Dean's Innovation Fund

Lab of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Terry Connell.

This fund provides critical financial support for new and emerging initiatives throughout the school.

The Dean’s Innovation Fund provides the Dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences unrestricted funds to respond rapidly and flexibly to ideas as they arise.

From our founding as a medical school in 1846, to paving the way for future physicians, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences builds upon its proud legacy of teaching, patient care and scientific discovery.

The fund was established in 2000 by Ronald Garvey, M.D. '53, in support of the school—one of the oldest medical schools in the United States.

At the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, we strive to attract the most promising individuals and support their development; enhance our intellectual and technological environment to foster exceptionally creative science and education; develop and maintain excellent clinical programs to provide outstanding care; cultivate excellence, collegiality, and diversity; observe the highest standards of ethics, integrity, professionalism, and humanism; and apply advances in science, medicine, and education to the betterment of humanity.

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Other Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Funds

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Dean's Innovation Fund
12/7/20
This fund provides critical financial support for new and emerging initiatives throughout the school.
Diversity and Inclusion Fund
12/7/20
This fund provides financial resources that support and promote excellence through diversity in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Suk Ki Hong Memorial Lecture Fund
8/4/20
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics hosts an annual lecture for the benefit of the scientific community of Western New York, supported by this fund.
Witebsky Fund for Immunology
8/4/20
Support the University at Buffalo Center for Immunology through this fund.
Seal the Deal Endowment Fund
8/4/20
This fund is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding students who bring diversity to their class and to the medical school.
Building Fund
12/7/20
This fund helps ensure that our students have access to modern technology, techniques and knowledge.
Emergency Fund
12/7/20
Medical students who are experiencing an unexpected hardship receive support through this fund.
Stephen J. Paolini, M.D. Memorial Fund
8/4/20
Medical students who exemplify compassion and empathy receive awards through this fund.
Dr. Thomas J. and Barbara L. Guttuso Scholarship and Award Fund Endowment
8/4/20
Established by a former Dean of Admissions, this fund provides an annual award and scholarships for medical school students.
Medical School Class of 1973 Scholarship
8/4/20
Support medical students who have demonstrated academic accomplishment and financial need through this fund.
Global Medicine Fund
1/3/22
The purpose of this fund is to support activities such as trips, conferences and other experiential opportunities to educate students about global health priorities.
Kornel L. Terplan M.D. Lecture Fund
8/4/20
An annual lecture in pathology — named for a longtime chairman of the department — is supported through this fund.
Medical Education and Research Fund
12/7/20
This fund provides critical financial support for our exceptional medical educational programs and research efforts.
Western New York Scholarship Fund
12/7/20
Help address the physician shortage in Western New York through this fund, which encourages top students to stay and practice here.
Department of Nuclear Medicine Endowment Fund
8/4/20
This fund supports academic-related programs and activities throughout the Department of Nuclear Medicine.
Alzheimer Fund
12/7/20
Support research, education, training and other activities related to Alzheimer’s Disease.
Thomas R. Beam, Jr. Memorial Fund
11/12/20
An annual lecture — supported by this fund — features a prominent infectious diseases expert.
Microbiology Fund
8/4/20
This fund provides for student travel awards and fellowships in microbiology in memory of a former teacher and researcher.
Chester A. Glomski, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Endowment Fund
8/4/20
This fund recognizes those who have attained a superior level of achievement in medical training, and who support the goals of AOA-UB.
Adelaide & Brendan Griswold Professorship Health Disparities Endowment
8/4/20
By supporting faculty and students who are working toward equitable care for all citizens, this fund helps reduce health disparities throughout the community.
General Pediatrics Fund
12/7/20
Pediatric medical research receives crucial financial support through this fund.
Medical Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
8/4/20
Scholarship assistance is crucial for our medical students; this fund helps pave the way for talented students of all backgrounds to attend UB and excel.
Medical School Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund Endowment
11/12/20
Through this fund, an annual scholarship is provided to a student based on academic excellence and financial need.
Family Medicine Endowment Fund
8/4/20
Supporting family practice research, providing care to underserved communities, and teaching interpersonal skills required of a family physician are the goals of this fund.
Medical Alumni Endowment Scholarship Fund
12/7/20
Scholarship assistance—which is crucial for our medical students—is provided through this fund.
June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Endowment
8/4/20
This fund helps attract and retain faculty at the Department of Orthopaedics, as well as support the needs of faculty and residents throughout the department.
Michael and Peggy Cain Dean's Enrichment Endowment Fund
8/4/20
This fund facilitates key priorities throughout the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
John Paroski Memorial Endowment Award Fund
8/4/20
This fund provides an annual award to a fourth-year medical student to help offset expenses in the residency application process.

News from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Students Earn Awards for Academic Excellence
8/24/20
Thirteen students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored for outstanding achievements at the University at Buffalo’s 2020 Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
Jacobs School Researchers Collecting COVID-19 Data
6/26/20
Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences continue to spearhead a number of projects related to the COVID-19 global health pandemic.
4 New Faculty Members Join 3 Medical School Departments
5/29/20
Four faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing three medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
Researchers Study Engineered Tissue to Treat Lung Disease
11/24/20
Research by Ruogang Zhao, PhD, and Yun Wu, PhD, associate professors of biomedical engineering, may lead to the discovery of new drugs to treat pulmonary fibrosis, a severe lung disease that can be life-threatening.
Virtual ‘Sofia’ Introduces Health Research to More Kids
6/29/20
Sofia Learns About Research,” an activity and coloring book co-authored by Teresa Quattrin, MD, UB Distinguished Professor of pediatrics and senior associate dean for research integration, is going virtual.
UB Awards 277 Biomedical Science Degrees
5/21/20
Twenty-seven doctoral, 58 master’s and 192 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May 17 virtual commencement ceremony.
WNY Medical Scholarships help keep the doctors UB trains close to home
4/28/23
Scholarship established to keep more Jacobs School graduates in Western New York to practice medicine.

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