This collection includes previously published content from Heersink School of Medicine News. For current news, visit uab.edu/medicine/news.
Submissions from 2017
3-29-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Lauren Nassetta, M.D., Kendra Carter
3-29-2017 Four medical students named in 2017-18 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-29-2017 Mississippi teen battles colon cancer through phase I clinical trial at UAB, Beena Thannickal
3-29-2017 Rice: Women & their advocates crucial to science, medicine, Laura Coulter
3-27-2017 Providing care for Birmingham's uninsured through student-run EAB clinic, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-27-2017 Vital Tour: the ins and outs of Volker Hall, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-27-2017 Welcome to the first edition of SOM Vital Signs, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-22-2017 Cloudy vision, clear future, Jessica Martindale
3-22-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: J. Edwin Blalock, Ph.D., Carolyn Walsh
3-22-2017 Medical students celebrate successful Match Day, Kendra Carter
3-21-2017 Genetic clues to kidney disease uncovered, Jeff Hansen
3-15-2017 Chesebro to lead Family Medicine on Huntsville campus, Kendra Carter
3-15-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Jennifer Pollock, Ph.D., Carolyn Walsh
3-15-2017 Regional graduate-professional student conference comes to Birmingham, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-15-2017 Rice to deliver Women in Medicine and Science lecture on March 22, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-15-2017 Updates on OFS, Precision Medicine and celebrating diversity, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
3-14-2017 Applications open for the UAB-Genetech Research Scholars Fellowship program, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-14-2017 Faculty Development workshops offer insight into career development, promotion & tenure for junior faculty, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
3-13-2017 Castration-resistant prostate cancer cell growth impeded by Endostatin, Jeff Hansen
3-13-2017 Cycling event to help cancer patients kicks off in Birmingham, March 25, Beena Thannickal
3-8-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: F. Stanford Massie, Jr., M.D., Carolyn Walsh
3-8-2017 School of Medicine launching new Health Equity Scholars Program, Kendra Carter
3-1-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Latesha Elopre, M.D., Carolyn Walsh
3-1-2017 Vickers named president-elect of the Southern Surgical Association, Kendra Carter
2-28-2017 Preserving vision for astronauts, Jessica Martindale
2-28-2017 The Kirklin Clinic opens area's first outpatient interventional radiology clinic, Jordan Lessley
2-27-2017 Activated T-cells drive post-heart attack heart failure, Jeff Hansen
2-24-2017 Annual medical student Match Day ceremony planned for March 17, Kendra Carter
2-24-2017 First Colon on the Green event to be held at UAB on March 3, Beena Thannickal
2-24-2017 Marques to be honored by national medical association for dedication to apheresis, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-24-2017 UAB pediatrician and pathologist recognized for commitment to mentoring medical students, residents and fellows, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-22-2017 Dean's Excellence Award winner profile: Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., MSHA, Carolyn Walsh
2-22-2017 Student National Medical Association builds relationships through community outreach programs, Laura Coulter
2-21-2017 White House strategist to lead UAB's Personalized Medicine Institute, Kendra Carter
2-17-2017 Using protons to fight cancer: the science behind the UAB Proton Center, Jeff Hansen
2-16-2017 GARP2 accelerates retinal degeneration in a mouse model, Jeff Hansen
2-16-2017 Nominate your SOM colleagues for the 2017 Dean's Excellence Awards, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
2-15-2017 Carroll named chair of UAB Department of Otolaryngology, Kendra Carter
2-14-2017 A "release and kill" strategy may aid treatment of tuberculosis, Jeff Hansen
2-8-2017 Annual Best Medicine Show set for Feb. 24, Kendra Carter
2-8-2017 Darley-Usmar named Associate Dean for Research, Kendra Carter
2-8-2017 School of Medicine celebrates diversity and inclusion with inaugural Diversity Fair, Grand Rounds, Laura Coulter
2-8-2017 Vickers to deliver 2017 Kennamer Distinguished Lecture in Montgomery, Kendra Carter
2-3-2017 Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired-in, Jeff Hansen
2-3-2017 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center to host ArtBLINK Gala 2017, Beena Thannickal
2-1-2017 Bullard named assistant dean for Undergraduate Biomedical Programs, Kendra Carter
2-1-2017 Jia Cui wins graduate travel award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jeff Hansen
1-26-2017 How the border guards fail in HIV infection, Jeff Hansen
1-26-2017 UAB's novel lay navigation program demonstrates significant cuts in cancer care costs, serves as national model, Beena Thannickal
1-25-2017 Five faculty named the 2017 Pittman Scholars, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
