Wilson is receiving UB's highest honor for her enduring and unprecedented impact on Buffalo and all of Western New York, which will be felt for many generations to come.
The studies will examine drug toxicity and cognitive disorders in HIV patients, urgent therapies to superbugs, the disease of obesity and COPD treatments.
Two faculty members in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine were honored for their outstanding efforts in the areas of research, training and mentorship.
The award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients, including the tripling of clinical trials since 2015.
Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology, Periodontics and Microbiology, has been posthumously named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.