Signal Transduction in Sensory Perception and Development
Signal Transduction in Sensory Perception and Development
3/19/18

The Signal Transduction in Sensory Perception and Development research emphasis group is focused on signal transduction events and the role they play in sensory perception, and in guiding the processes of cell growth and differentiation.

Molecular Evolution and Genomics
Molecular Evolution and Genomics
3/21/18

Our research emphasis centers on questions concerning the mechanisms that drive evolutionary change, using a variety of recent advances in genomic analysis.

Gene Expression
Gene Expression
3/19/18

The distinguished group of faculty comprises a broad-based research emphasis group within the department. Research topics range from the organization of chromatin into transcriptional regulatory networks to the elucidation of the genetic regulatory mechanism(s) controlling the expression of a single protein.  

Our students learn by doing
Our students learn by doing
3/19/18

Our curriculum provides students broad and deep training at the cutting edge of modern biology through a learn-by-doing philosophy. Our approach to teaching cross-disciplinary life sciences prepares students for today's accelerating pace of discovery in biological sciences.

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Featured Events

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April 26 Commencement Registration
Deadline to register for Undergraduate Commencement.

April 26, 4:00 Seminar, 220 NSC
 Dr. Rong Lee, JHMI, Cell Biology

May 3, 4:00 Seminar, 220 NSC
 Dr. Joy Alcedo, WSU, Sensory influence on C. elegans physiology

May 10, 4:00 Seminar, 220 NSC
 Dr. Wenjun Zhang, CCHEM UC Berkley

May 18, 2018, Friday, 1:00pm
 Graduate Commencement
Center for the Arts, North Campus

May 20, Sunday, 9:30-11:30am
 Undergraduate Commencement
 Alumni Arena, North Campus

Contact us for further information.
Telephone: 716-645-2363
Email: biolsci@buffalo.edu

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Faculty News

  • Paul Gollnick
    Gollnick wins 2017-18 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award
    3/21/18
    Paul Gollnick is one of two recipients of the 2017-18 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award, presented by the Graduate School to recognize UB faculty for their support and development of graduate students through their mentoring activities.
  • Lindqvist co-authors study on DNA of enigmatic bears.
    Lindqvist co-authors article on DNA of enigmatic bears
    2/12/18
    Lindqvist's paper, published in Proceedings B, the Royal Society’s flagship biological research journal, accepting original articles and reviews of outstanding scientific importance and broad general interest. The main criteria for acceptance are that a study is novel, and has general significance to biologists.
  • Medler
    Medler changing dogma in taste science
    3/21/18
    Medler's lab studies the physiology of signal transduction pathways and the regulation of these pathways in neuronal systems. We focus on peripheral sensory systems, primarily the taste system. The long term goal of the lab is to understand how signaling mechanisms are regulated within taste cells and how this regulation impacts the generation of the stimulus signal to the brain. We use molecular and physiological techniques, including patch clamp analysis and calcium imaging to investigate how signaling mechanisms function in taste cells.
  • Omer Gokumen
    Gokcumen's work published in Oxford's Genome Biology and Evolution
    3/21/18
    WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? A new study is exploring the legacy of interspecies trysts, with a focus on Western Asia, where the first relations may have occurred was recently published in Genome Biology and Evolution. The research analyzes the genetic material of people living in the region today, identifying DNA sequences inherited from Neanderthals.
  • Jessica Poulin
    Poulin wins 2017 UB Teaching Innovation Award
    3/21/18
    The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce that Jessica Poulin is a recipient of the 2017 UB Teaching Innovation Award. The award recognizes faculty members who have contributed significantly to engaging students with new methods and approaches to teaching that have enhanced student-learning outcomes.
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Student Success

  • Farr receives the 2018 Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award
    Farr receives the 2018 Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award
    3/19/18

    PhD candiate Kim Farr has received the Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award.  Kim has taught lab sections of Evolutionary Biology, Cell Biology, and Developmental Biology.  She also designed and taught a study skills course for incoming freshmen, and she mentored three middle school girls on a NASA-sponsored project to study the effects of space travel on food crops.  Kim’s thesis research explores how genomic organization influenced the evolutionary convergence of carnivorous plants. Congratulations to Kim!

  • Six fellowships are awarded to select students each year.
    Six fellowships are awarded to select students each year.
    3/19/18

    Generous alumni and friends of the Department of Biological Sciences have provided funds to underwrite a number of scholarships and fellowships to provide support for our students. As a result, our faculty selects six undergraduate students to receive annual fellowships.

  • Internet mentoring leads to postdoc fellowship
    Internet mentoring leads to postdoc fellowship
    3/19/18

    Marie Saitou was working on her PhD at the University of Toyko last year when she read a paper published by UB biologist Omer Gokcumen’s research group. The long-distance research relationship worked so well that Saitou applied for and received a postdoctoral fellowship at UB to continue her research on metabolizing genes. Gokcumen is now officially her faculty mentor.  

  • Sara Fox wins $500. UB CURCA Student Research Award, 2017
    Sara Fox wins $500. UB CURCA Student Research Award, 2017
    3/19/18

    Sara Fox has received the 2017 Undergraduate Research Award through CURCA, which includes a grant of $500. supported by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Congratulations Sara and keep up the great work! We look forward to all your future achievements!

Recent Graduates

  • Sampurna Chakrabarti
    Sampurna Chakrabarti
    3/19/18

    "I loved that the Bio department offered a variety of introductory and specialized courses. I felt the Neurobiology courses and Honors research methodology course prepared me well for graduate school. I am also grateful to the department for awarding me the Knobloch fellowship that helped me pursue my research in the lab of Professor Malcolm Slaughter."

    Current Activities: Gates Cambridge Scholar pursuing a PhD in Pharmacology in University of Cambridge, UK, researching arthritic pain to develop novel drug targets. 

  • Vijyendra Ramesh
    Vijyendra Ramesh
    3/19/18

    "The UB Biological Sciences department is a great place to grow as a student and a future communicator of science. Established scientists are really friendly and willing to mentor you, let you work in their labs and even let you be teaching assistants for their classes. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here!"

    Current Activities: Ph.D. Student in Molecular & Cellular Biology at Duke University School of Medicine, currently doing lab rotations.

  • Timothy Hansen
    Timothy Hansen
    3/19/18

    "As an undergraduate in the department of biological sciences at UB, I was truly able to receive a unique education with the ability to customize and individualize my experience. Over the course of three years I was able to develop a research project of my own, and receive close mentorship from many faculty members. I developed skills in basic science research, as well as grant writing and public speaking. This led to a summer research internship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and a trip to San Diego to present my work at a national genetics conference."

    Current Activity: UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Class of 2019

  • Gary
    Gary
    3/21/18

    "My work in Dr. Gunawardena’s lab focused on developing a methodology to advance our understanding of how proteins and other vital cargos are trafficked across the long distances in neurons. Our new system allowed us to visualize and directly measure the movement of these cargoes over a period of neural development. My success thus far has been the direct result of the opportunities and support I have received during my undergraduate research. These early experiences have helped to make my ambitions of becoming a scientific investigator on the forefront of human knowledge a possibility."

    Current Activity: Continuing to develop my ability to explore fundamental problems in nature by pursuing my PhD in Biochemistry at UB.

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