The UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) is the administrative coordinating center for the SUNY Global Health Institutes’s (GHI) co-director. The institute enables global health programs at the SUNY academic health centers and system-wide across the campuses. It also fosters collaboration with corporate, economic and international partners as innovative leaders in education, training and research initiatives.
Our Research Projects
We focus our research on designing and manufacturing products and services for the global health market. Our aim is to surmount challenges in cases where resources are limited, and to meet the World Health Organization’s stated goal of increasing patient access to diagnostics.
Biomedical clinical research requires an organized, monitored and quality-assured program that encourages interaction among faculty members, students, patients, funding agencies and the pharmaceutical research industry. As a result the West Indies Ministry of Health and UWI are collaborating to ensure that GLP, GCLP and ISO accreditation standards are met and sustained. They will be looking at data management systems along with the country's strategic plan for health information technology and a digital records system.
In collaboration with the SUNY-UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development and the SUNY Global Health Institute.
Integrating Patient Communities with Social Media and Health Information Technology for Therapeutics Development and Implementation Research in Zimbabwe
The Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) works with the University of Zimbabwe to build research capacity in clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
Innovative programs include UB's Translational Pharmacology Research Core and UB Drug Development Core
Coordinating educational outreach that enhances STEM teaching / learning within the community and leading to expanded career opportunities
Promoting patient safety of NYC's Asian Americans can lead to a model for patient protection in other communities.
Setting the pace in patient safety and clinical research on cannabinoid replacement therapy
Science and technology together with nature to battle cancer
Collaborating to keep infectious diseases under control in Jamaica
Working to prevent illness and death from viral disease
Leading research centers partner to launch a national nanotechnology research program.