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Five new scholars have joined the UAB Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's (ADRC) REC Scholars program, which aims to develop research expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. As part of the Research Education Component (REC), the program offers mentorship and a specialized curriculum, helping scholars build experience in cross-disciplinary, team-based science.
The UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health and the UAB Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, hosted a seminar on Thursday, Aug. 29, featuring guest speaker Michael Vinikoor, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Medicine at UAB.
Chandler Harris has been honored as the 2024 recipient of the Sara Crews Finley, M.D., Endowed Leadership Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship recognizes and supports students who exhibit outstanding leadership, scholarship, and service within their medical training and in other endeavors. Eligible recipients must be rising third-year medical students who rank in the top 25 percent of their class, and the scholarship is renewable for their fourth year.
Sunil Sudarshan, M.D., a professor in the Department of Urology, has been recognized as the latest winner of the Heersink School of Medicine’s Featured Discovery. This accolade honors and celebrates the significant research contributions made by Heersink’s faculty members.
The Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation hosted a Grand Rounds presentation titled "Innovating the Future of Healthcare Design" with speakers Tushar Gupta, Mark Vaughan, and Chris Ressler, renowned leaders in healthcare architecture and design, on Tuesday, July 16.
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.
