Diversity and Inclusion Fund

Lab of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Terry Connell.

This fund provides financial resources that support and promote excellence through diversity in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The Diversity and Inclusion Funds may support a variety efforts throughout the school, including a student scholarship, programs for individuals from underrepresented groups, and other initiatives to advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

At the medical school, we strive to attract, integrate, and engage a diverse community of faculty, residents, students, staff and health care professionals, as we work together to improve health equity for all.

Here, diversity is an active commitment to nurturing future physicians who are dedicated to eliminating health care disparities and helping those most in need. We promote diversity in part by recruiting students who appreciate and learn from each other’s differences while collaborating toward a common goal—namely, delivering exemplary care to all.

Our students’ diverse perspectives are helping them evolve not only into physicians who are fully equipped to meet the health care needs of a pluralistic society, but leaders who will develop the most creative solutions to the complex challenges facing 21st century medicine.

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Other Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Funds

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Kornel L. Terplan M.D. Lecture Fund
8/24/26
Established in 2000 by the family of Kornel L. Terplan, M.D., this fund provides an annual lecture at the discretion of the Chair of the Department of Pathology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
Stephen J. Paolini, M.D. Memorial Fund
8/24/26
Established by Erie County Medical Center Medical-Dental staff and alumni gifts, this fund provides an annual award to a University at Buffalo medical student who has demonstrated an exceptional level of caring for others.
Thomas R. Beam, Jr. Memorial Fund
8/24/26
Thomas R. Beam, Jr. was a UB professor known internationally for his research on drug-resistant bacteria and viruses.
Microbiology Fund
8/24/26
Dr. Eugene A. Gorzynski — who earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at UB — was a popular professor and scholar in the Department of Microbiology.
Chester A. Glomski, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Endowment Fund
8/24/26
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is a national organization dedicated to supporting academic excellence and perpetuating excellence in the medical profession.
Witebsky Fund for Immunology
8/24/26
Established in 1973, this fund supports the operation of the University at Buffalo Center for Immunology as determined by the director of the Center.
Family Medicine Endowment Fund
8/24/26
The Family Medicine Endowment Fund was created in 1997 to support the department’s mission in perpetuity. The fund was established by various donors in order to enhance the programs and activities of the Department of Family Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, at the discretion of the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.
Adelaide & Brendan Griswold Professorship Health Disparities Endowment
8/24/26
“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 Buffalo Primary Care Initiative
8/24/26
A healthier Buffalo is within our reach. Together with committed community partners, the Jacobs School has launched The Buffalo Primary Care Initiative to increase the number of practicing family medicine physicians working within the City of Buffalo.
General Pediatrics Fund
8/24/26
The General Pediatrics Fund supports pediatric medical research for the Department of Pediatrics within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Medical Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
Medical students incur an average of nearly $180,000 in debt by graduation. Debt of this magnitude discourages many talented and diverse students from pursuing a career in medicine. It also influences their choices about what field to specialize in and where they ultimately choose to practice.
Dr. Thomas J. and Barbara L. Guttuso Scholarship and Award Fund Endowment
8/24/26
“Our motives for giving are simple," said Thomas J. Guttuso Sr., MD ‘60. "In my former role as Dean of Admissions for the medical school, I witnessed firsthand the need for scholarship funds to help students financially. We also wanted to give back in gratitude for the education I received.”
John Paroski Memorial Endowment Award Fund
8/24/26
Every year, this fund provides at least one award to a fourth-year medical student at the beginning of the fourth year, to help with expenses related to residency application.
June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Endowment
8/24/26
Established by Dr. James J. White, Dr. Robert Gillespie, Dr. Eugene and June Mindell, and other alumni and friends of UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, this fund is used by the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics to augment the salary line designated by the school for the department’s chair position.
Emergency Fund
8/24/26
The Emergency Fund is available to students whose unexpected financial circumstances could impact their ability to remain enrolled in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Michael and Peggy Cain Dean's Enrichment Endowment Fund
8/24/26
Established by Michael and Peggy Cain, the Dean’s Enrichment Endowment Fund provides a variety of resources that help the medical school achieve its priorities, while also inspiring others to invest in the school.
Global Medicine Fund
8/24/26
For many years, UB students have participated in short-term global health mission trips where they provide medical care in an interdisciplinary team setting to individuals in rural areas that have limited resources and fragmented healthcare.

