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  • 9/20/24 About Us
  • 10/20/20 Our Services
  • 1/27/22 Our Projects
  • 5/18/23 Recent Initiatives
  • 3/5/25 News and Announcements
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  • Recent Initiatives
Learn more about our most recent initiatives below:
  • Microscopic image of DNA strand.
    Media Advisory: About 100 high schoolers to showcase DNA research May 21 at UB
    5/19/25

    Students work with UB throughout the school year to collect, isolate, and analyze bacterial DNA found in local waterways.

  • Beth Smith is sitting at her office desk.
    UB's chair of psychiatry has been named a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
    5/14/25

    Beth Smith, MD, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

  • Anne Curtis is wearing a suit standing in her office in front of diplomas.
    Curtis receives Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from Columbia University
    5/13/25

    Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.

  • Christopher J. Daly.
    Expert: Rite Aid pharmacies closing will have a ‘monumental negative impact’ on Western New York
    5/8/25

    The loss of roughly 70 community-based pharmacies will cause confusion, disruptions, and inconveniences for patients and health care systems. 

  • Adults at a cocktail party talking and mingling.
    Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments
    5/6/25

    Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.  

  • A patient listens as a doctor explains something.
    Doctors must learn to communicate better with their patients with complex chronic disorders
    4/30/25

    Complex disorders like long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are often dismissed or misdiagnosed: better communication can help, say UB researchers.

  • Nicole Albanese with weight loss drug in the background.
    Pharmacy professor discusses latest changes to weight-loss landscape
    4/23/25

    Shortage of weight-loss drugs ending; WeightWatchers declares bankruptcy.

  • Concept of AI answering a question.
    UB AI tool outperformed other AI tools — and most doctors — on licensing exams
    4/22/25

    A powerful clinical AI tool developed by biomedical informatics researchers has demonstrated remarkable accuracy on all three parts of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (Step exams).

  • Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson.
    UB pharmacy researcher examines benefits of pharmacist-administered injectable contraception
    4/17/25

    Almost half of U.S. states allow practice as pharmacists expand role in reproductive health.

  • The illustration, above, shows the experimental bird flu vaccine platform. The H5 and N1 proteins attach via his-tag (teal coil) to cobalt ions (red plug) within the cobalt-porphyrin-phospholipid nanoparticle. PHAD and QS-21 are adjuvants embedded into nanoparticle. Credit: University at Buffalo.
    Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
    4/17/25

    Vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu strains.

  • Concept of oral microbiome featuring oral bacteria under a magnifying glass next to woman's mouth.
    Study examines how diet quality impacts oral microbiome
    4/11/25

    Women who followed healthier diets had lower abundance of certain oral microbiome bacteria, including bacteria that can promote gum disease and heart infections.

  • The columns at Baird Point during sunset over Lake LaSalle.
    UB schools among best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings
    4/8/25

    UB's graduate programs in engineering, education, public health and more are among the nation's top ranked.

  • Nicole Albanese.
    Nicole Albanese on Weight-Loss Drugs
    4/8/25
    Growing up in a holistic household, Nicole Albanese didn’t know what a pharmacist was as a child. Now she’s a pharmacy researcher, specializing in diabetes, obesity and nutrition. In this eye-opening episode, Albanese discusses the pros and cons of modern weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
  • Anne Talkington.
    Meet Anne Talkington
    3/31/25

    New faculty member examines how to make sure drugs are getting to their target site and that they’re doing what they're supposed to do.

  • A bowl of chili.
    Could eating chili during pregnancy help lower the risk of gestational diabetes? A UB study says it’s possible
    3/24/25

    A UB study suggests that when consumed in chili during pregnancy, beans may help lower one’s risk for gestational diabetes. 

  • Five Jacobs School students hold their I matched at signs in front of brick wall.
    Jacobs School celebrates Match Day 2025
    3/21/25

    One hundred and seventy-one UB medical students matched into residency programs in Western New York and across the country. 

  • Computer servers inside Empire AI's supercomputing center at UB. Photo credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo.
    With Empire AI, UB is helping people with ALS, improving medical imaging, boosting mental health resources and more
    3/21/25

    Projects showcase UB’s commitment to harnessing AI for the public good.

  • SUNY logo.
    11 UB students receive SUNY GREAT awards
    3/19/25

    Funding will support their work in neuroscience, cancer research, biomedical engineering and other fields.

  • William Jusko, pictured with photographs of all his students in the background.
    Faculty expert on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics explains importance of field’s specialties
    3/18/25

    Drug efficacy, safety tied to clear understanding of how the body processes medications.

  • Feng Qin is standing behind equipment in his lab.
    Heat-activated receptor could unlock new pain therapies
    3/6/25

    UB researchers have uncovered how heat causes a critical receptor protein within cells to unfold and relay pain.

  • Beth Smith in a blue shirt is sitting in her office.
    UB and Kaleida Health name Beth Smith chair of psychiatry and chief of service, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
    3/4/25

    Beth A. Smith, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • A hospital patient being discharged speaks with medical professionals.
    UB researchers’ paper on transitions of care wins national award
    2/24/25

    Study shows pharmacist-physician collaborations reduce hospital readmissions, save money.

  • Concept of Cannabinoid research featuring an cannabis leaf and molecular structure of different cannabis chemicals.
    UB enters multinational partnership for cannabinoid research and development
    2/20/25

    Health researchers working with DENT Neurologic Institute, Jamaica pharmaceutical company to increase global clinical research.

  • Andrew Talal, MD, is standing in the medical school atrium wearing a jacket and tie.
    UB researcher to receive 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award
    2/19/25

    A novel approach developed by a UB physician-scientist and colleagues to cure hepatitis C virus in people with opioid use disorder is being honored with a 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award.

  • Dr. David Ansell, Beyond the Knife keynote speaker.
    Media Advisory: Dr. David Ansell will discuss ‘Diversity and Equity in an Age of Denial’ at UB’s Beyond the Knife event
    2/17/25

    David Ansell, MD, author of “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills,” is the keynote speaker of UB's fifth annual Beyond the Knife lecture on Feb. 27.

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