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Department hosts virtual seminar series for Rapid REINVENT and School of Medicine COVID-19 grant recipients
The department will host a virtual seminar series featuring research from the Rapid REINVENT and School of Medicine COVID-19 grant recipients throughout the months of July and August.Organized by Kevin Harrod, Ph.D., the seminar series will highlight all new clinical,[…]
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Theresa Northern, DO, MPH, featured on UAB MedCast
In a recent episode of UAB MedCast, Theresa Northern, DO, MPH, sat down to discuss best practices relating to anesthesia, intubation, and airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic.Listen to Dr. Northern's episode here. All podcasts are eligible for CME credit. -
2021-2022 Adult Cardiothoracic and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Match Results
The Department is pleased to announce our fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year: Adult Cariothoracic (PD - Brad Meers, M.D.): Joseph Babcock, Anesthesiology, UAB Jacob Enslin, Anesthesiology, UABMartin Steine, Anesthesiology, UAB Ryan Gill, Anesthesiology, UABRiley Camp, Anesthesiology, UABCritical Care Medicine (PD - Andrew Barker,[…]
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Rapid REINVENT
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our regular Spring REINVENT cycle was deferred and the Rapid REINVENT program was implemented in April. The purpose of the program was to promote and encourage innovation in COVID-19 research. Seven projects received funding in[…]
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Tackling his third pandemic, UAB researcher gets up close with coronaviruses in order to kill them
Kevin Harrod’s lab operates at biosafety level 3, with scientists’ wearing full-body personal protective equipment that includes their own air supplies. -
WEBINAR—Modern Approaches to Research in Physiology
You’re invited to participate in the webinar “Modern Approaches to Research in Physiology,” sponsored by the American Physiological Society and Physiological Reviews on June 18, 2020, 2:00 to 5:00 PM EDT. This webinar is being organized by Dr. Willis K.[…]
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Dale Parks, Ph.D., and Josh Hagood, B.S., Appointed to New Roles
On behalf of Dan E. Berkowitz, MB BCh:It is with great enthusiasm and expectation that I announce a restructuring of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine’s IT team. Please join me in congratulating Dale A. Parks, Ph.D., who has[…] -
Important Message: Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
I believe it is time for us to speak with some candor about the tragic events that are unfolding in our country today. Our black communities stand battered and bruised, incredulous, and angered by the senseless murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and the ongoing violence and injustices that they are continually faced with. These times[…]
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Tackling his third pandemic, UAB researcher gets up close with coronaviruses in order to kill them
Virologist Kevin Harrod, Ph.D., is the institution’s resident expert on SARS viruses. His lab is handling biological validation for innovative drug-repurposing studies supported by the School of Medicine’s Urgent COVID-19 research fund. -
14 awarded COVID-19 research grants
14 Principal Investigators have been awarded grants to study various implications of COVID-19. -
UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice — an important step before any Phase 1 human safety trial in patients later this year. -
2020 Match Day Results
Congratulations to the following physicians who will be joining our residency program in June 2020. Dr. Susan Black reports that after a strong interview season, 21 residents have been matched from 13 medical schools with one resident to enter our[…]
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Discoveries on deck: Back pain, race and money
Are there differences in the way that minority groups and people with low socioeconomic status experience chronic low back pain? Learn more about an ongoing study in this new series that looks behind the scenes of UAB’s latest grants and[…] -
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Influenza NS1 can bind with the cell’s RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune response -
Faculty recognized at Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine, welcomed thirteen faculty members and their families to the Endow Chairs and Professorships Reception Nov. 5.
