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Indian-origin scientist earns SUNY's highest faculty honor
Sriram Neelamegham has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo.
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Ankita Baidya - Wed, 01, Jul 2026
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Sriram Neelamegham has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo. / Buffalo.edu
Indian-origin scientist Sriram Neelamegham, a professor at the University at Buffalo (UB), has been named a State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.
The appointment was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its April 28 meeting and recognizes Neelamegham's contributions to engineering, biomedical research, and education.
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Neelamegham earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1991 before moving to the United States, where he completed a doctorate in chemical engineering with a specialization in bioengineering at Rice University. He later pursued postdoctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine.
After joining the University at Buffalo, Neelamegham established himself as a leading researcher in systems glycobiology, an interdisciplinary field that examines how cells produce and regulate complex sugar molecules known as glycans. His work bridges engineering and medicine and has advanced understanding of inflammatory diseases, blood clotting disorders, cancer, and viral infections.
His laboratory applies molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering techniques to biomedical research, including studies of how white blood cells and platelets interact with blood vessels during inflammation. More recently, his research has focused on the role of glycans in human disease and their potential for improving diagnostics and treatments.
According to the university, Neelamegham has authored 136 peer-reviewed research papers, contributed 12 book chapters, and holds 10 U.S. patents. He has secured nearly $20 million in research funding at UB, including three National Institutes of Health R01 grants, and has mentored dozens of master's and doctoral students as well as postdoctoral researchers.
He is also an elected fellow of both the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society, and holds additional appointments in UB's departments of biomedical engineering and medicine.
Neelamegham was one of eight University at Buffalo faculty members elevated to SUNY Distinguished Professor this year. Others honored include Joseph Balthasar, Suzanne Dickerson, Leonard Egede, Thomas Feeley, Melanie Green, Maria Kraimer, and Pauline Mendola. Christopher Hollister was also recognized as SUNY Distinguished Librarian.
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