Request for Applications Postdoctoral Training Program in Lung Biology and Translational Medicine |
The Postdoctoral Training Program in Lung Biology and Translational Medicine, funded by an NIH T32 training grant, has two Postdoctoral training positions open for appointment beginning as soon as July 1, 2024. In addition to substantial research opportunities, this program provides intensive education, career development opportunities, and close mentorship from some of the most respected names in Pulmonary Medicine. The Pulmonary T32 program has an established record of fostering the development of postdoctoral trainees into independent investigators in lung biology and respiratory research. As the next generation of researchers, applicants plan a career in clinical, translational, and basic science research related to advancing research missions relevant to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Application Due Date: Tuesday, April 30 (by 5:00 pm) |
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Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship names winners of 2023 Innovation AwardsVivek Lal, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAB Heersink School of Medicine and the founder of both ResBiotic Nutrition and Alveolus Bio, was given the 2023 Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship.
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UAB HHT Clinic named Center of ExcellenceCure HHT has named the HHT Clinic at UAB Hospital a Center of Excellence. Only hospitals equipped with the proper personnel, expertise, commitment and resources to provide comprehensive evaluation, treatment and education to individuals with HHT and their families receive this designation.
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Blalock receives $7 million R35 grant for COPDJ. Edwin Blalock, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, has received a seven year $7 million R35 Outstanding Investigator grant from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH for his project “Pathogenic Exosomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).”
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Antony named 2023 Dean's Excellence Award Winner in ResearchVeena Antony, M.D., professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, is the senior faculty winner of the Dean's Excellence Award in Research. Antony's research is focused on environmental and translational medicine, cystic fibrosis, pleural disease, and lung injury.
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How cadmium-induced inflammation increases the severity and mortality of lung infectionsDescription of this mechanism offers a promising therapeutic target to limit lung injury and death. Lower respiratory tract infections, including bacterial pneumonia, are the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide, with 120 million to 156 million cases and 1.4 million deaths a year.
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Three projects funded through annual AMC21 Multi-Investigator Program AwardsUAB Heersink School of Medicine has awarded three grants for the latest annual Multi-Investigator Program Award cycle. The 2022/2023 AMC21 Multi-PI Awards, which provide grant funding of $150,000 per year for two years, were awarded to Javier Neyra, M.D., Carlos Orihuela, Ph.D., and Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Ph.D.
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COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is a major risk factor for death, ICU admission and mechanical ventilationHaving a bacterial infection at the same time as COVID-19 is a greater risk factor for COVID-19 severity and mortality than previously described risk factors such as advanced age, male sex or various comorbidities.
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