This collection includes previously published content from Heersink School of Medicine News. For current news, visit uab.edu/medicine/news.
Submissions from 2015
10-28-2015 UAB grant will use DNA and RNA sequencing to decipher thrombotic microangiopathy, Jeff Hansen
10-22-2015 Creating a supportive environment for discovery, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
10-21-2015 CTO to host Investigator Training Program, Kendra Carter
10-21-2015 Female sex hormone may save injured soldiers on the battlefield, Jeff Hansen
10-15-2015 Leon named associate dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Kendra Carter
10-15-2015 Photo Gallery: Award panel unveiling ceremony, Kendra Carter
10-15-2015 School of Medicine partnering with prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-15-2015 UAB Medicine announces selection of second Chief Quality Resident Program cohort, UAB Medicine
10-12-2015 Watts to present State of the University address, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-9-2015 Nominations sought for the President's Diversity Award, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-9-2015 Photo Gallery: 2015 Argus Awards Ceremony, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-9-2015 UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine awards first pilot grants, Sara Davies
10-8-2015 Mentorship is key for increasing faculty satisfaction, engagement, David Rogers MD MHPE
10-5-2015 Community Engagement Institute links community leaders and academic researchers, Christina Crowe
10-5-2015 UAB study finds possible frontline therapy for older patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, Beena Thannickal
10-5-2015 Women in Medicine reception, lecture planned for Oct. 8, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-2-2015 Patel named winner of the Cooper Travel Award, Ella Robinson
10-2-2015 Submissions open for 16th annual School of Medicine art show, Kendra Carter
10-1-2015 Harnessing the value of creativity, innovation in academic medicine, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
10-1-2015 Otolaryngology to become 26th department in the UAB School of Medicine, Kendra Carter
10-1-2015 School of Medicine formalizes Learning Communities to enhance student wellness, medical education, Kendra Carter
10-1-2015 Students invited to apply to Clinton Global Initiative University, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-25-2015 Newsweek Top Cancer Doctors 2015 includes UAB cancer specialists, Beena Thannickal
9-25-2015 UAB to host critical care symposium Oct. 1, Traci Bratton
9-23-2015 Medical students celebrate annual Primary Care Week Oct. 5-9, Kendra Carter
9-23-2015 Possible contributor to the virulence of the 1918 flu pandemic discovered, Jeff Hansen
9-23-2015 UAB Sustainability surveys to guide planning for electric cars, bikes on campus, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-17-2015 Smith takes top administration, fiscal affairs role at UAB Montgomery Regional Medical Campus, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-14-2015 Novel research shows social factors may impact younger leukemia patients' survival, Beena Thannickal
9-10-2015 Two faculty projects awarded personalized medicine pilot grants, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-10-2015 Zinn receives distinguished investigator award from ARR, Kendra Carter
9-4-2015 Benveniste named senior associate dean for Research Administration and Development, Kendra Carter
9-3-2015 Big idea projects from School of Medicine faculty funded through Blue Sky Awards, Kendra Carter
9-3-2015 Haller to open annual historical lecture series, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-1-2015 Corman named 2015 ACP Laureate winner, Kendra Carter
8-26-2015 MHRC celebrates success in the 2015 Summer Enrichment Program, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-21-2015 NIH awards nearly $34 million to UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Christina Crowe
8-20-2015 Incoming medical students presented white coats at annual ceremony, Kendra Carter
8-20-2015 Sweatt named director of Civitan International Research Center, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-19-2015 Van Wagoner delivers keynote address at annual White Coat Ceremony, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-14-2015 Former Ala. governor establishes award recognizing professionalism among faculty physicians, Jane Longshore
8-14-2015 Khodadadi awarded inaugural Sara Crews Finley, M.D. Leadership Scholarship, Jane Longshore
8-10-2015 Harada focusing on service learning for SOM students, Kendra Carter
8-6-2015 Drug developed from UAB research sharply lowers cholesterol in animal tests, Jeff Hansen
8-4-2015 Register for the Equal Access Birmingham Heart + Sole 5K/Fun Run, Kendra Carter
8-4-2015 School of Medicine to welcome Class of 2019 with annual White Coat Ceremony, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-3-2015 A novel toxin - and the first ever found - for a deadly pathogen, M. tuberculosis, Jeff Hansen
7-29-2015 Diversity boot camp prepares MS-1 students for medical careers, Dorothy Efird
