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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. -
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. -
Kanter receives $7.7 million grant from the NIH to advance sickle cell disease research
The NIH grant will advance efforts to reduce the gap between research and care of sickle cell disease. -
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[…] -
Inverse relationship found between cancer diagnosis and Alzheimer’s disease
Results published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease show patients with one cancer diagnosis were less likely to develop dementia and had an overall slower cognitive decline than patients with no history of cancer. -
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. -
UAB has been recognized as a Program of Experience for CAR-T therapy
UAB has been awarded for its superior CAR-T therapy program services and leadership. -
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. -
American Cancer Society Board of Directors recognizes two UAB faculty for their commitment to cancer research and education
The American Cancer Society Board of Directors recognized UAB and its faculty’s commitment to further cancer research and promote health behaviors that can lessen cancer occurrence. -
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[…]