Adelaide & Brendan Griswold Professorship Health Disparities Endowment

Keynote speaker Moro Salifu opens the Igniting Hope conference - a conferance focused on building a culture of health and ending African American health disparities.

By supporting faculty and students who are working toward equitable care for all citizens, this fund helps reduce health disparities throughout the community.

“We want to encourage medical students interested in working with the underserved to consider family medicine as a career choice, and we hope this will help,” said Mrs. Adelaide Griswold and The Reverend Brendan Griswold, who established this fund.

The Adelaide and Brendan Griswold Professorship in Health Disparities provides funding for faculty in UB's Department of Family Medicine to conduct primary-care research in health disparities, and supports research and scholarly activity by medical students.

UB’s Department of Family Medicine conducts patient-centered outcomes research and implements their findings in community settings, reducing health disparities among high-risk groups.

Working with clinical and community partners, the department translates research into health care delivery transformation. In the process, they improve outcomes for people subject to health disparities — namely, racial and ethnic minorities, rural and poor populations, and individuals with complex, comorbid conditions.

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    Studies have shown that a specific non-drug treatment of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) developed by researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences can be effective for a range of pain problems and lead to significant improvements in functioning, quality of life and symptoms resistant to medical treatments.

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    University at Buffalo researchers who study what makes people buy and eat healthy foods are teaming up with Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, to test nutrition intervention programs for families at higher risk for obesity. Their upcoming project aims to enroll 70 families, about half of whom will be low-income.

  • First Community Engagement Fair Lives Up to Its Name
    3/31/23

    The first Community Engagement Fair at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo was all about sharing information and making connections.

  • Community Violence Intervention Focus of Pediatrics Event
    5/18/23

    Keynote speaker Christopher St. Vil, PhD, advocated for CVI, which focuses on supporting the people who are at the highest risk of engaging in violence.

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    6/26/23

    UB is the first place in the nation to use the powerful Philips MR 7700 scanner solely for research that will prioritize underrepresented groups.

  • Popescu Recognized for Her Work on AAMC Council
    10/10/23

    Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry, has been honored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in recognition of her 10 years of service on its Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) Executive Committee. 

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    5/26/23

    Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, professor of neurology and biomedical informatics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest rank in the SUNY system.