Education
One of the goals of the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CoE) is to provide educational programs that assist in the development of a cadre of scientists and technical personnel who will work in all areas of life sciences research and industry. In order to accomplish this goal, the CoE supports initiatives involving academic programs at the K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels. Beyond training in traditional and new interdisciplinary scientific areas, local academic institutions have expanded their management programs to develop entrepreneurial and business talent to assist in the commercialization of life sciences technologies. Further, the CoE contributes to workforce development programming to promote the talent needed in both private and public sectors.
Additionally, the COE has partnered with UB's Educational Opportunities Center (EOC) to launch a new workforce development program through the Career Pathways in Life Sciences initiative, which was funded by a $250,000 3-year grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Since then the COE and EOC have partnered with local organizations in WNY to be part of another $1 million in funding for high-tech workforce development from the NYS Department of Labor. This regional funding has created many new programs, including iSciWNY. The program’s mission is to educate and inform everyone, regardless of education or expertise, about the broad range of job opportunities available in the region’s life sciences industry. Additionally, iSciWNY will provide participants information on the variety of relevant training programs offered throughout the region. As this program grows, be sure to visit iSciWNY to learn more.
Education Highlight
Department of Biomedical Engineering to be Launched in Fall 2008
Fall 2008 - As a new department being launched by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, The Biomedical Engineering Department will be one of the many high demand programs housed in the new engineering complex planned for UB’s North Campus. The demolition of the Engineering Trailer Complex will clear the way for the groundbreaking next spring for a new building that will become the sixth in the engineering school complex. Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques, through the collaboration of a wide array of disciplines, to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care. The Department of Biomedical Engineering will launch in 2008 and will be lead by Michael Cain M.D. and Harvey Stenger, Jr. Ph.D.. Dr. Cain currently holds the position of Dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as a Professor of Medicine, and a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Stenger is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as well as a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Featured Researcher
Hui Meng, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Hui Meng exemplifies the type of diverse training and opportunities that are part of the life sciences and what powerful innovations can be created when multiple disciplines can be brought together. Dr. Meng’s numerous roles at the University at Buffalo (UB) include: Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Co-Director, Toshiba Stroke Research Center (TSRC), Director, Hemodynamics Laboratory, TSRC and Director, Laser Flow Diagnostics Lab. She is also a key member of an emerging Biomedical Engineering faculty at UB.
Dr. Meng studies the relationship between blood flow and brain aneurysms, abnormal pouching of brain vessels that can lead to the most severe form of stroke -- hemorrhage -- when they rupture. By studying blood flow dynamics related to aneurysms and the biological response of the diseased vessel to hemodynamics, Dr. Meng and collaborators are building models that can be used to improve the treatment of patients undergoing surgery or neurointerventions for this condition.
News
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to Revamp Trico Site
07/19/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Armed with a $4.5 million cash transfusion, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is pushing ahead with a key physical expansion. Patrick Whelan, BNMC chief operating officer, said funding approved last week by the Empire State Development Corp. will aid a $12 million effort to turn a portion of the former Trico windshield wiper plant into a high-tech innovation center...[Read On...]
Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain
07/16/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. --
A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier, according to recent in vitro findings. Described in a paper published in Bioconjugate Chemistry, the system uses the rod-shaped semiconductor nanoparticles that are bioconjugated, or coupled, with biomolecules capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier...[Read On...]
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Events
September 23, 2008 - MedTech08 Biosciences Summit
Growing, Changing, Booming: Adapting healthcare to the needs of an aging population. Join us at The Lodge in Skaneateles NY for this exciting daylong event packed with industry leaders sharing their strategies for successfully adapting to the aging boomer demographic. To learn more and register, Click here
October 27-28, 2008 - AACR Centennial Symposium
Roswell Park Cancer Institute is hosting the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Centennial Symposium, entitled “The Future of Cancer Research: Science and Patient Impact”, this fall. To learn more and register, Click here.
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