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Hubbard awarded grant to study heart disease drug’s effects on retina

Seth Hubbard, a UAB undergraduate student studying neuroscience, has received a grant to test the efficacy of carvedilol as a treatment for retinal degeneration, while participating in a summer research fellowship with Fight for Sight.

UAB professor selected to serve as standing member of NIH’s Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review

Thomas Buford, Ph.D., will serve a four-year term on the NIH’s Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.

New scholarship named for writer Liliana Valenzuela endowed at UAB

The Passion for Poetry Endowed Scholarship Honoring Liliana Valenzuela will be awarded to a student pursuing a Spanish major or minor. Valenzuela is an award-winning poet and acclaimed Spanish translator of literary works.

UAB partners with ADPH to launch the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control

Ten UAB experts, with specialties ranging from public health to infectious diseases, to pediatrics, will serve as investigators for the new Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control.

Two CAS faculty receive Fulbright-Nehru Scholar awards for work in India

Colleen Fisher, Ph.D., will examine microfinance to alleviate poverty among vulnerable women in low-resource countries, and Cathleen Cummings, Ph.D., will study and map temples from the Bhosle dynasty of Nagpur, India.

Adobe funding to enhance UAB Libraries’ technology

UAB Libraries receives funding from Adobe for digital enhancement.

Are hormones from the heart responsible for high nighttime blood pressure?

Investigations by researchers at UAB reveal the existence of a day/night rhythm of heart hormones, and how the disturbance of this rhythm could contribute to a high risk of high blood pressure and poor cardiovascular health in obese individuals.

Genetic counselors bridge information gaps between genomic medicine and patients

The genetic counseling field has become an important component of medicine in the past decade. Alabama law now mandates all genetic counselors practicing in the state be licensed by fall of 2021.

Aldags, Medical Properties Trust give $1 million to support UAB entrepreneurship students

The gift will offer students in the entrepreneurship program unmatched learning experiences, including the opportunity to work with and learn from Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D., and Innovation Depot.

PRCA/PRSSA at UAB receives Public Relations Council of Alabama Chapter of the Year Award

The student-led public relations organization at UAB received the PRCA Alabama Chapter of the Year Award.

S. pneumoniae sticks to dying lung cells, worsening secondary infection following flu

This novel virulence trait, which increases severity of S. pneumoniae superinfection, involves pneumococcal surface protein A, now identified as an adhesin.

Aroke elected as president of the Association of Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetists in America

As the new president of the Association of Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetists in America, Edwin Aroke, Ph.D., will spread Western medical knowledge to help bridge the gap in health care provider practices in Cameroon.

UAB joins oncology clinical trial diversity alliance

The alliance will focus on boosting participation in clinical research within historically underrepresented patient groups.

UAB faculty hold two key, national transplant leadership roles

Kumar and Locke will be positioned to help guide the national discussion on transplantation policies.

“Dreams of Hope” honored with two wins at 2021 Southeast EMMY Awards

The UAB Department of Music’s Henry Panion III, Ph.D., and Recording Engineer James Bevelle won for their work on the concert documentary that tells the story of a historic performance at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Friedman awarded grant for phase 2 of pediatric brain tumor study

Gregory Friedman, M.D., has received a special grant to test various therapy combinations with a form of the herpes virus to improve anti-tumor immune response in children battling brain cancer.

UAB Hospital hits lowest number of hospitalized COVID-positive patients since March 2020

Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to decrease because of vaccinations, but we still need more people vaccinated.

Undiagnosed and untreated disease identified in rural South Africa

A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases.

Department of English presents online SPARK Writing Festival, from July 18 to 31

The annual SPARK Writing Festival offers fiction, nonfiction and poetry workshops for writers of all experience levels and free community events including guest speakers.

Will reduction in tau protein protect against Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementias?

New results suggest the answer is no, implying that the role of tau in the pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease.