• Jian Feng.
    A step forward in understanding, treating Parkinson’s
    6/14/22

    A UB-led study found a method to differentiate human-induced pluripotent stem cells to A9 dopamine neurons, which are lost in Parkinson’s disease.

  • Concept of social position featuring human figures as different chess pieces.
    UB to host 2022 Positioning Theory Conference
    6/14/22

    The international conference will discuss the concept, which characterizes interactions between individuals, in social-sciences disciplines.

  • A microscope image shows the oncofusion protein FUS-DDIT3 forming ectopic droplets inside laboratory-cultured live cells. These protein droplets appear as a bright cherry-colored blob, as they are tagged with the mCherry red fluorescent protein.
    How droplet-forming proteins might contribute to cancer
    6/13/22

    A review article highlights the latest science in this field, focusing on protein droplets termed, “ectopic condensates.”

  • Zoom image: Cari Casteel, clinical assistant professor of history, studies the history of deodorant. Photo: Douglas Levere
    Olfactory identity
    6/13/22

    UB researcher studies history of deodorant.

  • Two adults teach two students how to use MindLabs, a platform for teaching young students STEM-based concepts in fun and engaging ways.
    UB partners with Explore Interactive to teach STEM remotely
    6/9/22

    The effort, funded by a $1 million NSF grant, aims to make STEM learning fun and engaging for elementary students.

  • A diverse group of LAPD officers and supervisors respond to an assault investigation in Northridge, CA.
    Majority of police deaths in 2020 due to COVID-19
    6/9/22

    The UB study is the first to look at law enforcement deaths from COVID on a national level, demonstrating the widespread risk officers face in their work.

  • Word cloud in the shape of a facemask featuring symptoms of "long" covid syndrome.
    Symposium tackles challenges, impact of COVID-19
    6/8/22

    UB’s Global Health Day Symposium brought together experts from WHO, NIH and UB to discuss the next stages of response to the pandemic.

  • Molybdenum disulfide enriched with MXenes and carbon nanotubes. It looks like little bits of gold randomly placed on purple layers.
    Research offers hope for less expensive hydrogen fuel
    6/7/22

    A new electrocatalyst could reduce industry’s reliance on expensive platinum.

  • Zoom image: The subfossil jawbone of a polar bear that lived 115,000 to 130,000 years ago in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. A genomic study includes an analysis of DNA extracted from a tooth attached to this jawbone, which is now housed at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. Photo: Karsten Sund, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo
    Tangled evolutionary histories of polar and brown bears
    6/7/22

    A new study finds the species' histories hide the convoluted stories of divergence and interbreeding.

  • (L-r) Uddhav Timilsina PhD; Postdoctoral Reseacher; Brandon Waxman; Spyridon Stavrou PhD; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Emily Ivey; PhD Candidate.
    Gene known to block HIV shows promise against COVID
    6/7/22

    In the “eternal arms race” between pathogen and host, cells employ the same gene to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, revealing potential new therapies.

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