Alzheimer Fund

Lab of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Terry Connell.

Support research, education, training and other activities related to Alzheimer’s Disease.

The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support for a variety of activities within the Department of Neurology in the area of Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders. 

The Department of Neurology is part of UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

At UB, our pre-eminent neurological team integrates innovative, compassionate patient care with interdisciplinary research, while training more than 100 medical students, neurology residents and neurology fellows each year.

The department includes a comprehensive Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center, in which students build specialized knowledge of common neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, mixed dementia and other conditions. Specifically, students learn how to identify clinical presentations, how to monitor drug effectiveness, and how to assist patients and their families, among other skills.

In the world of medicine, there is always more that we can do. More physicians we can train. More discoveries we can make. More lives we can save. Now, even as we celebrate all we have recently achieved, we continue to look forward to the possibilities ahead. Bold ambitions require big investments—and generous support. Together, we will continue to build on our shared success and lead the way toward the future of medicine.

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News from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

  • Samudrala, Falls Get Funding for Various Research Projects
    4/4/23

    Ram Samudrala, PhD, professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and chief of its Division of Bioinformatics, and Zackary M. Falls, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, have been involved in research that has resulted in four recent successful funding projects — three grants and a challenge.

  • Incentive Helps Keep Doctors UB Trains Close to Home
    4/24/23

    Since it first started receiving donations in 2012, the WNY Medical Scholarship Fund has raised more than $4 million from private donors, local hospitals and insurance companies and other businesses and has distributed scholarships to 31 Jacobs School students.

  • Coming Soon to a Lab Near You
    10/18/23

    The Department of Microbiology and Immunology has two new faculty members starting later this year who are eager to recruit new members to their research labs.

  • Panepinto Elected to AAMC Graduate Training Committee
    1/6/23

    John C. Panepinto, PhD, senior associate dean for biomedical education and professor of microbiology and immunology, has been elected to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Research, Education and Training (GREAT) Graduate Training Steering Committee.

  • Wu Named New Chair of Biomedical Engineering
    7/31/23

    The prolific scholar and dedicated educator will lead a department that has grown significantly since its founding in 2008.

  • Jacobs School Scientists Excel in Art of Research Event
    6/30/23

    Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences figured prominently in the 2023 Art of Research competition carried out by The Graduate School at UB.

  • PhD White Coat Ceremony Honors Student Advancement
    6/13/23

    The Office of Biomedical Education conducted its seventh annual white coat ceremony to recognize 23 students from the Class of 2022-2023 in the PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences (PPBS) and two students from the MD-PhD Program who are matching to their doctoral laboratories.