Integrating Research, Education and Outreach

Redefining "human"
4/2/20
GEM is advancing genome science through cutting-edge pilot research projects. Researchers partner across disciplines to investigate connections between the airway microbiome and cancer, probiotics and obesity treatments, and much more. Photo: NHGRI
Educating for big data challenges
7/18/18
Genomic themes are integrated across the curriculum at UB, offering students the chance to explore the "big" questions that relate to data, genomics and the microbiome.
Engaging next generations
7/18/18
GEM partners with K-12 teachers and schools throughout the region to embed genomic and microbiomic literacy in the curriciulum through hands-on activities in classrooms, on-campus lab visits, and special events.
Empowering the public
7/18/18
GEM community outreach provides opportunities for the public to engage in genomic and microbiomic exploration, empowering people with tools to better understand personal health issues. Pictured: 'Balancing Act' installation at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Fusing art and biology
7/18/18
The Coalesce Center for Biological Art provides a dedicated studio laboratory for biological art, graduate positions, interdisciplinary coursework, artist residency opportunities, DIY workshops and exhibitions. Pictured: SOIL, by Nicole Clouston

GEM Vaccine Chats with the Community

The GEM Community of Excellence is now available to host conversations with community and school groups about COVID-19 vaccines. CLICK HERE for more information.

About GEM

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Our Leadership
10/17/18
Executive Director Tim Murphy, Co-directors Norma Nowak and Jennifer Surtees, and the GEM Advisory Committee guide the community.
Learn more about our leadership team
Our Challenge
10/17/18
Advancing understanding of the genome, the microbiome and their interaction with the environment, and using this knowledge to benefit humanity in a just, broad-based and responsible manner is a grand challenge of our time.
See how we make a difference
What We Do
10/17/18
GEM wants you to know more about genomes so you can make better health decisions. This shifting and personalizing of medicine comes through research, education and community outreach.
Learn more about our vision

Featured News

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UB bio-art project that recreates smell of human sweat named Falling Walls 2021 winner
8/25/21
“Labor,” a biological art project by UB faculty member Paul Vanouse that uses bacteria to recreate the smell of human sweat, was named one of 10 winners in the art and science category at the international science competition Falling Walls 2021.
State selects UB lab as part of effort to bolster identifying COVID-19 variants
7/28/21
A UB lab has been selected to bolster New York State’s efforts in identifying COVID-19 variants, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday.
UB scientists find highly transmissible delta variant in Erie County
6/16/21
UB scientists who are doing genomic sequencing of COVID-19 samples report that the delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Erie County. First identified in India and now responsible for a significant outbreak in the United Kingdom, the delta variant is believed to be as much as 200%, or twice as transmissible, as the original coronavirus strain.
Predicting the path of COVID-19 from Wuhan to Buffalo
9/17/20
Jennifer Surtees is a biochemist at UB. For more than two decades, her research has focused on genome stability and how mutations threaten that stability and sometimes lead to cancer.
Media Advisory: UB to host COVID-19 chat series for K-12 students
5/8/20
BUFFALO, N.Y. – How do ventilators work? Can pets catch COVID-19? What kind of hand sanitizer is the best? The University at Buffalo will answer these questions and more through a live, virtual chat series on COVID-19 for K-12 students.
How will WNY fare in the race between vaccines and coronavirus variants? - The Buffalo News
UB sends supplies to Erie County to support COVID-19 testing
3/24/20
Amid a nationwide shortage of materials, the UB community mobilized last week to send laboratory supplies to Erie County to support local testing for COVID-19.
Critically ill Covid-19 patients in WNY to start getting new experimental treatment
UB scientist receives federal grant for ‘Jewels in Our Genes’ follow-up study
6/28/19
During the “Jewels in Our Genes” study several years ago, Heather Ochs-Balcom and her team pinpointed four locations in the genome of African American women that may contain undiscovered genes that contribute to hereditary breast cancer.
Coalesce receives NEA grant to enhance artist residency program
5/30/19
UB’s Coalesce: Center for Biological Art has received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to enhance the center’s BioArt in the Public Sphere program.
UB faculty member’s ‘must-smell’ exhibition opening at BPAC
1/9/19
What does labor smell like?

Erie County Department of Health Announcement:

“CALIFORNIA” VARIANTS DETECTED IN ERIE COUNTY COVID-19 SAMPLES

University at Buffalo scientists used genetic sequencing to identify variants of concern in specimens from Erie County residents

Genomic Literacy Survey

Take a brief online survey and tell GEM what you know about genetic science. Click here for more information

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