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  • 9/20/24 About Us
  • 10/20/20 Our Services
  • 1/27/22 Our Projects
  • 5/18/23 Recent Initiatives
  • 3/5/25 News and Announcements
  • Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences >
  • Recent Initiatives
Learn more about our most recent initiatives below:
  • Beth Smith is sitting at her office desk.
    UB's chair of psychiatry has been named a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
    5/14/25

    Beth Smith, MD, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious .

  • Anne Curtis is wearing a suit standing in her office in front of diplomas.
    Curtis receives Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from Columbia University
    5/13/25

    SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.

  • Christopher J. Daly.
    Expert: Rite Aid pharmacies closing will have a ‘monumental negative impact’ on Western New York
    5/8/25

    The loss of roughly 70 community-based pharmacies will cause confusion, disruptions, and inconveniences for patients and health care systems. 

  • Adults at a cocktail party talking and mingling.
    Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments
    5/6/25

    Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.  

  • A patient listens as a doctor explains something.
    Doctors must learn to communicate better with their patients with complex chronic disorders
    4/30/25

    Complex disorders like long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are often dismissed or misdiagnosed: better communication can help, say UB researchers.

  • Nicole Albanese with weight loss drug in the background.
    Pharmacy professor discusses latest changes to weight-loss landscape
    4/23/25

    Shortage of weight-loss drugs ending; WeightWatchers declares bankruptcy.

  • Concept of AI answering a question.
    UB AI tool outperformed other AI tools — and most doctors — on licensing exams
    4/22/25

    A powerful clinical AI tool developed by biomedical informatics researchers has demonstrated remarkable accuracy on all three parts of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (Step exams).

  • Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson.
    UB pharmacy researcher examines benefits of pharmacist-administered injectable contraception
    4/17/25

    Almost half of U.S. states allow practice as pharmacists expand role in reproductive health.

  • The illustration, above, shows the experimental bird flu vaccine platform. The H5 and N1 proteins attach via his-tag (teal coil) to cobalt ions (red plug) within the cobalt-porphyrin-phospholipid nanoparticle. PHAD and QS-21 are adjuvants embedded into nanoparticle. Credit: Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
    Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
    4/17/25

    Vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu strains.

  • Concept of oral microbiome featuring oral bacteria under a magnifying glass next to woman's mouth.
    Study examines how diet quality impacts oral microbiome
    4/11/25

    Women who followed healthier diets had lower abundance of certain oral microbiome bacteria, including bacteria that can promote gum disease and heart infections.

  • The columns at Baird Point during sunset over Lake LaSalle.
    UB schools among best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings
    4/8/25

    UB's graduate programs in engineering, education, public health and more are among the nation's top ranked.

  • Nicole Albanese.
    Nicole Albanese on Weight-Loss Drugs
    4/8/25
    Growing up in a holistic household, Nicole Albanese didn’t know what a pharmacist was as a child. Now she’s a pharmacy researcher, specializing in diabetes, obesity and nutrition. In this eye-opening episode, Albanese discusses the pros and cons of modern weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
  • Anne Talkington.
    Meet Anne Talkington
    3/31/25

    New faculty member examines how to make sure drugs are getting to their target site and that they’re doing what they're supposed to do.

  • A bowl of chili.
    Could eating chili during pregnancy help lower the risk of gestational diabetes? A UB study says it’s possible
    3/24/25

    A UB study suggests that when consumed in chili during pregnancy, beans may help lower one’s risk for gestational diabetes. 

  • Five Jacobs School students hold their I matched at signs in front of brick wall.
    Jacobs School celebrates Match Day 2025
    3/21/25

    One hundred and seventy-one UB medical students matched into residency programs in Western New York and across the country. 

  • Computer servers inside Empire AI's supercomputing center at UB. Photo credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
    With Empire AI, UB is helping people with ALS, improving medical imaging, boosting mental health resources and more
    3/21/25

    Projects showcase UB’s commitment to harnessing AI for the public good.

  • SUNY logo.
    11 UB students receive SUNY GREAT awards
    3/19/25

    Funding will support their work in neuroscience, cancer research, biomedical engineering and other fields.

  • William Jusko, pictured with photographs of all his students in the background.
    Faculty expert on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics explains importance of field’s specialties
    3/18/25

    Drug efficacy, safety tied to clear understanding of how the body processes medications.

  • Feng Qin is standing behind equipment in his lab.
    Heat-activated receptor could unlock new pain therapies
    3/6/25

    UB researchers have uncovered how heat causes a critical receptor protein within cells to unfold and relay pain.

  • Beth Smith in a blue shirt is sitting in her office.
    UB and Kaleida Health name Beth Smith chair of psychiatry and chief of service, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
    3/4/25

    Beth A. Smith, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • A hospital patient being discharged speaks with medical professionals.
    UB researchers’ paper on transitions of care wins national award
    2/24/25

    Study shows pharmacist-physician collaborations reduce hospital readmissions, save money.

  • Concept of Cannabinoid research featuring an cannabis leaf and molecular structure of different cannabis chemicals.
    UB enters multinational partnership for cannabinoid research and development
    2/20/25

    Health researchers working with DENT Neurologic Institute, Jamaica pharmaceutical company to increase global clinical research.

  • Andrew Talal, MD, is standing in the medical school atrium wearing a jacket and tie.
    UB researcher to receive 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award
    2/19/25

    A novel approach developed by a UB physician-scientist and colleagues to cure hepatitis C virus in people with opioid use disorder is being honored with a 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award.

  • Dr. David Ansell, Beyond the Knife keynote speaker.
    Media Advisory: Dr. David Ansell will discuss ‘Diversity and Equity in an Age of Denial’ at UB’s Beyond the Knife event
    2/17/25

    David Ansell, MD, author of “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills,” is the keynote speaker of UB's fifth annual Beyond the Knife lecture on Feb. 27.

  • A person injecting a medication into their upper arm.
    Ophthalmic complications in patients on GLP-1 medications are concerning neuro-ophthalmologists
    2/5/25

    A small percentage of patients taking GLP-1 medications have experienced vision problems, but a direct causal link with the drugs has not been established, according to a recent paper. 

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