The MHRC is partnering with Birmingham churches to educate African-American church leaders about having healthy congregations.
The American Cancer Society is conducting the Cancer Prevention Study-3; enrollment is coming to UAB this fall.
Mirjam-Colete Kempf, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Michael Saag, M.D., received a $3 million, five-year award to join the Women’s Interagency HIV study.
Etty (Tika) Benveniste, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cell, Integrative and Developmental Biology, has been elected president of the American Society of Neurochemistry, with term running through 2015.
CDIB welcomes new faculty
Written by Greg Williams
The Department of Cell, Integrative and Developmental Biology has recruited two new faculty members.
Chapman named chief of neuroradiology
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Most known for his work in head and neck radiology, Chapman provides expertise in advanced brain tumor imaging and interventional spine procedures.
Louise Chow, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and senior scientist at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, was elected a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences for excellence in original scientific research.
Leading immunologists, including a Nobel winner and a Lasker Prize awardee, gathered at the UAB campus in June for the second annual Spring Immunology Symposium.
Faculty honors
Written by Anupam Agarwal, M.D.
One of the pleasures of serving as the interim dean and senior vice president is congratulating, on behalf of everyone in the School of Medicine, our faculty as their contributions of hard work and talent are recognized. I have been doing that a lot lately.