Displaying items by tag: Department of Biology
Alumni Honored as 2020 Rising Stars
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud that three of the five honorees are our graduates.
Immunology has traditionally been studied at graduate levels, but faculty at UAB think that giving undergraduates the ability to study this interdisciplinary field will lead to greater numbers of immunologists entering the field. You can read their study in Frontiers of Immunology.
Cahaba Brewing is one of the most popular and successful breweries in Birmingham. “When I began brewing, I started looking at what the science of brewing is,” says Eric. “A lot of people relate brewing beer more to cooking than anything else, but there’s so much more to it.
Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship award
The UAB Graduate Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award recognizes full-time regular UAB faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments as mentors of graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows.
Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Janice Roberts
In August 1971, Janice Roberts became the second woman to graduate with a master’s degree from UAB’s Department of Biology.
Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Nancy Love
On June 5, 1971, Nancy Love became the first woman to receive a master’s degree from the Department of Biology.
Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Dr. Vithal Ghanta
In 1986, Dr. Vithal Ghanta joined the Department of Biology as an Associate Professor, making her the department’s first female tenured faculty member. In 1989, she was promoted to full professor. Dr. Ghanta has spent the past 33 years advancing the department’s research and teaching.
Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Mary Shepherd
In June 1970, Mary Shepherd received her diploma from UAB, making her the first woman to ever graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Biology!
2019 Winners of College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching Announced
Established in 2018, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time regular faculty members of College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching.
UAB Department of Biology professors Dr. Charles Amsler and Dr. Jim McClintock, along with co-PIs Dr. Katrin Iken (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Dr. Aaron Galloway (University of Oregon), and Dr. Andrew Klein (Texas A&M University), secured a $880,000 NSF grant to investigate brown macroalgae in the northern portion of the western Antarctic Peninsula region.
Alumni honored at the 2018 UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 event
We are proud to announce that eight College of Arts and Sciences alumni were honored as members of the 2018 class of the UAB Excellence in Business Top 25.
New degrees in the College prepare students for emerging fields of personalized medicine, advanced manufacturing, and more.
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield pursues international research and service
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield named Norma J. Lang Fellow
Stephen Watts to chair organizing committee for NIH workshop
Stephen A Watts has been selected to chair the organizing committee for the ORIP/DPCPSI/OD-NIH workshop on “Defining Nutrition in Zebrafish and other Biomedical Research Diets: Needs and Challenges.”
Update from the Lab: The Krueger-Hadfield Lab
Follow our new series on research happening in the Department of Biology. Today's installment features recent papers from The Krueger-Hadfield Lab.
UAB Disability Support Services (DSS) named this year’s winners of the Spring 2018 Faculty Awards. They are Mickie Powell (Ph.D.) and Robin Lorenz (M.D., Ph.D.).
Update from the Lab: The Sun Lab
Follow our new series on research happening in the Department of Biology. Today's installment features recent papers from the Sun Lab.
