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University at Buffalo faculty members Stelios T. Andreadis, PhD, and M. Laura Feltri, MD, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

A new study is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave. 

On Feb. 2, the surgeon and author who gained national prominence working against racism and gun violence after treating ambushed Dallas cops in 2016 will share his story at Jacobs School event.

Adults experiencing long COVID may be interested in a new University at Buffalo clinical trial that is testing low-dose lithium as a potential treatment. 

Getting published in the New England Journal of Medicine is a career-crowning achievement for any medical researcher. Last month, it happened to two UB pediatrics faculty, both of whom are also alumnae.

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, UB physicians and scientists have recommendations for how people can stay safe and healthy from COVID-19 this holiday season.

Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to the AAMC Council of Deans Administrative Board. 

The results of a clinical trial on the drug semaglutide in teens, released in the New England Journal of Medicine, turned out to be better than anything the participants — or even the researchers — expected.

The UB researchers who have changed the way concussions are treated have been awarded a grant to conduct a clinical trial to take their Buffalo Concussion Protocol  and apply it to the military environment.

UB researchers working alongside people with MS and their advocates have developed solutions that can open the door to better patient understanding about brain atrophy and potentially, better self-care. 

When Brooke Lerner's life took an extremely unexpected turn earlier this year, (which she discusses in this video), it made sense that in reconfiguring her priorities, emergency medicine would still be one of them. 

The NIH has awarded a UB researcher an extremely competitive grant to lead an international effort to dramatically improve the accuracy of newborn screening for three rare, often fatal, genetic diseases. 

A University at Buffalo training program that aims to address the nation’s shortage of clinician-scientists has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The NIDCR awarded two grants to UB, Roswell Park and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to explore how the oral microbiome interacts with opportunistic pathogens.

The NIH has given UB’s Clinician-Scientist summer training program a rare and perfect score of 10, along with funding of nearly $300,000 over the next 5 years. 

MS patients may be able to stave off the cognitive decline that the disease can cause by using a smartphone-based app UB researchers are developing.

Working through the Erie County Department of Health, these fellows will complete a full-time training program and work to address inadequate health care access. 

Prescribing rates in New York were the highest in the Capital region and were lowest in the state’s Metropolitan region.

The Society of General Physiologists has chosen Gabriela Popescu, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to receive the 2022 Sharona Gordon Award. 

A new NSF grant awarded to UB is aimed at developing ways to improve preparedness for the next pandemic. 

The nation’s oldest charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of older Americans has chosen UB as its partner in an effort to better protect older adults from preventable medical errors. 

UB and UBMD Physicians’ Group have launched the long COVID registry in order to learn more about the condition and to connect Western New Yorkers with treatment options and the potential to participate in clinical trials. 

The UB team that a decade ago helped usher in a new era in acute stroke treatment has turned its innovative approach to addressing the rare but potentially deadly phenomena when multiple blood clots strike deep in the veins of the brain. 

As public health experts cautiously anticipate how COVID-19 will play out this fall, a UB scientist is reiterating that substantial immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will only happen with a vaccine that can be delivered through the nose. 

New papers reveal how mitochondrial defects lead to accelerated aging as demonstrated by shorter telomeres and other biomarkers of aging.

UB has been awarded an important grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that supports teaching health sciences students how to dispel medical disinformation.

The Office of Mental Health has provided a five-year, $16.8 million grant to continue and expand a statewide program called Project TEACH (Training and Education for the Advancement of Children’s Health), led by faculty in the UB Department of Psychiatry. 

A UB scientist has launched two pilot studies that focus on how dietary interventions might affect cancer treatment. 

Paxlovid, the COVID-19 medicine developed by Pfizer, is being evaluated in Western New York in children who are symptomatic with COVID-19 infection, and who are at risk of progression to severe disease.

Paxlovid, the COVID-19 medicine developed by Pfizer, is being evaluated in Western New York in children who are symptomatic with COVID-19 infection, and who are at risk of progression to severe disease.

Annette Wysocki has extensive leadership, exceptional research and teaching accomplishments and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the field of nursing.

In the ‘eternal arms race’ between pathogen and host, cells employ the same gene to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, revealing new avenues for potential therapies.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and the steroid dexamethasone.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and the steroid dexamethasone.

UB is sponsoring a virtual talk on “The COVID-19 Vaccines: Science vs. Anti-science” by prominent vaccine scientist and “misinformation antagonist” Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, on June 9 at noon.

UB is sponsoring a virtual talk on “The COVID-19 Vaccines: Science vs. Anti-science” by prominent vaccine scientist and “misinformation antagonist” Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, on June 9 at noon.

UB preclinical study also demonstrates that low-to-moderate levels of drinking negatively affect the adolescent brain.

On June 4, Drew Weissman will visit UB to tell the truly amazing story of how he and his research partner co-developed the mRNA technology that made the COVID-19 vaccines possible.

A first-of-its-kind UB study is exploring the question that haunts MS patients as soon as they are diagnosed: Am I going to become severely disabled by my disease?

A UB expert on the behavioral treatment of chronic pain disorders has been awarded $3.3 million from the NIH to conduct a five-year clinical study of drug-free behavioral treatments for chronic pelvic pain in men and women.

