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.

PhD student Udani Wijethunga selected as a winner of an Excellence in Teaching Award
5/9/25
Udani Wijethunga has been selected as a 2025 winner of an Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Udani is a PhD candidate in the Watson and Cook groups.
Aga Discovers Bacteria that May Remediate “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS)
5/9/25
The toxic and environmental effects of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) may be remedied by an “unseen hero”. The Aga lab has discovered bacteria that can break down PFAS compounds and may provide the methods for environmentally-friendly breakdown of these otherwise persistent molecules.

Graduate Research Highlights