This collection includes previously published content from Heersink School of Medicine News. For current news, visit uab.edu/medicine/news.
Submissions from 2022
12-13-2022 Reflecting on the first anniversary of the Heersink gift, Anupam Agarwal MD
11-16-2022 Practicing gratitude in November, Anupam Agarwal MD
10-11-2022 A people-first focus, Anupam Agarwal MD
9-12-2022 Honored to serve in this new chapter, Anupam Agarwal MD
7-1-2022 Reflecting on my upcoming career change, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
6-1-2022 A special message on Pride Month and a new LGBTQ+ Faculty Association, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
5-11-2022 Honoring Warner Huh during AAPI Heritage Month, Shawna Masters
5-11-2022 Yarbrough named recipient of the Dr. Will Ferniany Academic Medicine Leadership Award, Mary Ashley Canevaro
5-4-2022 Weaver elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences, Mary Ashley Canevaro
4-20-2022 Volunteers coordinate annual gathering of encouragement for children with low vision and their families, Mary Ashley Canevaro
4-11-2022 Life after COVID-19, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
3-30-2022 Elie pioneers healing and hope across time and place as first Black woman to be named a permanent chair in her specialty, Mary Ashley Canevaro
3-30-2022 Momentum in Medicine at UAB series: Meet Jill, Stephanie, and Cynthia, Emily Liming Johns
3-23-2022 UAB adolescent medicine experts weigh in on Way Station's resolution for homeless youth, Mary Ashley Canevaro
3-15-2022 Robustly collaborative projects funded through annual AMC21 Multi-PI Awards; Lee, Pollock, and Korf advance cutting-edge research, Mary Ashley Canevaro
2-23-2022 Momentum in Medicine at UAB series: Catherine Brown, Paige Dorman, and Rachael Lee, M.D., Mary Ashley Canevaro
2-14-2022 Celebrating Black History Month 2022, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
1-25-2022 Meet medicine leadership in 2022, a series: Get to know Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Mary Ashley Canevaro
1-25-2022 Momentum in Medicine at UAB series: Kristi Gidley and Cindy Joiner, Ph.D., Mary Ashley Canevaro
1-25-2022 RNF2 ablation reprograms the tumor-immune microenvironment and stimulates durable NK and CD4+ T-cell-dependent antitumor immunity, Mary Ashley Canevaro
1-19-2022 Meet medicine leadership in 2022, a series: Get to know Dawn Bulgarella, Mary Ashley Canevaro
1-12-2022 Singh creates UAB Multidisciplinary Research Stewardship, Mary Ashley Canevaro
1-10-2022 Growing together in 2022, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
1-5-2022 Vickers assumes role of CEO of the UAB Health System and CEO of the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent's Alliance, continues to serve as Dean, Mary Ashley Canevaro
Submissions from 2021
12-20-2021 Becoming Heersink Part 3: Our future as Heersink, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-20-2021 Orihuela named interim chair for the Department of Microbiology, Jessica Martindale
12-16-2021 A banner gift, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 Curriculum changes reflect modern medical landscape, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 Footprint for new genomic medicine building takes shape, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 Longest-term COVID patient goes home, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 Pandemic highlights importance of UAB/Ascension St. Vincent's Alliance, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 Planned endowed chair gifts to Advance Alzheimer's and ALS Programs, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-16-2021 UAB steps into the spotlight, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-15-2021 SON drives oncogenic RNA splicing in glioblastoma by regulating PTBP1/PTBP2 switching and RBFOX2 activity, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-13-2021 Becoming Heersink Part 2: Welcoming a new chapter, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-13-2021 Meet two from the Momentum in Medicine at UAB program, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-12-2021 Vickers inducted into Alabama Academy of Honor, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-7-2021 An anchor in the storm: IT employee uses skill set to serve people in their most critical, despairing moments, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-7-2021 Becoming Heersink Part 1: The path to being named, Mary Ashley Canevaro
12-3-2021 Hill named director of Diversity and Inclusion for Graduate Medical Education, Kendra Carter
12-1-2021 Chu named Vice Chair of Health Services Research and Selwyn M. Vickers Endowed Scholar, Emma Shepard
12-1-2021 Reflecting on the past year with gratitude, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
12-1-2021 UAB Surgery hosts suturing workshop for unrepresented minority pre-health students, Emma Shepard
11-29-2021 Woodworth named interim chair for the Department of Otolaryngology, Jessica Martindale
11-23-2021 Meet your Vital Signs Co-Contributors, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
11-22-2021 Three tips for maintaining skin health during National Skin Month, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-17-2021 New series: Meet the women of Momentum's inaugural UAB class, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-17-2021 Samuels named interim chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Jessica Martindale
