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Vice President for Research and Economic Development

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From the humanities to the hard sciences, the Vice President for Research and Economic Development offices and units support the planning, implementation and recording of scholarship and research.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and its coordinating units support campus-wide research and entrepreneurial enterprise. In helping faculty achieve research excellence, they work on proposals from concept through submission, review regulations to ensure compliance, and offer training and assistance. They encourage entrepreneurs, nurture start-ups and facilitate innovation in ways that benefit the university as well as the local and global community.

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Leadership Messages

"Research drives us. Whether it results in beneficial inventions and technologies, discoveries that inform our teaching, or creative scholarship, it is core to UB's faculty, staff and students." 

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Venu Govindaraju
Vice President for Research and Economic Development 


"Using expert knowledge to find the gaps and develop the solutions, that's university innovation at work, building an information economy, a creative community."

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Christina Orsi
Associate Vice President for Economic Development

Offices Supporting UB Researchers

Proposal & Award

Economic Development

Administrative

Research Highlights

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    DNA Repair Captured in Real Time
    12/5/11
    A UB microbiologist was the first to film a DNA motor protein “unzipping” a double-strand of bacterial DNA in real time.
  • The Lippes Loop
    Lippes Loop
    2/9/12
    The first double-S intrauterine contraceptive device, and the standard against which other IUDs came to be compared.
  • Internal Pacemaker
    2/9/12
    The first successful implantable pulse generator—and the lithium battery used to extend its longevity.
  • Dual Radiation Targeting System
    2/9/12
    A UB medical student and professor invented technology used worldwide to increase surgical accuracy while reducing radiation exposure.
  • SmartPill
    2/9/12
    An ingestible diagnostic-sensing capsule that measures how the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.
  • Traffic Light Diet
    2/9/12
    A diet widely prescribed by pediatricians today to counteract childhood obesity.
  • Bradley Fuhrman, MD
    Portable Patient Ventilator
    2/9/12
    A medical device that introduces into hospital intensive care units the same powerful and effective method of anesthetizing patients that works so well in the operating room.
  • Kenneth Krackow, MD
    Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement
    2/9/12
    A more precise method for aligning instruments, cutting bone and placing knee implant components.
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    12/5/11
    Discoveries made by UB researchers have fundamentally altered our understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Partial Liquid Ventilation
    2/9/12
    UB researcher developed a technique to treat respiratory distress syndrome in extremely premature infants, increasing their chance of survival.
  • PKU Test
    2/9/12
    Infant screening to detect phenylketonuria, a genetic disorder that can cause severe mental retardation.
  • James F Garvey, PhD
    BioBlower
    2/9/12
    Air sterilization technology that destroys everything from pollen to airborne pathogens.
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    Infasurf
    2/9/12
    Lung surfactant therapy administered to premature babies to assist breathing in the first critical hours after birth.
  • Simulator for Robotic Surgery Training
    2/9/12
    One of the world’s first simulators to closely approximate the “touch and feel” of the da Vinci™ robotic surgical system.
  • Bedside Emergency Ultrasound
    2/9/12
    Trauma-patient evaluation that revolutionized emergency room care in the U.S.
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    Avonex
    2/9/12
    The drug most prescribed to people with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Staff Directory

OVPRED Staff
All OVPRED Staff

Organizational Chart

Organizational Chart

Contact Information

OVPRED

516 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1611
(716) 645-3321
FAX: (716) 645-6792

VPR@research.buffalo.edu

Leading Research Centers and Initiatives

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NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CBLS)
7/15/16

UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences is connecting businesses, scientists and resources to accelerate life sciences discoveries. 

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BioXFEL Research Center
7/15/16

A first snapshot of photosynthesis in action (photo: Mary Zhu) part of the groundbreaking research that promises to transform the way we design and develop drugs. BioXFEL is an NSF-funded Science and Technology Center composed of eight research institutions. 

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Buffalo Institute for Genomics & Data Analytics (BIG)
7/15/16

A $100 million partnership between Buffalo and New York City is leading the nation in genomic research. The Buffalo Institute for Genomics & Data Analytics leverages the university's expertise in life sciences and high-performance computing in collaboration with the New York Genome Center. 

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Center for Computational Research (CCR)
7/15/16

The Center for Computational Research (CCR) is a high performance computing and visualization center that maximizes faculty research and boosts business productivity.

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Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics (ILPB)
7/15/16

Researchers are using light in novel ways to power our economy and to improve our healthcare. Photonics - the science and technology based on light - is invaluable in nanomedicine.

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NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI)
7/15/16

Businesses compete better using technological innovations discovered through the NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics with its focus on materials and computational sciences.

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RENEW Institute
7/15/16

UB RENEW (Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water) Institute brings together faculty and students from across the university to address the critical challenges facing us today.

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Research Institute on Addictions
7/15/16

The Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) studies addictions, substance use and abuse, providing groundbreaking research that can help guide prevention and treatment.

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Global Biomedical
7/15/16

The Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS) collaborates around the world on issues of healthcare research, training and drug development, primarily focused on low-income countries.

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UB Microbiome Center
2/10/17

As part of a national initiative, the UB Microbiome Center encourages innovative research to improve our health, boost food production and restore the environment.