UAB study shows children and parents over-report leukemia medication adherence
Written by Bob Shepard
Research from UAB suggests that nearly half of children with the most common type of leukemia or their parents say they took more medications than they actually did.
Researchers develop best-yet cell culture system for age-related macular degeneration
Written by Adam Pope
Christine Curcio, Ph.D., led an international team of researchers that developed a culture system for age-related macular degeneration, the third most prevalent cause of vision loss worldwide.
Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean for Undergraduate Biomedical Programs in the School of Medicine, a new position created to oversee established joint undergraduate degree programs and develop new biomedical undergraduate majors.
UAB’s Mark Dransfield has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, an honor society for physician-scientists who have made significant contributions to better understanding of human disease.
Jia Cui wins graduate travel award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Written by Jeff Hansen
The award recognizes a significant paper by Cui in Cell Death and Differentiation.
UAB has created the only comprehensive interventional pulmonary medicine program in Alabama to better diagnose and treat lung and chest diseases.
Abnormal antibody production that allows inflammation leading to AIDS is detected by analysis of antibodies in gut fluid of HIV-1-infected people.
UAB’s novel lay navigation program demonstrates significant cuts in cancer care costs, serves as national model
Written by Beena Thannickal
UAB’s innovative Patient Care Connect Program utilizes lay navigation and provides a cost-effective new model for cancer care delivery.