A Department of Surgery summer program designed to encourage underrepresented medical students to pursue surgery turned into a dramatic learning opportunity, for both the students and the department. 

An insulin-sensitizing drug can benefit patients with insulin resistance at lower doses than has typically been prescribed.

UB is partnering with Kaleida Health to offer the TeamSTEPPS training to ensure better patient care.

A study shows for the first time that behavioral self-management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a painful and common gastrointestinal disorder, can fundamentally change the gut microbiome. 

The team leading interprofessional education at UB has been recognized by the National Academies of Practice with the Interprofessional Group Recognition Award.

The American Red Cross Power Red Donation blood drive will take place on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 on South Campus. 

University at Buffalo alumnus Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD, has been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 

UB alumnus Lawrence Tabak has been named the acting director of the NIH by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, has assumed the roles of vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Lewis has guided the School of Nursing through 10 years of growth in its core mission of education, research and community service.

On Nov. 17, members of the New York State Assembly will learn about New York MATTERS, a successful program developed by UB physicians to expedite access to care for people with substance use disorder.

Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been appointed vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The game teaches first-year health professions students the importance of collaboration.

High school and college students from across the world will have a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the sixth annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.

UB scientists doing genomic sequencing of COVID-19 samples report that the delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Erie County. 

UB's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the International Institute of Buffalo and the Erie County Department of Health collaborated on creating a downloadable infographic available in 15 languages.

Researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Center of Western New York at UB and Oishei Children's Hospital have developed an efficient screening tool for anxiety and depression in cystic fibrosis patients and their caregivers.

Jamal Williams, a graduate student in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of 18 researchers across the U.S. selected for an NIH award, which supports outstanding graduate students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in neuroscience research.  

The Western New York COVID-19 Research Collaborative has received a $55,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation to promote vaccine acceptance in the region.

Forty-eight oral and poster presentations were showcased at the 14th annual Buffalo Neuroscience Research Day of the neuroscience program and the Buffalo Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

Biochemist Gabriela Popescu is one UB researcher who has found success with a team science-based approach.

Through Operation Immunization, UB pharmacy student volunteers are helping community pharmacists to vaccinate hundreds of Western New Yorkers.

Researchers have developed a technique that for the first time reveals how food moves through the gut in free-moving animals in real time.

The Community Health Equity Research Institute's new website will help community groups explore potential collaborations with UB.

Researchers have determined in a preclinical study that social isolation affects adolescent males and females in markedly different ways.

New models developed by University at Buffalo data scientists show that Western New York is already benefiting from COVID-19 vaccinations.

On the front lines, in labs and throughout the community, UB is applying its full strength to defeating the pandemic in Western New York.

Variants may increase cases, but not dramatically with rising vaccination rates, so long as public health measures continue, data scientists say.

Many Americans are uncertain about receiving the COVID-19 vaccines. That is why we asked UB CTSI Director Timothy F. Murphy, MD, to share some important details about the vaccines and why they are so vital in the fight against the virus.

Jacobs School faculty member Nancy Nielsen explains the virus and its impact to a weekly audience at the NPR station.  

An Anti-Racism and Health Care Equity initiative designed to address and mitigate the effects of systemic racism and inequality in health care has been launched by the Department of Surgery.

Enrollment last year tripled despite obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 90% of faculty and students taking part in the fall Interprofessional Forum felt the session met the learning objectives, and more than half preferred the online format.

The first meeting of University at Buffalo’s Cancer Research Consortium was conducted virtually Dec. 10, where it was reported that faculty are working on 97 active cancer research awards totaling $7.4 million in annual direct funding.

Those with frontline and other patient care responsibilities are among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Team Alice, an initiative of the University at Buffalo’s Center for Successful Aging, has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) to evaluate an educational video designed to encourage patient/caregiver-initiated deprescribing conversations with doctors and to evaluate its impact on medication use.

The simulation exercise designed to promote teamwork among health care practitioners has adapted in the age of COVID-19.

Team Alice, an initiative of the Center for Successful Aging, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Deprescribing Network. 

From gross anatomy to pharmacy clinical rotations, students are gaining experience under heightened safety measures implemented by UB and the county health department.

CLIMB, an innovative and comprehensive diversity program that provides intensive mentoring experiences for biosciences students, has received an award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.

The organization, founded by a UB surgical resident who used to work in national security and counterterrorism, is erecting mobile clinics to aid in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

A live, online public forum on racial equity and anti-racism will be held from 1 to 3 p.m.  July 14. The forum is being organized by the Community Health Equity Research Institute of the University at Buffalo and the Buffalo Center for Health Equity.

A research ramp-up is underway at UB, more than three months after almost all research other than that focused on COVID-19 was paused on March 23.

Guidelines for evaluating and treating children infected with COVID-19 and key issues in health care that the pandemic has brought to light are covered in recent publications by UB pediatrics researchers. 

Reliably measuring recovery capital is the first step to advancing the science of better understanding how different sources of capital facilitate recovery. 

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., 911 calls for emergency medical services have dropped by 26.1 % compared to the past two years.

A series of papers published by vision researchers is revealing important new information about the possible cause of a condition that underlies a rare form of irreversible blindness in young children.

School of Social Work and Department of Biostatistics will collaborate with Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health to build a data warehouse.