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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Gene therapy: What to know about the new FDA-approved treatment for sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is the most common and clinically significant inherited blood disorder across the nation, and now there is an FDA-approved gene therapy to help those living with SCD. -
Type 1 diabetes: B cell-derived natural antibodies suppress autoimmune pathogenesis
Vaccination of neonatal mice with group A Streptococcus promotes clonal expansion of B cells that produce antibody against GlcNAc. The association of reduced Type 1 diabetes risk after group A Streptococcus infection is dependent on these GlcNAc-specific B cells. -
UAB is one of the first US medical schools to give portable ultrasound unit access to all students. Here’s why.
Using a handheld ultrasound device, a trained clinician can rapidly and accurately diagnose anything from kidney stones to heart function, saving time and money for patients in rural and urban underserved areas. -
New comprehensive Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic opens at UAB
The multidisciplinary clinic will offer a full spectrum of sports and exercise medicine services to patients, including non-operative and surgical procedures and nutritional, biologic injections, cardio, exercise in pregnancy, and physical medicine and rehabilitation services. -
UAB Medicine named the presenting medical partner of the 2024 Transplant Games of America
UAB Medicine will serve as the presenting medical partner of the Transplant Games of America when the event comes to Birmingham in July 2024. -
UAB researchers awarded $1 million to study ways to reduce emergency department overcrowding
The research team’s goal is to create a customizable solution that can be applied across various health care settings to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments.
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