UB BREAKING RESEARCH
ADVANCING GENETICS: Understanding of the interaction between human genes and those of microbes in the human gut, key to improved disease diagnosis and treatment, has taken a major step forward with research reported by a microbiologist affiliated with the School of Dental Medicine and UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences.
TARGETING DRUG DELIVERY: UB researchers have used a magnetic field as a “remote control” to deliver to tumor cells customized nanoparticles containing a powerful drug activated by exposure to laser light, underscoring the university’s strategic strength in work involving integrated nanostructured systems.
IMPROVING ADHD TREATMENT: Professor William E. Pelham, Jr., one of the world’s leading experts in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, has received a total of $5.8 million in federal funding for two new studies designed to help determine the best treatment plan for each child affected by ADHD.
