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Big lift: Student researcher excels in the lab and in the gym
8/15/23
Until recently, most of what Panayotis Thanos, PhD, a University at Buffalo senior research scientist, knew about John Tyler was that he was a student researcher in his lab.
Two scholars receive prestigious NSF fellowships to study at UB
8/14/23
Karla Rosalia Sanchez Lievanos and Emmanuel M. Nsengiyumva will conduct research and outreach on ‘forever chemicals’ and carbon capture technology, respectively.
New therapeutic targets for endometriosis could be on the horizon
8/9/23
New research on the connection between endometrial lesions and pain in endometriosis could lead to new therapies for this chronic, painful and poorly understood condition.
Media Advisory: UB’s medical school holds its 177th White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2027
8/3/23
The 184 students of the Class of 2027 of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo will receive their white coats on Friday, Aug. 5, beginning at 3 p.m. in Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 650 Main St., Buffalo.
For these students, medical school is a family affair
8/3/23
Three pairs of twins — plus another pair of siblings — are among the 184 students in the Jacobs School’s Class of 2027.
With her first R01, junior faculty member at UB is exploring what drives drug resistance in prostate cancer
8/1/23
After a successful fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Adelaiye-Ogala chose to continue her career at UB, attracted by Buffalo’s diversity and energy.
A clinic in Buffalo is detecting—and treating—hepatitis C virus in infants
7/26/23
A new paper documents the successes of a UB-led clinic that is screening and treating HCV in exposed infants.
Jacobs School student gets to work with the Buffalo Bills’ medical team this summer
7/19/23
A UB medical student is one of just 19 students nationwide who will participate in the NFL's Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.
UB lab identifies key enzyme for heart failure drug digoxin
7/17/23
The discovery could help reduce the plant-based drug’s three-year production time; lead to less toxic alternatives.
UB, partner awarded $3 million NIH grant to study immune cell therapy for tumors
7/12/23
The work could improve a promising type of immunotherapy treatment — chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.