THE POWER OF SCIENCE
MEETS THE ART OF MEDICINE
The UAB Heersink SOM MSTP provides a truly integrated MD-PhD training program for aspiring physician scientists. During the first 2-years of the program, our students take both a selection of medical school and graduate school courses concurrently. This approach allows our students to get a head start on their graduate courses, while also getting to know both their fellow MD and PhD classmates. Additionally, our MD-PhD students are highly involved in multiple aspects of the program. This includes acting as student advisors to the MSTP Directors, organizing the collaborative Annual Southeastern MD-PhD Symposium, advocating for representation, diversity, and inclusion in medicine and science, and planning applicant interviews.
By the Numbers
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Pig-to-human kidney transplant one of many feats for Locke, UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute
From its incompatible kidney transplant program to deceased donor programs, to xenotransplantation, UAB continues to seek ways to help patients who face end-stage renal disease. -
The 10-gene pig and other medical science advances enabled UAB’s transplant of a pig kidney into a brain-dead human recipient
The human preclinical model at UAB provides important knowledge before a Phase I clinical trial can begin for living human recipients. Decades of work by researchers across the world preceded UAB’s first clinical-grade pig kidney xenotransplant. -
Selfless act paves the way for more people to receive lifesaving organs
Jim Parsons’ legacy paves the way for thousands to potentially receive lifesaving organs through UAB’s xenotransplantation program. -
UAB announces first clinical-grade transplant of gene-edited pig kidneys into brain-dead human
In the study published in the American Journal of Transplantation, UAB researchers tested the first human preclinical model for transplanting genetically modified pig kidneys into humans. -
UAB’s online master’s in biotechnology is flexible, convenient, scope-worthy and much more
UAB’s School of Health Professions’ Master of Science in Biotechnology helps students develop and launch new products and technology, building a new future.
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Today we reflect on the work of Dr. King, but we also recognize that we still have further to go in realizing his dream. As we train the next generation of #doubledocs, we remain committed to cultivating a program culture that prioritizes health equity and justice. #MLKDay
We're kicking off our final interview day with a reboot of "73 Questions" from the Communications Committee. Jenny Hsin (MS-2) interviewed Samuel Chang (GS-1) for part one of the series.
Watch it on Youtube: bit.ly/SamuelC73.
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