Upcoming VPHS Events

Explore upcoming events sponsored by the Vice President for Health Sciences (VPHS) that showcase the impactful work taking place across our schools—where your support helps drive meaningful change in health and science.

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Symposia & Special Presentations

VPHS Research Orientation

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., via Zoom

Learn about the procedures, resources, and best strategies to achieve your research goals at UB. 

See schedule below.

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Time

Topic

9 a.m.    Introduction
9:05 a.m. Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences Overview
9:15 a.m. Office of Human Resources
9:30 a.m. Procurement
9:45 a.m. iLab/ Blue Services
10 a.m. Core Facilities and Resources on North Campus
10:10 a.m. Core Facilities and Resources on the Medical Campus
10:20 a.m. Core Facilities and Resources on South Campus
10:30 a.m. Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute
10:40 a.m. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:50 a.m. Institutional Review Board
11:05 a.m. Community Health Equity Research Institute
11:15 a.m. Laboratory Animal Facilities
11:30 a.m. Clinical Research Office
11:40 a.m. Clinical Translational Sciences Institute
11:50 a.m. BREAK
Noon Institute for Healthcare Informatics
12:10 p.m. Sponsored Project Services - Overview
12:15 p.m. Sponsored Project Services - Preaward
12:25 p.m. Sponsored Project Services - Postaward
12:35 p.m. CLICK - Research Information Systems
12:45 p.m. Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
12:55 p.m. Center for Computational Research
1:05 p.m. Office of Clinical Trial Development and Implementation
1:15 p.m. Library Services
1:25 p.m. Health Sciences Scholarly Project
1:30 p.m. University Advancement
1:40 p.m. Academic Analytics
1:50 p.m. CTSI Dissemination & Implementation Science Core
2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

VPHS Special Presentation

Dr. Nora D. Volkow.

Translating Addiction Science into Prevention and Treatment

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, noon to 1 p.m., via Zoom 

Nora D. Volkow, MD, is director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest funder of scientific research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. Dr. Volkow's work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a brain disorder. As a research psychiatrist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to investigate how substance use affects brain functions. 

Please register below. 

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Accreditation

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Certification

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration

Contact Us

For more information, please contact:

Brianna Odrzywolski, BA
Event Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Email: bkodrzyw@buffalo.edu

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