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Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, has been named an associate editor of The Journal of Immunology.

University at Buffalo researchers are part of an international team developing a novel imaging technique with nanoparticles suspended in liquid to provide an unparalleled, noninvasive, real-time view of the small intestine.

University at Buffalo scientists are preparing area high school teachers to bring cutting-edge lessons to their science classrooms by acquainting them with computer-based tools for basic genomic analysis.

Fifteen high school student-scientists showcased original bioinformatics research at a culminating event for a University at Buffalo training program designed to prepare them for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

University at Buffalo scientists have identified SOX10 as the single transcription factor or “master switch” that initiates myelination in the brain.

Research co-authored by Andrew H. Talal, MD, shows that injection drug users who are enrolled in a treatment program want to be educated about hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are willing to be treated.

Providing essential health care benefits remains a fundamental tenet of the Affordable Care Act, despite a Supreme Court ruling that some employers do not have to comply with the law’s birth control mandate, says University at Buffalo medical policy expert Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, senior associate dean for health policy.

Bioinformatics and genomics experts from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will contribute to a $4 million, interdisciplinary study of bacteria in the mouth and periodontal disease in postmenopausal women.

At a memorial service honoring donors to the University at Buffalo’s Anatomical Gift Program, UB medical students shared how anatomical gifts have informed and enhanced their medical education.

Anthony L. Auerbach, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, will further develop ‘energy maps’ detailing the microscopic changes that occur as neurotransmitters activate protein receptors in a cell’s membrane.

Kim Griswold MD, MPH, has been named the primary clinician and medical director of the Western New York Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture, an interdisciplinary program addressing the complex needs of an estimated 15,000 survivors. 

A study led by Andrew H. Talal, MD, is the first to trace in real time how the drug telaprevir inhibits viral replication in the liver and clears hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the cells and plasma of infected patients.

John A. Sellick, Jr., DO, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, says three main precautionary measures can help travelers to tropical and developing areas avoid illness: get vaccinated, keep insects away and be careful what you put in your mouth.

Award-winning participants in the Department of Medicine’s second annual Research Day are studying diverse topics, including disease processes for atrial fibrillation; treatments for leukemia, diabetes and COPD; and the need for cortisol.

Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, has received $1.6 million to continue her study of human dopamine D4 receptor variants — a type of neurotransmitter receptor in the brain’s prefrontal cortex.

The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated outstanding research, service and teaching achievements during its 2014 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards event May 29.

Cevher Ozcan, MD, assistant professor of medicine, aims to reveal molecular and cellular changes associated with atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder.

Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, professor and chair of pharmacology and toxicology, has been named a State University of New York Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

In recognition of his outstanding early-career research, Ferdinand Schweser, PhD, assistant professor of neurology, has been named a junior fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).