential program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland, that introduces students to innovative research in areas matching their career interests and goals.
Garrett-Sinha Using NIH Grant to Study B Cell Signaling Pathways
8/16/16
Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, is using a five-year, $2.7 million grant to continue her study of B cell signaling pathways and their roles in the immune system and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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