Research News

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  • Crystals in a new light
    2/12/26

    A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

  • Furthering work on genetic brain disorder
    4/6/23

    UB biologist Soo-Kyung Lee has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a disease that affects her daughter.

  • Pandemic-related drinking, mental health
    4/5/23

    People who kept their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose patterns changed.

  • Living through his legacy
    4/4/23

    PhD student Jiho Sohn, who was mentored by the late Robert Genco, is continuing their joint work on disease links between the mouth and gut.

  • The persistent problem of burnout
    3/31/23

    GSE faculty member Scott Meier takes on the recurring issue of burnout versus depression in an editorial in The Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

  • Lovell inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
    3/30/23

    The UB biomedical engineer was recognized “for outstanding contributions to the fields of drug and vaccine delivery.”

  • Failure to communicate might be helpful, study shows
    3/28/23

    Building upon a popular problem-solving model, researchers find an upshot to miscommunication.

  • UB, Instacart to make healthy eating easier for families
    3/27/23

    The White House cites the project as an example of how to combat nutrition insecurity and diet-related disease.

  • Shining light on aging hearts
    3/24/23

    A new study suggests light therapy may be effective at slowing cardiovascular aging.

  • Advancing X-ray science
    3/23/23

    UB structural biologist Thomas Grant is part of a research team that is helping lead development of X-ray scattering and data analysis at the compact X-ray free electron laser.

  • WNY kids eligible for Lyme vaccine
    3/21/23

    Children can enroll in a clinical study of Pfizer’s new Lyme disease vaccine run through the Department of Pediatrics at UB.