UBMD News

Beth A. Smith, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

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).

A paper by a team of faculty members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center continues to garner outstanding recognition as it has become the most cited publication in the journal Microorganisms during the past two years.

Ten faculty members representing six departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during the past few months.

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

UB hosted a Rare Disease Day program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to raise awareness of rare diseases.

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

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

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.

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.