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Zayzafoon appointed director international medical education in the School of Medicine
Written by Liann Cates
Majd Zayzafoon, M.D., Ph.D., MBA has been appointed to the newly created positions of director of International Medical Education in the School of Medicine and director of International Education in the Office of the Senior Vice Provost.
Two prominent faculty members from the UAB Department of Medicine have been elected to become members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
UAB Cancer Center joins in endorsement of HPV vaccination for cancer prevention
Written by Beena Thannickal
In a joint statement of National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center urges parents, young adults and physicians to increase HPV vaccination rates.
How obesity makes memory go bad
Written by Jeff Hansen
UAB researchers find that epigenetic changes associated with chronic obesity alter expression of memory-related genes in the brain.
Recognition of a new pathway may change the treatment of allergic diseases.
John Kearney named an American Association of Immunologists career award recipient
Written by Jeff Hansen
Kearney was cited for outstanding contributions to B cell biology.
UAB is among the first in the United States to offer Pelvalon’s Eclipse System, a nonsurgical therapy for women who suffer from accidental bowel leakage.
New faculty recruits to lead nuclear, molecular imaging in the Department of Radiology
Written by Liann Cates
Suzanne Lapi, Ph.D. and Jonathan McConathy, M.D. recently joined the faculty in the UAB Department of Radiology.
Five faculty members in the School of Medicine have been named the 2016 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars, a program organized to recognize the contributions of junior faculty and support the retention of highly competitive scientists and physician-scientists.