UAB study identifies pathway that may cause seizures and shorten survival for patients with severe brain tumors
Written by Bob Shepard
UAB researchers find a chemical pathway — a glutamate transporter — that may be causing seizures and shorten survival rates for patients with brain tumors.
Pioneering cancer research at UAB will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
Commencement and a Military Promotion Ceremony were held Sunday, May 17 at Bartow Arena.
UAB is one of five centers named to host the first class of fellows in the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders.
UAB and CreakyJoints, an online, non-profit, patient support community, are launching Arthritis Power — the first patient-centered research registry for arthritis, bone and inflammatory skin conditions — to securely collect health data from tens of thousands of arthritis patients to support future research.
UAB was part of a promising international study of a combination therapy for patients with the most common cystic fibrosis mutation.
UAB researcher awarded first joint AACR- TNBC Foundation Career Development Award focused specifically on triple negative breast cancer.
Longtime medical student affairs director for Huntsville campus passes away
Written by Kendra Carter
Donald V. McCalister, Sr., Ph.D., retired longtime director of medical student affairs at the UAB School of Medicine Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, passed away on May 7, 2015 after a long illness.
Four projects were awarded through the first School of Medicine AMC21 Reload Multi-Investigator Grants, a broad funding opportunity provided through the Academic Enrichment Fund that enables faculty members to organize and integrate multi-disciplinary teams of accomplished investigators to compete successfully for long-term extramural support.
Discuss hot topics with UAB experts at “Drinks with a Physician Scientist” event May 20
Written by Kendra Carter
Six prominent physician scientists in the UAB School of Medicine will hold informal discussions on hot topics in science and medicine on Wednesday, May 20 at the “Drinks with a Physician Scientist” event, sponsored by the UAB student chapter of the American Physician Scientists Association.