Matt Windsor
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.UAB expert answers the internet's biggest COVID-19 questions
Can essential oils diffuse the coronavirus? What about keto diets? If UV rays kill viruses, should I wear sunblock? UAB’s Molly Fleece, M.D., is tackling common COVID-19 searches to counteract rampant misinformation online.
Problem to product: Building a better helper for vaccines
The vaccine pipeline rests largely on a single tree in Chile. A sustainable, cost-effective solution from this UAB chemist earned him a commercialization grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Colleagues explain say retiring Animal Resources Program Director Samuel Cartner, DVM, Ph.D., has helped shape the institution’s research.
Problem to product: Shielding providers from COVID-19 particles
Most PPE goes on the provider, not the patient. A solution to this problem from UAB faculty earned them a commercialization grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
More questions answered from Sept. 11 employee town hall
Questions employees submitted during the virtual town hall Sept. 11 that could not be addressed due to time constraints are answered here; find responses from leaders on employee recognition, office safety and more.
UAB team wins AHA prize for project mapping links between health disparities and COVID-19
An interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students are using machine learning to identify geographic areas in which social determinants contribute to the COVID-19 burden as a way to improve the public health response.
Could NET-wielding neutrophils be driving respiratory distress and death in COVID-19 patients?
The immune system’s first responders are implicated in acute respiratory distress syndrome, which greatly increases mortality in patients with COVID-19. With pilot funding from UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research initiative, investigators are exploring a potentially powerful new form of treatment.
The Census deadline is Sept. 30. If you haven’t completed this 10-minute process, here are six ways that 600-second investment will benefit you.
Your questions answered from Sept. 15 student town hall
UAB leaders shared insights on the first weeks of fall semester and upcoming parking changes and answered questions on flu shots, residence halls, spring semester and more.
‘Our safety measures are working’: Data and answers from Sept. 11 employee town hall
UAB leaders discussed data and reactions from the first weeks of fall semester and answered questions on mask compliance, work restrictions, benefits changes and more.