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UAB’s first NIH R38 StARR grant helps more doctors get involved with research during residency
The Stimulating Access to Research in Residency program, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is designed to help address the shortage of physician-scientists nationwide.
posted a while back 1198 viewsMajor NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and moreUAB scientists will have a new arsenal of state-of-the-art, high-end technology for their investigations in infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness through a $4.3 million scientific equipment grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
posted a while back 3772 viewsMore faculty share the stories behind their development grantsPlant-based diets, biased language in the courts and the trouble with night lights: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.posted a while back 4842 viewsFour faculty share the stories behind their development grantsA civil rights field experience, safer MRI scans, investigating college stress and implementing a massive genetic test for cancer: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.
posted a while back 5965 views22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projectsThe UAB Faculty Development Grant Program supports junior faculty with funding to pursue research, creative works and scholarly activity.
posted a while back 8520 viewsUsing AI to translate old code and fix aging computer systemsUAB computer scientists are contributing to a DARPA-funded initiative with artificial intelligence-based programming languages that allow humans to understand the “safety and correctness of code in the wild.”posted a while back 7276 viewsZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomesResearchers from UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention are collaborating with colleagues in Africa on a $5.8-million study to translate effective approaches from Zambia to rural Alabama — and vice versa.posted a while back 6251 viewsHelping teachers see the beauty in Black languageTeaira McMurtry, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, is using funding from the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program to provide Alabama teachers with tools, strategies and lesson plans to understand the power of Black language.posted a while back 9024 views1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careersProjects selected for the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program offer an intriguing look into the creativity and range of research and scholarship on campus.posted a while back 6849 viewsThe world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes.With a new NSF grant, computer scientists are developing a precision flood prediction system that pushes the boundaries of the young field of geometric deep learning. Their work could lead to better route recommendations in navigation apps and breakthroughs in drug discovery and development of novel, energy-efficient materials.posted a while back 6070 viewsWith new NSF grant, UAB researchers have a hot ticket to the materials of the futureUAB will be a statewide hub for developing a new generation of components for spacecraft, power plants and biomedical implants thanks to crush- and corrosion-resistant spark plasma sintering technology.
posted a while back 6628 viewsPlant AI project aims to bring food to tables and students into scienceWith 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.posted a while back 7879 views21 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projectsThe Faculty Development Program supports junior faculty as they explore research initiatives, creative works, publications and presentations.
posted a while back 7803 viewsLinks between alcohol and suicide risk to be studiedWhat does drinking have to do with suicide risk? With a five-year, $750,000 mentored award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, early-career investigator Caitlin Clevenger, Ph.D., aims to find an answer.
posted a while back 8822 viewsCAS grants spur interdisciplinary researchPilot funds enable cross-campus collaborations focused on mobility with disabilities and older caregivers with HIV.
posted a while back 7132 viewsPerseverance powers Eaton’s research linking HIV, substance use and mental healthBy holiday season 2020, Assistant Professor Ellen Eaton, M.D., was almost ready to give up pursuing research funding and focus solely on patient care. She took one more shot, which paid off with two major new grants.
posted a while back 7737 views‘High-risk, high-reward’ NIH grant expands researcher’s work predicting cancer immunotherapy successBenjamin Larimer, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $1.5-million New Innovator Award grant to develop a PET imaging test that identifies patients most likely to benefit from immunotherapy.
posted a while back 6125 viewsYoung investigator’s ‘kangaroo’ vaults her aging research onto a new levelBiology postdoc Jessica Hoffman earns a career-launching NIH K99/R00 award with her intriguing research into size and lifespan in dogs and other species.
posted a while back 9727 viewsDentistry awarded $22.4M to continue leading national research effortsIn this unique network, community clinicians and clinical scientists are expanding the knowledge base for clinical decision-making and moving the latest findings into routine care.
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