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Levy is awarded the Dacey Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research
9/6/24
Elad I. Levy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the L. Nelson Hopkins Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research.
UB study points to a need for developing cannabis use guidelines for treating cancer-related pain
9/4/24
Findings have important implications for developing clinical guidelines for managing symptoms related to a cancer diagnosis.
UB professor, New York State researchers developing new immunotherapy treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
9/3/24
Promising approach targets multiple pathogenic hallmarks of the disease.
How exercise influences addiction recovery is focus of UB research
8/26/24
UB researcher discusses the potential of exercise as a treatment tool for substance use disorders.
Researchers find that cellular DNA damage response pathways might be useful against some disease-causing viruses
8/20/24
New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral treatments exist.
UB’s CIGBS forges partnership in Zimbabwe for health care education, research and training
8/16/24
Intellectus Campus is a Pan-African-based provider of effective and affordable training solutions in health care, business, information technology, education, training and development.
Norgen Biotek to open research lab at CBLS
8/15/24
The Canadian biotech company also plans a manufacturing facility in Niagara Falls.
UB names Parker new chair of anesthesiology
8/14/24
Brian M. Parker, MD, chief quality and learning officer at Allegheny Health Network, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective Oct. 1.
UB names Joyner chair of pediatrics
8/9/24
Benny L. Joyner, Jr., MD, has been appointed the A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School.
UB awarded $3.6 million NIH grant to address health inequities in Western New York
8/5/24
The new UB Center of Excellence in Investigator Development and Community Engagement will facilitate research by early career-faculty to address root causes of health inequities in Buffalo communities.