A Reputation for Research Excellence

Research and discovery at the Jacobs School aims to improve health for all. The multidisciplinary research includes advances in basic and clinical science; those discoveries are translated into clinical care that improves the health of people in our community. Increasing numbers of students and trainees pursuing careers in research, biomedical science and academic medicine come to the Jacobs School to make a difference.

The School of Dental Medicine helps solve some of the most complex problems in oral health — from improving dental materials to developing new approaches to treat periodontal disease. With national and international recognition for life-changing dental research, UB’s dental school is among the top in the nation for grant and contract awards for research.

At the School of Nursing, researchers generate cutting-edge nursing knowledge to care for patients from beyond the bedside. Nursing students of the top-ranked programs cultivate a deep passion for delivering exceptional care that knows no boundaries, and with the nursing faculty, they are dedicated to pioneering research that impacts global health.

The innovative research at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences spans from discovery and development to clinical application of drug therapies. Faculty and trainees are leading advances in precision pharmacotherapy that improve patient outcomes and inform future public policy initiatives.

Faculty and students in the School of Public Health and Health Professions are producing innovative solutions to critical health challenges for individuals, communities, and populations. Research spans from epidemiology, environmental health, community health and biostatistics to rehabilitation, nutrition and many more collaborative health science fields.

School of Social Work faculty are a diverse community of scholars, educators and activists who examine urgent questions around society’s grand challenges. From understanding trauma and addiction, to reducing inequality and building healthy futures for youth, UB researchers make critical discoveries that help change the world. The school's Buffalo Center for Social Research houses several institutes that translate addictions research into effective treatments, improve the lives of immigrants and refugees, facilitate trauma-informed culture change, and more.