Sweatt named director of Civitan International Research Center
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
David Sweatt, Ph.D., the Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chairman of the Department of Neurobiology and the director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, has been named director of the Civitan International Research Center.
Renowned researcher Eric Hunter, Ph.D., will be the inaugural speaker for the Susan Roberts Dubay Endowed Lecture in the Department of Microbiology.
Former Ala. governor establishes award recognizing professionalism among faculty physicians
Written by Jane Longshore
Former Gov. Albert P. Brewer presented the inaugural Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine on Aug. 16 to Martin J. Heslin, M.D., the physician who inspired Brewer to establish the endowment.
Khodadadi awarded inaugural Sara Crews Finley, M.D. Leadership Scholarship
Written by Jane Longshore
Third-year medical student Ryan B. Khodadadi is the first recipient of a new scholarship honoring a genetics pioneer that supports students who demonstrate exceptional academic and leadership abilities.
Community of the South: Donors help stretch UAB Kidney Chain to record 51 transplants
Written by Tyler Greer
Fifty-first transplant means 102 total surgeries have been performed since December 2013 as the nation’s longest-ever chain continues to grow.
Southern-style eating strikes again: Study finds diet pattern increases heart disease risk
Written by Nicole Wyatt
Southern favorites like fried chicken and bacon may taste great when consumed, but they can have negative effects on heart health, according to UAB researchers.
Proposed budget cuts to Alabama’s Medicaid program would be disastrous to the state, says the CEO of the UAB Health System.
An Arizona drug company will patent the small peptide drug.