Recent News

Professor Troy Wood a part of a collaborative effort to use AI to help develop new class of powerful antibodies to treat HIV
4/13/26
UB researchers Gene Morse, Raymond Cha, Nicholas Smith, Qing Ma (not pictured) and Troy Wood collaborated with the NIH and others to uncover promising new antibodies to treat HIV.
UB researchers to study how replacement ‘forever chemicals’ build up in fish
4/13/26
Scientists from UB's RENEW Institute will investigate how fluorotelomers — once thought to be safer PFAS alternatives — penetrate zebrafish cells.
UB team proposes rethinking crystal structure analysis
3/16/26
A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

Prof. Qing Lin elected AAAS fellow
5/9/25
Qing Lin, UB Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a 2025 AAAS Fellow for his pioneering work in chemical biology and bioorthogonal chemistry, advancing research on living cells and potential therapies for diabetes and cancer.
Autschbach Lab contributes to a molecular first: Berkelocene
7/15/25
Appearing in Science Magazine, the Autschbach Lab publishes a collaborative study on a first-of-its-kind molecule: Berkelocene. This compound is the first ever instance of a berkelium-carbon chemical bond observed in nature.

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