This collection includes previously published content from Heersink School of Medicine News. For current news, visit uab.edu/medicine/news.
Submissions from 2017
8-30-2017 UAB Medicine Faculty Engagement Survey: Sharing the results, David Rogers MD MHPE
8-25-2017 New biomedical engineering grants aim at heart failure and resistant high blood pressure, Jeff Hansen
8-25-2017 World-renowned molecular immunologist to speak at 2017 David E. Wells Memorial Symposium, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-22-2017 Photo gallery: Faculty Appreciation Night at the Barons game, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-16-2017 Nominate colleagues dedicated to unity for UAB President's Award, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-15-2017 Faculty nominees for the 2017 Argus Awards announced, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
8-15-2017 How a nutrient, glutamine, can control gene programs in cells, Jeff Hansen
8-15-2017 New first-year medical students honored at annual White Coat Ceremony, Kendra Carter
8-14-2017 Kumar receives 2017 Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine, Carolyn Walsh
8-14-2017 Sheets awarded third Sara Crews Finley, M.D. Endowed Leadership Scholarship, Katelyn Howard
8-14-2017 Small molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model, Jeff Hansen
8-9-2017 Buford joins Center for Exercise Medicine as associate director, Christina Crowe
8-9-2017 Celebrating national recognition, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
8-9-2017 Lipstein to deliver 2017 keynote for Leadership in Academic Medicine Lecture series, Katelyn Howard
8-8-2017 Bridges featured as guest editor in Rheumatic Disease Clinics, Jeff Hansen
8-2-2017 Bedwell named chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Katelyn Howard
7-26-2017 First year medical students welcomed at orientation, Katelyn Howard
7-26-2017 Justement elected vice president of science policy for FASEB, Katelyn Howard
7-26-2017 Photo Galley: Partridge retirement reception, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-26-2017 Sign up for the EAB Heart + Sole 5K, Katelyn Howard
7-25-2017 A novel anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent inhibits glioblastoma growth and radiation resistance, Jeff Hansen
7-25-2017 Jones named Chief Physician Executive, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-19-2017 Summer program builds 'culture of health', Katelyn Howard
7-19-2017 Swetz appointed as Editor of the Journal of Palliative Care, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-18-2017 School of Medicine to welcome incoming class at annual White Coat Ceremony, Katelyn Howard
7-17-2017 Sign up for your ONECard, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-17-2017 White Coat Ceremony: What you need to know, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-14-2017 Tips to prepare you for orientation, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
7-12-2017 Kong named 2017 recipient of Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award, Sara Davies
7-6-2017 One-step protein purification achieves high yields, purity and activity, Jeff Hansen
7-3-2017 Micron-sized hydrogel cubes show highly efficient delivery of a potent anti-cancer drug, Jeff Hansen
7-3-2017 UAB joins TAPUR Study as site offering treatments for advanced cancer patients, Beena Thannickal
6-28-2017 Aller recognized for cryo-EM research by NIH, Katelyn Howard
6-27-2017 Mini iPads for Incoming Students, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-27-2017 Six Learning Communities renamed after prominent School of Medicine figures, Katelyn Howard
6-22-2017 Dismukes, 'role model to all,' passes away, Carolyn Walsh
6-20-2017 Kukoyi appointed as new chief of staff for BVAMC, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-19-2017 Faculty projects funded through an AMC21 initiative, Katelyn Howard
6-19-2017 Four third-year medical students chosen to present at ACP meeting, Katelyn Howard
6-19-2017 Traylor creates positive environment in nephrology lab, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-19-2017 UAB-led blue-ribbon committee creates ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies, Jeff Hansen
6-14-2017 Data from I-SPY 2 TRIAL shows potential of a new precision medicine drug therapy for breast cancer patients, Beena Thannickal
6-13-2017 Donor microbes persist up to two years after a fecal transplant to treat recurrent C. difficile infection, Jeff Hansen
6-13-2017 SOM leaders seek input on career development needs of senior faculty, Katelyn Howard
6-13-2017 Vasavada elected to Indian-American medical organization, Katelyn Howard
6-12-2017 Photo Gallery: Dean's Excellence Awards 2017 reception, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-12-2017 Spotlight on: Students' summer research, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-12-2017 Things I wish I'd known before starting medical school, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-7-2017 Otolaryngology faculty honored by ARS, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
