Center News
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Microbiome Center Cores
Learn more about our cores at UAB Virtual Core Day 2022. -
Associate Scientist, Dr. Jessica Scoffield
Named UAB Heersink School of Medicine Pittman Scholar. -
Microbiome Center Symposium
The 2022 Virtual Microbiome Symposium was held January 10, 2022. -
Senior Scientist, Dr. Haydeh Payami
Featured as a keynote speaker at the 2022 UAB Microbiome Symposium. -
Professor, Dr. Nicola Segata
Featured as a keynote speaker at the 2022 UAB Microbiome Symposium. -
Pilot Grant Funding Decision
2021-2022 Microbiome Center Pilot Grant awards announced! -
Senior Scientist, Dr. Sylvie Mrug
Awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the role of epigenetics in health disparities — for a total amount of $2.8 million. -
Associate Scientist, Dr. Sixto Leal
Selected for the Pathologist's 2021 Power List for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Associate Scientist, Dr. Kent Willis
Latest light sheet fluorescence microscopy work was featured on the ZEISS Microscopy Blog: ‘Imaging the Developing Lung to Explore a Critical Disease in Preterm Babies.’
UAB News (News & Outreach)
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama announces $1.275 million investment in Alabama-based breast cancer research
The funding will support 24 research projects at seven institutions in Alabama. -
UAB physicians use cardiac intelligence to address health inequities
Cardiac intelligence uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients for cardiac disease and progression. -
UAB fall commencement is Dec. 9-10
At least 1,270 students will walk in two commencement exercises this fall at UAB. -
New study puts gut microbiome at the center of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
The study, utilizing the relatively new field of metagenomics, demonstrated an imbalance in the gut microbiome of patients with Parkinson’s disease. -
Tuberculosis and COVID-19 lung lesions revealed by high-resolution three-dimensional imaging
Insights that are not possible with conventional two-dimensional platforms include characterization of obliterated airways in tuberculosis and hemorrhage from ruptured blood vessels in COVID-19 lungs, at near-microscopic levels. -
Ho is first at UAB to be selected for a prestigious national scholarship by Alpha Epsilon Delta
Michael Ho is the first in UAB’s history to be awarded this prestigious scholarship by AED in recognition of his scholastic achievements in academics as well as extracurriculars.
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