These trips enable UB students to learn how to provide culturally-competent care in a global healthcare setting. They set up "mobile" pharmacies and clinics, dispense medications, counsel patients and assist providers with medication selection. These experiences not only give students hands-on training but teach a level of compassion and patient care that cannot be learned in a classroom.

Your gift will help offset travel and related expenses for UB students and ensure they have the medical supplies necessary to treat all of the individuals in need that they encounter.
Medical Education and Research Fund
8/24/26
At the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, our mission is to advance health and wellness across the life span for the people of New York and the world through the education of tomorrow’s leaders in health care and biomedical sciences, innovative research and outstanding clinical care.
Medical School Class of 1973 Scholarship
8/24/26
Established by the Medical Class of 1973, this fund provides one or more annual grants to a student (or students) enrolled in UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Department of Nuclear Medicine Endowment Fund
8/24/26
Established by faculty and staff members, alumni, former residents and friends, the Department of Nuclear Medicine Endowment Fund underwrites activities and projects that enrich and enhance the academic environment in the department, and throughout the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Medical School Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund Endowment
8/24/26
Established in 1988 by class members of the Medical School Class of 1958 through their 30th reunion, this fund provides an annual scholarship to one or more students enrolled at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Western New York Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
Initiated by concerned local physicians and business leaders, the Western New York Medical scholarship is a successful initiative that uses proven strategies to address two key objectives — student debt and projected physician shortages.
Dr. Suk Ki Hong Memorial Lecture Fund
8/24/26
For years, experts from the National Institute of Health, Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine and other prestigious institutions have inspired students and faculty at UB through the Dr. Suk Ki Hong Memorial Lecture.
Alzheimer Fund
8/24/26
The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support for a variety of activities within the Department of Neurology in the area of Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders.
Medical Alumni Endowment Scholarship Fund
8/24/26
The Medical Alumni Endowment Scholarship helps pave the way for talented students of all backgrounds to attend UB and excel.
Diversity and Inclusion Fund
8/24/26
The Diversity and Inclusion Funds may support a variety efforts throughout the school, including a student scholarship, programs for individuals from underrepresented groups, and other initiatives to advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Seal the Deal Endowment Fund
8/24/26
The Seal the Deal Endowment Fund is used to enable top students to say “yes” to UB when it might not otherwise be possible, or to stay in school when outside obligations might prevent them from staying through to graduation. The fund was established by Raymond P. Dannenhoffer, Ph.D., '87, M.A., '82.
Dean's Innovation Fund
8/24/26
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.
Building Fund
8/24/26
At the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, our mission is to graduate expert, caring physicians who are prepared to address the health care needs of today’s patients.

News from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Karen Frank, MD, PhD, Joins Jacobs School as Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
12/22/25
Frank has been chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center since 2018.
Faculty Members Receive SUNY Undergraduate Research, Activities Awards
12/17/25
Twelve Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members have received funding through the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program for projects starting in January 2026.
UB Research Key to Powerful New Tools to Diagnose MS Earlier
12/17/25
Paramagnetic rim lesions and other imaging biomarkers that show up on MRI allow patients to be diagnosed and treated much sooner.
How to Ensure People With Opioid Use Disorder Released From Prison Stay On the Recovery Path? A Solution Takes Root in Buffalo
12/10/25
A partnership between the MATTERS Network, UB, and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office is working to ensure that upon release from prison people who need medication for addiction treatment, linkage to treatment programs and support continue to receive it without interruption.
Improving Ambulance Safety for Patients, EMS Clinicians
12/8/25
A trainee in the emergency medical services (EMS) fellowship at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences was recently honored for her clinical research study on fatal ambulance collisions.
Study: A Genetic Variant Likely Putting Some Children With Myocarditis At a Higher Risk for Heart Failure
12/5/25
A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle — at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a new study.
Preloading Online Carts With Healthy Food Improves Family Grocery Purchases
12/5/25
A pilot study revealed that preloading healthy ingredients into shopping carts can increase the nutritional quality of groceries of families with young children without increasing grocery costs.