Pictured Above (L to R): Brigitta Brott, M.D., (Cardiovascular Disease), Timmy Lee, M.D., (Nephrology), Joseph Garner, Ph.D., (Biotechnology Program), Patrick Hwang, Ph.D., and Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)
Timmy Lee, M.D., (Professor, Nephrology) and colleagues co-authored a report in the journal Biomaterials showing that an experimental nanomatrix gel improves the development of arteriovenous fistula, which provides stable vascular access for patients who require hemodialysis. Experts say this discovery holds promise for more than 600,000 patients in the U.S. with end stage kidney disease.
More Good News for January 7, 2022
Andrew Sellers, M.D., (Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine) will take on a new role at the Birmingham VA Medical Center as the Chief of Staff. Thank you, Dr. Sellers, for your dedication to our veterans.
Gareth Dutton, Ph.D., (Professor, Preventive Medicine) is co-leading a study called Daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care where experts investigate the effects of engagement and visual feedback in weight management.
Lisa Willett, M.D., (Professor, General Internal Medicine) and colleagues discuss a case with the hallmarks of porphyria and offer the clinical reasoning behind a diagnosis of a different heme biosynthesis issue: lead poisoning.
Qing Zhao, M.D., (Instructor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology) received the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Career Development Award which supports researchers interested in a career studying inflammatory bowel disease.
Glenn Rowe, Ph.D., (Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Disease) was invited to join the editorial board of Endocrinology for his expertise in mechanisms that affect the cardiovascular system and systemic metabolism. Congrats!
In Memoriam: A Tribute to Joseph R. Bloomer, M.D. The Department is deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Emeritus Joseph Bloomer, M.D., who died on December 22, 2021. Dr. Bloomer was Director of the UAB Liver Center and Professor of Medicine and Genetics from 1995 until his retirement in 2016. Dr. Bloomer was a pioneer in hepatology research and committed to collaboration to advance the diagnosis and treatment of porphyria. Gifts in memory of Dr. Bloomer may be made to a support fund to be named in his honor, pending approval of the UA Board of Trustees.
Harvard Professor Peter Sax, M.D., Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital will present A Medical Miracle: Four Decades of HIV Care & Research at noon on Wednesday, January 12, via Zoom.