Buffalo Translational Consortium

Founded in 1846, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences builds upon its proud legacy of teaching, patient care and scientific discovery. Nearly 800 faculty instruct students at every stage of their professional development.

Students in UB's School of Nursing enjoy "small" school benefits, such as smaller class sizes with personalized attention, along with access to the resources of a large research university, such as state-of-the-art facilities.

UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions is one of only a handful of schools across the country that includes health-related professions as an integral component of the public health educational and research system.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, established in 1886, is a research-intensive school which aims to improve health through innovation and leadership in pharmacy education, clinical practice and research.

Established in 1892, the School of Dental Medicine continues to educate general practitioners, specialists and biomedical scientists in the art and science of oral health through comprehensive accredited programs.

Roswell Park brings together the best medical and scientific minds in cancer care and research to understand, prevent and cure cancer. A network of community hospitals and medical centers provide access to RPCI physicians, services and clinical trials.

A 457-bed acute care medical center located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Buffalo General is a major teaching affiliate of UB's Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

This 550-bed medical center is one of the area’s leading health care providers. It serves as a regional center for trauma, burns, rehabilitation and cardiac care, and is the region’s largest safety-net hospital.

This 100-bed, 1.4-million-square-foot facility provides medical, surgical, mental health, long-term and outpatient care to more than 44,000 veterans annually. It serves as a major clinical training site for UB health sciences.

UBMD is the single largest physicians group in Western New York, with more than 500 doctors in 18 medical specialties offering a full range of primary and specialty care. UBMD doctors also teach medical students and residents at UB’s School of Medicine.

The Institute for Healthcare Informatics is a secure computing center — compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — that stores, aggregates and innovatively analyzes health care data.

Founded in 1956, the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute has a rich history of innovation, discovery and education. Its researchers are dedicated to studying the foundations of disease, looking at biology at the same scale as pharmaceuticals. 

The Research Institute on Addictions is a national leader in the study of substance use and abuse, addiction and treatment. For more than 40 years, investigators have conducted groundbreaking research on significant addiction issues. 

The NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences is a hub for life sciences innovation and technology-based economic development driving scientific discoveries that directly impact the region’s and state’s economies.

GEM is advancing genome science to help empower people with the tools necessary to understand personal health issues, leading to improved lifestyle choices. Through outreach and engagement related to research, GEM strives to become a national model for increasing literacy in these areas.

The Population Health Collaborative drives innovations in health and health care by bringing together individuals, community-based organizations, primary care practices, hospitals, health plans and other partners to magnify their collective impact. 

The New York State AHEC System is a workforce development initiative focused on increasing diversity by recruiting and training people of all races and ethnicities for careers in health care.

HEALTHeLINK is a collaboration among physician, hospital and insurance organizations to share clinical information in efficient and meaningful ways to improve the delivery of care, enhance clinical outcomes and control health care costs throughout the region. 

Patient Voices Network is a group of patients from two family practices in Buffalo: Jefferson Family Medicine and Jericho Road Family Practice. Their vision is to create a community of educated and involved patients working hand in hand with physicians in making decisions about their own health care.

The focus of the Buffalo Center for Health Equity is to eliminate race, economic, and geographic-based health inequities in Western New York by changing the social and economic conditions that cause illness and shorten lives among the sickest of the region.