The New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (COE) was created in Buffalo, New York in 2002 as part of more than $200 million dollars in investment from state, federal, industry and philanthropic sources to create a hub of life sciences expertise and innovation in Upstate New York. The COE brings a strong foundation in life sciences research and discovery to its mission and collaborative efforts with industry, government and researchers around the world to improve the health and well-being of the population. COE research institutions have been around for more than 100 years with the University at Buffalo (UB) as the lead academic organization, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute as research partners.
The rich history of discovery among scientists at CoE research institutions include:
- BAC Libraries for Sequencing the Human Genome
- Platinum Coil for Inoperable cranial Aneurysms
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
- Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer
- Beta-Interferon Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Sickle Cell Screening Test
- High-Throughput Crystallization Method
- Timed-Release Insulin Therapy
The COE and its research partners are completing the process of moving into 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research facilities in three new interconnected buildings, known as the Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which is a thriving area of clinical, research and academic operations employing over 8,000 people daily. The COE includes over 100 scientists with biological, physical and computational expertise engaged in interdisciplinary translational research with COE collaborators.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE HIGHLIGHT
Medcotek Licenses UB Teleradiology Technology
04/09/2008 -
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Local company Medcotek, Inc., has signed a licensing agreement with the University at Buffalo for use of a new technology that will advance the company's entry into the lucrative teleradiology market. Developed by Vipin Chaudhary, Ph.D., UB associate professor of computer science and engineering, the new 3D viewer and data-transmission system is designed to improve the transmission and diagnosis of x-rays and other radiological images sent over the Internet, a process known as teleradiology.
A shortage of radiologists nationwide has created demand for teleradiology technologies, particularly in remote areas where the shortage is acute, according to Medcotek CEO Frederic Zeigler.
Medcotek relocated from North Carolina to Buffalo last year to work with Chaudhary and benefit from UB's supercomputing and biomedical expertise. The company currently is located in UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The company has begun marketing a prototype of the new technology, which has capabilities that far exceed those of teleradiology products currently on the market, Zeigler said...[Read On...]
FEATURED RESEARCHER
Vipin Chaudhary , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Vipin Chaudhary is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences at University at Buffalo, SUNY. Earlier, he spent several years at Wayne State University where he was the Director of Institute for Scientific Computing and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. He currently maintains an adjunct position at Wayne State University in the Department of Neurological Surgery.
In 2005, he founded Micass LLC that is focused on Computer Assisted Surgery Systems. Earlier he was the Senior Director of Advanced Development at Cradle Technologies, Inc. where he was responsible for advanced programming tools and architecture for multi-processor chips. His current research interests are in the area of Computer Assisted Diagnosis and Interventions; Medical Image Processing; Grid and High Performance Computing and its applications in Computational Biology and Medicine; Embedded Systems Architecture and Applications; and Sensor Networks and Pervasive Computing.
[ Medcotek Website]
News
Reception to Honor UB's Inventors, Entrepreneurs
05/04/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo and its Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) will recognize the research and commercialization achievements of faculty members at the annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception to be held from 4-6 p.m. May 5 in The Buffalo Club, 388 Delaware Ave...[Read On]
Study Describes Mechanism Linking Alcohol with Risk of Breast Cancer
04/30/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The known association of alcohol consumption with an increased risk of breast cancer has been linked by researchers at the University at Buffalo to a process that causes genes that promote normal cell growth to produce proteins that precipitate unregulated cell growth, an action known as hypermethylation...[Read On...]
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Events
May 6 - Dr. Austin Clean Room Program
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear one of the world’s foremost Cleanroom and Contamination Control Experts. Dr. Austin has published six textbooks on clean rooms and personally authored each of the clean room standards adopted by ISO. This program will take place from 2-6pm Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Center for Genetics & Pharmacology, Zebro Room, 701 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY. Register at www.thepartnership.org/events. See flyer for more information. 
May 8 – HWI Seminar Series
Please join Dr. Michael Rossman from Purdue University for a presentation on “Symmetry and asymmetry in the control of viral assembly, maturation and infection”. Program begins at 2:30pm with a reception to follow. Series is held at the Hauptman-Woodward Institute 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203.
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