• An epifluorescence microscope image shows clumps of human alpha-synuclein aggregating in the neurons of a fruit fly larva.
    New insights into Parkinson’s disease protein
    1/21/20

    The research led by UB biologist Shermali Gunawardena highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for the neurological disorder.

     

  • Close up of a woman's eye, concept of a digital eye scan.
    Using eye-tracking technology to detect neuro disorders
    1/17/20

    UB biomedical engineer Anirban Dutta and colleagues are testing their “MindEye” device as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s.  

  • Each collection of colored dots on this University at Buffalo researcher’s new brain model represent different clusters of brain regions that studies of patients with stroke or brain disease suggest might lead to impaired knowledge, such as the inability to recognize a common object.
    Model offers insights into damage from brain injuries
    1/16/20

    A UB scientist’s background in computer modeling made his advancement of combining existing approaches seem an obvious “chocolate and peanut butter moment.”

  • Young smoker is vaping e-cigarette or vaporizer.
    Contributing to CDC report on vaping-related lung injuries
    1/15/20

    A UB professor and two alums are co-authors of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that identified vitamin E acetate as a likely culprit.

  • Brian Tsuji.
    Tsuji receives NIH grant to continue superbug research
    1/14/20

    The award is the second largest NIH R01 grant in pharmacy school history.

  • Erika Ruhl holds the Finnish national costume she made for herself.
    Passion for textiles fuels research
    1/10/20

    A lifelong interest in fabric informs anthropology PhD student Erika Ruhl’s research on children’s burial clothing from pre-modern Finnish churches.  

  • An international student and a domestic student working together.
    Bridging social divide between students
    1/10/20

    Self-esteem and university identity are predictors for improved socialization between international and domestic students, a UB study suggests.

  • UB chemistry professor Diana Aga and chemistry PhD candidate Luisa Angeles in the lab.
    Removing medicines from wastewater
    1/9/20

    New UB-Stony Brook research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.

  • A young woman stands and leads a meeting of colleagues at a table.
    Women have the advantage in servant leadership
    1/7/20

    The leadership philosophy can help women overcome gendered stereotypes regarding leadership, a UB study has found.

  • A barium zirconium sulfide thin film held by a tweezer.
    Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
    1/6/20

    As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells and LEDs.

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