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Lung cancer advances spur new hope in fight against a deadly disease
New screening guidelines and improvements in diagnostics and treatment have improved outcomes in lung cancer. -
UAB helps college cheerleader tackle cancer
When Cameron Monistere was diagnosed with cancer right before his senior year of college and final season as an Auburn University cheerleader, he acted fast. With the help of UAB experts, Monistere is now cancer-free and using his story to[…] -
TBX20 enhances reprogramming of heart fibroblasts into heart muscle cells
Direct reprogramming is a potential therapy for heart attack patients. In vitro, TBX20 improved contractility and mitochondrial function of reprogrammed heart muscle cells. -
CAR T-Cell therapy helps patient strike back at double-hit lymphoma
UAB’s CAR T-cell therapy cured stage 4 lymphoma with the help of the patient’s resilience and the doctor’s timely diagnosis and treatment. -
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. -
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center awards $950,000 in cancer-related research grants
O’Neal Invests funds UAB investigators initiating new cancer-related projects to do key preliminary work to enable competitive extramural applications. -
El-Rayes Named Director for the Division of Hematology and Oncology
The DOM is delighted that Bassel El-Rayes, M.D., will serve as the next Director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology. He will also serve as the deputy director for the The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB - effective[…] -
Hancock finds friends and meaningful ways to spend weekends while volunteering at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society
Jill Hancock, clinical research coordinator in the Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, found a connection to the local community in a unique way after moving to Birmingham from Louisiana—by volunteering at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. -
Biologic and clinical efficacy of LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease
The Heersink communications staff sat down with Dr. Julie Kanter to gain insights about the research of this study, UAB, and the science community. -
Study provides ‘critical information’ for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID
The largest registry of U.S. children with cancer who were diagnosed with COVID-19 found an increased risk of having severe infection and having their cancer therapy modified because of COVID, underscoring the urgency of vaccinations for these children, the authors[…]