The team, led by Daniel Jackson Smith of the School of Nursing, was recently awarded a $467,507 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Women who report having periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, according to UB research.
UB biostatistician Randy Carter has received a Fulbright award to a major research institute in India, but the assignment holds a personal connection that is likely to be more meaningful.