Adam Pope

Adam Pope

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Manager of Public Relations

arpope@uab.edu | (205) 934-6986

Leads external communications for units within the medical entities. Pope and his team proactively tell stories through external media outlets, featuring news about research, clinical happenings, patient stories and beyond at UAB. The team works reactively to connect appropriate experts with media on subject matter expertise.

Specific beats: 

  • Health System Administration 
  • Heersink School of Medicine
  • Medical Facilities
  • Medical Partnerships/Alliances
  • School of Health Professions
  • Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center  
  • Live HealthSmart Alabama
  • Department of Pathology
  • Department of Surgery
    • Transplantation

UAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetes

UAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetes

The study, led by Barbara Gower, Ph.D., is the first randomized clinical trial of a hypothesis that reducing fat stored around organs, through diet alone, can rescue beta-cell function.

COVID-19 vaccines and men’s reproductive health

UAB’s Adam Baumgarten, M.D., shares more on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for men.

UAB’s Adam Baumgarten, M.D., shares more on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for men.

Should you skip breakfast? Eat dinner early? Is intermittent fasting good for you? Two UAB studies look for volunteers

Researchers are looking for people who either have Type 2 diabetes or are overweight to participate in the studies.
Researchers are looking for people who either have Type 2 diabetes or are overweight to participate in the studies.

Live HealthSmart Alabama celebrates work done in Titusville and the creation of Birmingham’s first Neighborway

Live HealthSmart Alabama will host a ribbon cutting event Sept. 20, to celebrate phase one improvements in the Titusville community.
Live HealthSmart Alabama will host a ribbon cutting event Sept. 20, to celebrate phase one improvements in the Titusville community.

UAB Addiction Recovery helps patients stay sober despite COVID isolation

Videoconferencing software has helped address lower treatment rates and higher numbers of overdoses during the pandemic, but it has also made it easier for family members to stay connected to their loved one’s recovery journey.
Videoconferencing software has helped address lower treatment rates and higher numbers of overdoses during the pandemic, but it has also made it easier for family members to stay connected to their loved one’s recovery journey.

UAB opening vaccination sites in Hoover and Wylam

To schedule an appointment, visit UABMedicineVaccine.org, or call 205-975-1881 for assistance.

To schedule an appointment, visit UABMedicineVaccine.org, or call 205-975-1881 for assistance.

Prostate cancer survivors urge men to seek screening, erase stigma surrounding men’s health

Three Black men from Alabama and Mississippi share the importance of prostate cancer screenings for early detection and treatment.
Three Black men from Alabama and Mississippi share the importance of prostate cancer screenings for early detection and treatment.

Mind over matter? Recognizing your hunger cues

Two nutrition researchers at UAB claim that hunger cues go well beyond your stomach’s rumbling and grumbling — it has more to do with your overall mindfulness.

Two nutrition researchers at UAB claim that hunger cues go well beyond your stomach’s rumbling and grumbling — it has more to do with your overall mindfulness.

Five dimensions of age-related macular degeneration provide new insight

Christine Curcio, Ph.D., says research findings are important in suggesting that treatments already investigated for cancer might be beneficial for AMD.
Christine Curcio, Ph.D., says research findings are important in suggesting that treatments already investigated for cancer might be beneficial for AMD.

Live HealthSmart Alabama Mobile Market expands route

Live HealthSmart Alabama Mobile Market expands route
Live HealthSmart Alabama is expanding its footprint throughout the Birmingham area and will extend its model beyond Birmingham to other Alabama communities.
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