6-7-2017 Parpura elected to Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Katelyn Howard
6-7-2017 Yoder named chair of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Kendra Carter
6-2-2017 New grant will fund research of biomechanical markers in glaucoma, Jessica Martindale
5-31-2017 Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic launched, Beena Thannickal
5-31-2017 Powerhouse medical oncologist joins UAB as director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kendra Carter
5-30-2017 Finding your path through Medical Student Interest Groups, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-30-2017 Spotlight on: Married medical students, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-30-2017 What should I do the summer before my first year of medical school?, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-24-2017 A "Rosetta Stone" protein offers new mechanism of allostery, Jeff Hansen
5-24-2017 Extreme preterm infant death or disease may be predicted by biomarker, Jeff Hansen
5-24-2017 Heudebert named interim dean of Montgomery Regional Campus, Kendra Carter
5-24-2017 Medical students celebrate commencement, Kendra Carter
5-19-2017 UAB Cancer Center provides no-cost tumor profiling for patients with advanced or rare cancers, Beena Thannickal
5-17-2017 Applications open for 2017 General Endowment Fund awards, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-17-2017 Cimino elected to international informatics society, Kendra Carter
5-17-2017 Eleven faculty members named winners of the 2017 Dean's Excellence Awards, Kendra Carter
5-17-2017 UAB clinical trials pave way to new cystic fibrosis drug, Jeff Hansen
5-11-2017 Microbiology's Dokland named ASM Distinguished Lecturer, Jeff Hansen
5-10-2017 Applications open for the UAB Advanced Communication Training program, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
5-10-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Jayme E. Locke, M.D., MPH, Megan McSwain Yeatts
5-10-2017 Matalon appointed editor-in-chief of Physiological Reviews, Julie Cole Miller
5-10-2017 Organizing for Success: Our path moving forward, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
5-10-2017 Seven medical students named inaugural class of Health Equity Scholars, Kendra Carter
5-8-2017 Fixing broken hearts through tissue engineering, Jeff Hansen
5-8-2017 Living with Cancer symposium, Beena Thannickal
5-5-2017 UAB spinoff targets cancer with drug-resistant immunotherapy, a novel approach to fighting tumors, Jeff Hansen
5-3-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner: David Briles, Ph.D., Kendra Carter
5-3-2017 School of Medicine commencement set for May 20, Kendra Carter
5-3-2017 UAB expands cancer navigation program nationally with Guideway Care, Beena Thannickal
5-1-2017 Mice with missing lipid-modifying enzyme heal better after heart attack, Jeff Hansen
4-26-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Sam Cartner, DVM, Ph.D., Kendra Carter
4-26-2017 Vickers named to Association of American Physicians, Kendra Carter
4-24-2017 Spotlight on: First year students Bean Woo, Helen Cunningham, David Dix and Susmita Murthy, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
4-24-2017 Which Birmingham neighborhood is right for you?, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
4-21-2017 Choosing UAB as an out-of-state student, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
4-20-2017 Out and about with the Learning Communities, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
4-19-2017 Colleagues to honor Schafer's life, career at May 12 ceremony, Kendra Carter
4-19-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Richard J. Whitley, M.D., Kendra Carter
4-18-2017 SOM faculty recognized for exceptional mentorship by UAB Graduate School, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
4-18-2017 UAB Cancer Center's Fiesta Ball helps fund young cancer researchers, Beena Thannickal
4-12-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Lauren Walter, M.D., Kendra Carter
4-12-2017 Flood to present innovative care model for elder patients at the American Geriatrics Society's 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, Jordan Lessley
4-12-2017 Larson to speak on work-life balance for Staff Appreciation Week, Kendra Carter
4-12-2017 Parpura to lead American Society for Neurochemistry, Kendra Carter
4-12-2017 The role and importance of the UAB Medicine Faculty Engagement Survey, David Rogers MD MHPE
4-12-2017 UAB School of Medicine art show returns for 17th year, Kendra Carter
4-5-2017 Nuclear transfer of mitochondrial DNA in colon and rectal cancer, Jeff Hansen
4-5-2017 Two UAB psychiatrists win 2017 Kempf Fund Award, Kendra Carter
4-3-2017 Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic at UAB recruiting for groundbreaking HIV prevention research trial, Jordan Lessley
4-3-2017 UAB creates triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery, Jeff Hansen
3-29-2017 Celebrating women in science and medicine, Mona Fouad MD MPH