11-16-2021 Wallace named 2021 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-12-2021 Medical students learn about health equity for wheelchair users during Come Roll with Me, Emily Liming Johns
11-9-2021 Rogers begins transition to wellness role full-time, expands vision for well-being at UAB Medicine and beyond, Mary Ashley Canevaro
11-9-2021 UAB and McWane Science Center bring surgical education to Birmingham-Metro area schools, Emma Shepard
11-8-2021 Faculty honored at 2021 Argus Awards ceremony, Kendra Carter
11-5-2021 Takeaways from the Health Equity Scholars Retreat, Emily Liming Johns
11-3-2021 The naming of our medical school, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
11-1-2021 Three faculty honored with endowed chair or professorship in the Heersink School of Medicine, Jane Longshore
10-28-2021 Mayo engages students by debunking myths about skin of color, Kendra Carter
10-26-2021 Development of an arteriolar niche and self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells by lysophosphatidic acid/protein kinase D signaling, Mary Ashley Canevaro
10-22-2021 Spina Bifida spotlight: Zac Cannady, Emma Shepard
10-20-2021 Reddy named state chair of the Cancer Liaison Program, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-20-2021 The end of an era: LHRB transforms to new, state-of-the-art space, Mary Ashley Canevaro
10-19-2021 Bulgarella welcomed to class XXXI of Leadership Alabama, Mary Ashley Canevaro
10-18-2021 Grand Rounds, The Myth of Work-Life Balance: Finding What Keeps You Balanced with Lindsay Sutton, Ph.D., Emily Liming Johns
10-18-2021 Successes from ENRICH Week 2021, Kendra Carter
10-18-2021 "What's New with COVID-19" Panel Discussion with Megan Hays, Ph.D., Emily Liming Johns
10-15-2021 Road to Accreditation Episode 8: Continuous Quality Improvement, Cayla Hurst
10-15-2021 Spina Bifida spotlight: Elizabeth Collier, Emma Shepard
10-13-2021 Lindeman named assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education, Kendra Carter
10-13-2021 The brand reputation of Birmingham and beyond, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
10-7-2021 Spina Bifida spotlight: Taria Jackson, Emma Shepard
10-6-2021 New Research Faculty Introduction, Emily Liming Johns
10-4-2021 The Power of Primary Care: UAB programs address statewide needs, Erin Slay-Wilson
10-4-2021 UAB And Children's of Alabama establish unique program to transition patients with complex pediatric conditions to adult primary care, Heather Watts
10-1-2021 UAB highlights Spina Bifida Awareness Month, Emma Shepard
9-30-2021 Faculty nominees for the 2021 Argus Awards announced, Emily Liming Johns
9-30-2021 Krick, Petit named assistant directors of the Medical Scientist Training Program, Kendra Carter
9-29-2021 Patel uses broad context, storytelling to engage students in fundamental microbiology, Emily Liming Johns
9-28-2021 Momentum's Executive Leadership Program pilots program at UAB, Mary Ashley Canevaro
9-28-2021 Road to Accreditation Special Ep. 4: Improving the UME to GME transition, Cayla Hurst
9-22-2021 A small molecule that induces translational readthrough of CFTR nonsense mutations by eRF1 depletion, Mary Ashley Canevaro
9-22-2021 UAB School of Medicine student honors grandfather with Tommy Trot 5K, Emily Liming Johns
9-21-2021 Door-to-door medical care: How Alabama organizations are reaching underserved populations with COVID vaccines, Erin Slay-Wilson
9-21-2021 Lee and Kimberlin provide updates on pediatric cases of COVID-19 and more in latest panel, Mary Ashley Canevaro
9-21-2021 Staff member finds purpose and passion in service work around the Magic City, Mary Ashley Canevaro
9-21-2021 The gift of life through transplant, Emily Liming Johns
9-21-2021 UAB School of Medicine hosts annual Medical Student Research Day, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-20-2021 Healthcare Educators Academy graduates inaugural cohort and selects 2021-2023 cohort, Emily Liming Johns
9-20-2021 New EPAs help clinical educators evaluate students, provide feedback throughout clerkships, Kendra Carter
9-20-2021 Video series dives into changes in medical education at UAB, Kendra Carter
9-8-2021 Nguyen named chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mary Ashley Canevaro
9-7-2021 ENRICH Week events planned for Sept. 21-23, Kendra Carter
9-1-2021 Kraus awarded the 2021 AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, Caleb Jones
9-1-2021 The significant impact of personal decisions, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
8-25-2021 Elopre named assistant dean for Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion, Kendra Carter
8-25-2021 Mugavero appointed co-director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-25-2021 Spencer named winner of the 2021 Brewer-Heslin Award, Kendra Carter
8-25-2021 Vickers interviews Asif on 'The Checkup' for National Wellness Month, Erin Slay-Wilson
8-24-2021 Marrazzo and Goepfert provide updates on COVID-19, FDA approval of Pfizer, and hospitalizations in latest panel, Mary Ashley Canevaro
8-20-2021 Multi-disciplinary team publishes holistic review of acute traumatic aortic injury, Emma Shepard
8-18-2021 Bentley assumes new Research Shared Services role, helps investigative teams with grant submissions, Mary Ashley Canevaro
