Heersink School of Medicine News

Porrett receives Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery Award for groundbreaking xenotransplantation research

Written by Kayla Gibson

Paige M. Porrett, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Surgery, has recently been honored with the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery award. She has been awarded alongside the first authors Rebecca Asiimwe, bioinformatician III in the Porrett Lab, and Matthew D. Cheung, a medical scientist graduate trainee. This initiative recognizes significant research contributions from Heersink faculty members.

5 qualities of a successful leader part 3: Execution

Written by Teresa Hicks

The UAB Medicine Leadership Competency Model features five domains and 19 competencies. In this series, we’ll examine this model and how it can be used to empower leadership.

Progress never pauses

Written by Anupam Agarwal, M.D.

For many industries, summer means a slower pace, but at Heersink School of Medicine the season is lively and eventful.

UAB Medicine graduates eighth cohort of Institute for Leadership

Written by Katherine Gaither

UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office recognized 16 individuals in its eighth cohort of Institute for Leadership at a graduation ceremony on June 26, 2024.

Upcoming Access to Volker Hall

Written by Phillip Pinyan

Work has begun on a transformational renovation to Volker Hall’s entrance to create a modern atrium. Due to this construction, the primary entrance into Volker Hall, located at the corner of 16th St and University Blvd, has closed until further notice. This includes the entrance itself, the exterior stairway, a portion of the sidewalk, and the pedestrian crosswalks leading to Volker across both University Blvd and 16th St. S.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before Starting Medical School

Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News

Research in Focus: Cummings published in Cell Reports

Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro

The Department of Neurobiology is excited to launch a new series that will highlight faculty members’ papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Heersink Institute Leadership Attend Symposium on AI in Health Care at Maastricht University

Written by Emily Liming Johns

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) faculty members recently participated in the AI in Medicine and Healthcare Symposium at Maastricht University, which brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming health care.

Newsom completes Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel drug for Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome

Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro

Cassandra Newsom, Psy.D., director of the Translational Research Core in Autism and Neurodevelopment of Civitan International Research Center, has completed participation in Phase 2 Clinical Trials of a new drug, NNZ-2591, that shows promising results for a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder called Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS).

Two researchers named Emerging Scholar Award winners for 2024-2025

Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro and Joy Marsch

Two researchers have been named Civitan Emerging Scholars for 2024-2025 by the Civitan International Research Center for neurodevelopmental disorders.