Matt Windsor
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September 02, 2021
How many more COVID variants will we see?
Two UAB researchers — a SARS-CoV-2 expert and a vaccine researcher — discuss the prospects for future mutations.
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Discoveries & Innovations
With a $1 million-plus grant from the National Science Foundation, Shahid and Karolina Mukhtar, associate professors in the Department of Biology, will use machine learning to identify new ways to boost crop production and train high school science teachers in cutting-edge gene studies.
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Grants Awarded
August 25, 2021
Virtually all Alabamians could benefit from gene-based drug prescribing, statewide study finds
Analyzing gene sequencing data and prescriptions for more than 3,300 participants in the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative, UAB researchers estimate 98.6% of Alabamians have actionable genotypes and “a significant proportion are currently prescribed affected medications.”
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Discoveries & Innovations
August 25, 2021
Career Influencer Network prepares faculty, staff for effective career conversations
A new program from the UAB Career Center has reached more than 160 faculty and staff with information on how to best support students in achieving post-graduation success.
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Learning & Development
August 23, 2021
Your questions answered from Aug. 17 town hall
Senior leaders responded to queries on returning to campus, working from home, vaccine requirements and safety, and more.
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Take Note
August 09, 2021
Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions.
Research by Amy Amara, M.D., Ph.D., explores the ways deep sleep improves cognition and resistance exercise boosts deep sleep. With a new grant, she is studying the best exercise prescription for people with Parkinson’s.
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Discoveries & Innovations
Drew Sayer, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the use of sequential multiple-assignment, randomized trials, known as SMARTs, for weight-loss research. His studies test several interventions at once to speed the search for solutions tailored to specific groups.
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Discoveries & Innovations
Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, explains how she is using WhatsApp and Facebook in two current studies and shares advice on using social media for research.
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Discoveries & Innovations
July 29, 2021
Changing lives, one tax return at a time
Enrollment in Eddie Nabors’s course on Poverty and Human Capability has more than tripled in the past year. Why? He gives students the chance to help the working poor receive thousands of dollars each and avoid scammers — even during a pandemic.
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UAB in the Community
July 26, 2021
Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.
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UAB in the Community