7-29-2015 Focusing my efforts under UAB Medicine's Strategic Plan, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
7-29-2015 Medical students honor top teachers with annual Argus Awards, Kendra Carter
7-29-2015 Photo Gallery: Dean's Excellence Awards reception, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-23-2015 Molecular study points to possible therapy for autoimmune disease, Jeff Hansen
7-23-2015 Slavin to talk future of academic medicine as part of annual lecture series, Kendra Carter
7-16-2015 Rowe tapped to lead UAB's cystic fibrosis research center, Kendra Carter
7-15-2015 Grandmother's vision struggle motivates young woman to make a difference, Megan McSwain Yeatts
7-15-2015 Grant to fund UAB studies of countermeasures to bromine exposure, Julie Cole Miller
7-15-2015 Multiple myeloma hides in bones like a wolf in sheep's clothing, Jeff Hansen
7-10-2015 Hamilton wins summer fellowship award, Jeff Hansen
7-9-2015 Hoesley named Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, Kendra Carter
7-9-2015 Yeatts wears many hats, each with confidence, Kendra Carter
7-8-2015 Singh honored as new ASA Fellow, Beena Thannickal
7-8-2015 Students gain valuable summer experience in rural primary care practice, Dorothy Efird
7-2-2015 National search secures top surgeon-scientist Herbert Chen M.D. to lead UAB Department of Surgery, Kendra Carter
7-2-2015 SHEP, HCOP programs give students a sneak peek into medical professions, Dorothy Efird
7-2-2015 Steele to streamline faculty onboarding as assistant dean for Research Administration, Kendra Carter
7-2-2015 UAB Faculty Development Grant Program awards nearly $100,000 to School of Medicine faculty, Dorothy Efird
6-29-2015 Potential drug lessens neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease mode, Jeff Hansen
6-25-2015 Blazer Express operations suspended July 3, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-25-2015 Office of Diversity & Inclusion launches new website, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-25-2015 Two major national clinical trials available for lung cancer patients at UAB, Beena Thannickal
6-23-2015 Cells too stiff to scavenge leads to lupus, an autoimmune disease, Jeff Hansen
6-23-2015 Drug improves cognition in Alzheimer's disease-mouse model in spite of diet, Jeff Hansen
6-18-2015 Academic Enrichment Fund: a strategic investment for excellence, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
6-18-2015 UAB seeking applicants for Pew, Searle Scholars Programs, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-18-2015 Zhang named chair of Biomedical Engineering, Kendra Carter
6-17-2015 $3.5 million UAB grant to find biomarkers that tell likelihood of suicide, Jeff Hansen
6-16-2015 Faye-Petersen named to leadership positions in pediatric pathology, Jeff Hansen
6-11-2015 Preliminary UAB study shows dramatic trend of cost savings in lay navigation program for cancer patients, Beena Thannickal
6-11-2015 UAB professor advances scientific collaboration with Cuban physiologists, Carolyn Walsh
6-10-2015 Van Wagoner joins Medical Student Services as assistant dean for students, Dorothy Efird
6-4-2015 Diversity and inclusion is the key to excellence, Mona Fouad MD MPH
6-4-2015 Nine faculty members named winners of the 2015 Dean's Excellence Awards, Kendra Carter
6-4-2015 SIBS, PARAdiGM programs introduce undergraduates to biomedical research, Dorothy Efird
6-4-2015 Sweatt named interim director of Civitan International Research Center, Dorothy Efird
5-28-2015 Faculty visit lawmakers as part of national society's Capitol Hill Day, Kendra Carter
5-28-2015 Top leaders in infectious disease research to lecture at UAB June 4, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-27-2015 UAB Cancer Center scientists present research at ASCO national meeting, Beena Thannickal
5-21-2015 182 graduate from the School of Medicine, Kendra Carter
5-18-2015 Yang receives AACR career development award, Beena Thannickal
5-15-2015 Discuss hot topics with UAB experts at "Drinks with a Physician Scientist" event May 20, Kendra Carter
5-15-2015 Four projects awarded funding through AMC21 Multi-Investigator Grants, Kendra Carter
5-15-2015 Longtime medical student affairs director for Huntsville campus passes away, Kendra Carter
5-13-2015 UAB surgeon assesses risk of coronary stent on later, noncardiac surgery, Jeff Hansen
5-7-2015 Achieving our mission through engagement, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
5-7-2015 Baños joins Medical Education as assistant dean for Student Success Programs, Kendra Carter
5-7-2015 Hawn, Lorenz graduate from elite academic medicine leadership program, Kendra Carter
5-7-2015 New faculty will fill leadership roles in clinical enterprise and residency in Tuscaloosa, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-7-2015 Reasons why survival rates of extremely premature infants differ by hospital, Jeff Hansen
5-1-2015 Applications open for 2015 General Endowment Fund awards, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-1-2015 Chow honored by Birmingham International Center, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