1-25-2017 Office for Diversity and Inclusion Celebrates Diversity Day with Diversity Grand Rounds, Diversity Fair, Laura Coulter
1-25-2017 Researchers describe a novel underlying mechanism involved in PTSD and other anxiety disorders, Jeff Hansen
1-25-2017 Tissue engineering advance reduces heart failure in model of heart attack, Jeff Hansen
1-25-2017 UAB receives $16 million grant to reduce cancer disparities, Beena Thannickal
1-18-2017 World-renowned immunologist to speak at 2017 Bertram M. Marx Lecture, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
1-17-2017 UAB opens new Integrative Medicine Clinic, Beena Thannickal
1-11-2017 Grabowski chosen to lead medical school admissions, Kendra Carter
1-4-2017 Automated clinical laboratory opens in UAB Hospital, Jeff Hansen
1-4-2017 UAB State of the School of Medicine speech set for Jan. 25, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Submissions from 2016
12-21-2016 Frank named first executive vice chair in Medicine, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
12-20-2016 Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors, Jeff Hansen
12-14-2016 First SPARC competition shines a light on bright ideas, UAB Medicine
12-14-2016 UAB named NIH clinical center for groundbreaking exercise trial to map molecular underpinnings of health benefits, Christina Crowe
12-14-2016 UAB receives grant to study promising treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Beena Thannickal
12-7-2016 Leadership Development Office at UAB Medicine: What Does It Mean?, Jean Ann Larson
12-6-2016 Four new NSF grants -- three in neuroscience -- deepen UAB's research portfolio, forge collaborations, Jeff Hansen
12-1-2016 UAB Staff Council partnering with CASA for annual Angel Tree Holiday Present Drive, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
11-30-2016 UAB AMWA chapter wraps up 2016 with networking event, Laura Coulter
11-29-2016 Massie honored among top medical educators by the Association of American Medical Colleges, Kendra Carter
11-28-2016 Elewski chosen to lead UAB's Department of Dermatology, Kendra Carter
11-28-2016 Organizing for Success: The necessity of change, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
11-22-2016 How a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce heart failure in the aged, Jeff Hansen
11-16-2016 Training in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders available to physicians, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
11-14-2016 How internal circadian clocks in neurons encode external daily rhythms of excitability, Jeff Hansen
11-10-2016 From battlefield to bedside: Headrick's experience in the Army led him to pursue medical school, Kendra Carter
11-9-2016 Honoring those who serve, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
11-9-2016 Joining Forces Wellness Week raises awareness of veteran healthcare needs, Kendra Carter
11-9-2016 Nominations open for the 2017 Pittman Scholars, Kendra Carter
11-8-2016 Alzheimer's disease family caregivers will get telemedicine training, Jeff Hansen
11-8-2016 UAB Cancer Center sponsors Working Through Cancer event, Beena Thannickal
11-2-2016 AMWA in full stride with fall panel on promotion and tenure, Laura Coulter
11-2-2016 Health Services Foundation awards $1.5 million in General Endowment Fund grants, Kendra Carter
10-27-2016 Vaccination of newborn mice with bacteria suppresses asthma as adults, Jeff Hansen
10-26-2016 Organizing for Success: Positioning UAB Medicine for the future, Selwyn M. Vickers MD
10-13-2016 Fighting pain through knowledge about sensory organs in the fingertips, Jeff Hansen
10-13-2016 Saving lives by making pneumonia vaccine affordable, Jeff Hansen
10-12-2016 Guiding strategic investment through the Academic Enrichment Fund, Dawn Bulgarella MHSA CPA
10-6-2016 Curing inherited disease by running a stop sign, Jeff Hansen
10-6-2016 Estrada named associate provost for Interprofessional Education and director of CIPES, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-6-2016 UAB Hospital named a top breast health center in the U.S., Beena Thannickal
10-5-2016 Bike locker rentals available for medical students, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
10-5-2016 Women faculty honored at annual promotion reception, Laura Coulter
9-28-2016 Medical students celebrate annual Primary Care Week Oct. 3-7, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-23-2016 $8 million grant to support research to repair hearts with bioengineered patch, Jeff Hansen
9-21-2016 Students demo low-cost, healthy recipes at Birmingham farmer's market, Kendra Carter
9-20-2016 Removing cellular bookmarks smooths the path to stem cells, Jeff Hansen
9-15-2016 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center ranked among the best in the nation, Beena Thannickal
9-14-2016 Faculty awarded curricular enrichment and innovation awards, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-14-2016 Register now for RIME Week medical education events, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
9-12-2016 A microRNA plays role in major depression, Jeff Hansen
