The new program will tackle cases where a diagnosis has not been made despite extensive efforts by the referring physician.
Richard W. Waguespack, M.D., clinical professor of surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology, is the new president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery and its foundation.
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the reclassification of four sections in the Department of Surgery into divisions and the appointment of their directors at its Sept. 13, 2013 meeting.
Licensing deal marks coming of age for UAB-UW nanopore sequencing technology
Written by Greg Williams
Fast, inexpensive gene sequencing needed to make possible personalized medicine.
UAB gets $9.7 million to find treatments for deadly lung disease pulmonary fibrosis
Written by Bob Shepard
Grant will allow researchers to study novel therapies for pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly lung disease with no approved treatments.
PARP inhibitors may hold key to better HER2-positive breast cancer treatment
Written by Beena Thannickal
Yang’s research focuses on a new class of drug – PARP inhibitors – that interfere with a cancer cell’s ability to repair DNA damage, hastening cell death.
Tate Hinkle was elected the student board member of the American Academy of Family Physicians for 2013-2014.
The UAB community came out to support the CPS-3, becoming the largest single site enrollment in the U.S. with 1,209 participants.
Thank you
Written by Anupam Agarwal, M.D.
In February, when Dr. Ray Watts, president of UAB, asked me to serve as the interim senior vice president for medicine and dean of the medical school, my first reaction was, “No, thank you.” I was extremely honored, but I felt like my plate was already full with other responsibilities.
Dancers kick up their heels to support research into healthy aging at the fourth annual event.