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51 medical students named winners of annual Medical Student Research Day competition

Medical Student Research Day celebrates the research accomplishments of medical students and provides them with the opportunity to present their projects to fellow students and faculty.

Melanoma treatment: Potential target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

The clinically approved drug ruxolitinib suppressed a mouse model of melanoma that is resistant to immune checkpoint blockers.

Researchers studying proposed targeted delivery of multimodal therapy to reduce prostate cancer disparity

Among all racial groups, African American men have the highest rate of prostate cancer, and their cancers exhibit more aggressive biology, leading to higher rates of death. Although systemic treatments have been developed for this disease, these are primarily palliative[…]

Department Spotlight: Starlette Dabbs, Executive Administrator

Since she came to UAB in 2004, Starlette Dabbs has earned the reputation as a true financial and administrative professional who gets things done because of her broad knowledge of her profession, her relationships across UAB, and her personal initiative[…]

TRMT6/61A-dependent base methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity and the unfolded protein response in bladder cancer

The Heersink School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Anindya Dutta to gain insights about the research of this study, UAB, and the science community.

Birmingham Promise scholar credits on-campus living as critical to her success

Supporting on-campus housing for Birmingham Promise scholars would enhance the well-rounded collegiate experience students aim to receive while at UAB.

Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer

This novel mode of altering gene silencing boosts the unfolded protein response pathway in the cancer cells, helping those cells survive during rapid growth.

8 faculty elevated to Distinguished, University professorships

The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Khurram Bashir, Aurelio Galli, Eugenia Kharlampieva, Bruce R. Korf and Jan Novak and the rank of University Professor to W. Timothy Garvey, Linda D. Moneyham and Jeffery[…]

Korf and Shalev inducted into the Association of American Physicians

Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D., and Anath Shalev, M.D., have been inducted into the Association of American Physicians, a prestigious honor which recognizes outstanding, diverse physician-scientists with credentials in basic or translational biomedical research.

A refined microbiome “fingerprint” method tracks sub-strain variants of a single gut microbe strain

An absence of sub-strain variation over a short period was seen in sick patients, which may signal impending gut dysbiosis.

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51 medical students named winners of annual Medical Student Research Day competition

Melanoma treatment: Potential target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

Researchers studying proposed targeted delivery of multimodal therapy to reduce prostate cancer disparity

Department Spotlight: Starlette Dabbs, Executive Administrator

TRMT6/61A-dependent base methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity and the unfolded protein response in bladder cancer

Birmingham Promise scholar credits on-campus living as critical to her success

Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer

8 faculty elevated to Distinguished, University professorships

Korf and Shalev inducted into the Association of American Physicians

A refined microbiome “fingerprint” method tracks sub-strain variants of a single gut microbe strain

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