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Because of their expertise and reputations, members of the UB faculty and staff are sought out by reporters who quote them in print, broadcast and online publications around the world. Here is a sampling of recent media coverage in which UB is mentioned prominently.
"The idea of identifying antibodies or immune responses from people who have recovered from the Spanish flu of 1918-19 is clever, in a way, because that's the kind of immune response that we would want to reproduce with vaccines that we would develop now for the [avian influenza] virus. In a way, this is looking at a success. It's looking at an immune response that effectively, apparently, allowed a person to survive."
Timothy Murphy, professor of medicine and microbiology, in an article distributed by the Associated Press on people who survived the Spanish flu in 1918 and now are being asked to give blood to researchers who, with the threat of bird flu looming, are hoping to develop more effective vaccines. The article appeared in a half-dozen outlets, including the Chicago Tribune.
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"There are those who accuse of us being nothing more than shills of industry; a lot of us take pretty great offense at that. We've basically devoted our careers to researching this disease and how to treat it."
Joseph Izzo, professor of medicine, in an article in The New York Times that looks at the controversy concerning the influence of drug industry money over medical societies, particularly the American Society of Hypertension, and the effect that influence has on patient treatment.
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"The big news is that there are products now that both stay on the skin longer and, more importantly, continue to work longer."
Allan Oseroff, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology, in an article on ABCNews.com about new sunscreens that offer better and longer protection.
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