UAB creates triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery
Written by Jeff Hansen
These microcarriers may offer an entirely different approach to treating solid human tumors of numerous pathologic subtypes by delivering their encapsulated drug cargo to a tumor and protecting against collateral tissue damage.
In celebration of both International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the UAB School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion sponsored on March 22 a visit from Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Four medical students named in 2017-18 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Four students from the UAB School of Medicine were named in the 2017-2018 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows, a group of sixteen graduate students across the state who will spend the next year implementing service projects designed to address social factors that impact health.
Journal: Researchers can track hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body
Written by Tyler Greer
Just one month after major research findings showed dangerous PFAS present in more than one-third of fast food packaging tested, UAB and Notre Dame created a new technique to track PFASs in the body.
Preterm babies born at 23 weeks’ or longer gestation benefit from mom’s receiving steroids prior to delivery
Written by Alicia Rohan
Antenatal corticosteroids given to high-risk moms are associated with better outcomes for babies born prematurely.
Mississippi teen battles colon cancer through phase I clinical trial at UAB
Written by Beena Thannickal
Unusual case of teen patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer receives innovative first-in-human clinical trial at UAB, reflecting a unique story of cancer and hope.
Ph.D. candidate Kathryn Henley competed against 45 students to win first place at the 3MT Regional Competition in Annapolis, Maryland, on March 5.
The 2017 graduating class of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine celebrated another successful Match Day on Friday, March 17. With 98 percent of students matching into residency positions, UAB students will continue their medical education at 75 institutions in 29 states across the country.