A collaboration between the departments of Medicine and Neurology has been granted status as the Center for Excellence for Alzheimer’s disease in Western New York (CEAD WNY) through a five-year, $2.35 million state grant.
John M. Sullivan, MD, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology, has received three grants totaling over $2.5 million to continue research that could lead to gene therapies for hereditary retinal and macular degenerations.
The student-run Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic is broadening its array of services and upgrading its equipment through collaboration and fundraising efforts.
Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD, professor of biochemistry, has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to study neural stem cell (NSCs) therapies for a variety of brain insults and injuries.
Research by a group including Carroll M. Harmon, MD, PhD recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), marks the first national study of severely obese teenagers following weight-loss surgery.
Aspiring physician-scientists showcased 38 original research projects at the 2016 Medical Student Research Forum. The displays showed work they conducted at the University at Buffalo, its partner health care agencies and institutions nationwide.
Leonard H. Epstein, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded a $2.4 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study how implementing self-regulation helps prevent prediabetes patients from becoming diabetic.
Marc S. Ernstoff, MD, a renowned melanoma expert, has been appointed professor and chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine.
Noreen Williams, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, has received a four-year, $1.15 million grant to further examine a unique preribosomal complex she has identified occurring in the parasite causing African sleeping sickness.
For the 10th consecutive year, the Department of Ophthalmology has received an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness to support research on visual processes and disease.
The University at Buffalo is strengthening education for medical residents who care for patients who are addicted or are at risk for addiction by focusing more training on safe prescribing practices and safe pain management.
Ralph H. Benedict, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology, has been named the 2016 recipient of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Mid-Career Award.
Clinical trials conducted by Arie L. Weinstock, MD, clinical professor of neurology, are exploring the safety and effectiveness of medical marijuana treatments for epilepsy patients.
Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has authored new research showing that revising children’s restaurant menus successfully encourages long-term healthier eating habits.
Zhen Yan, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has been awarded a three-year, $540,000 private foundation grant for her work on novel therapeutic strategies for autism.
John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, is conducting a study emphasizing moderate exercise that may dramatically alter the standard of care for acute concussion.
A study led by Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, has demonstrated that men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment.
A team of investigators led by Jian Feng, PhD, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has developed a new way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons — research that could help patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD, is leading a pilot study to determine whether behavioral self-management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may lead to fundamental changes in the digestive system’s bacterial ecosystem.
The Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM) community — part of a University at Buffalo initiative that seeks new approaches to global challenges — has had its inaugural meeting.
