Emily Liming Johns

Emily Liming Johns

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The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Nelly Mugo, MBChB, MMed Obs/Gyn, MPH, on April 4, 2023. 

World Health Day commemorates the World Health Organization’s April 7, 1948, founding and is celebrated to raise global health awareness. Through the establishment of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, UAB’s engagement in global health, including collaborative partnerships, continues to grow as interest in global health work is consistently increasing. 

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health is excited to announce the second cohort of pilot grant awardees. 

The Heersink School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Lingyong Li to gain insight into this study, UAB, and the science community.

The Office of Research for the Heersink School of Medicine held a Strategic Research Retreat at the Alumni House on Wednesday, Feb. 15 to assess and discuss the newly identified focus areas.

The Heersink School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Merry-Lynn McDonald to gain insights about the research of this study, UAB, and the science community.

Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the UAB Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation, spoke on the concept of Healthcare 3.0 at a lunch and learn held by the institute on Feb. 9, 2023.

In the first installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Dr. Lynn Matthews shares about her life and work in global health.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Manuel Ramirez-Zea, M.D., Ph.D., head of the Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Department of Nutrition and Chronic Diseases at the Institute for Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) on Feb. 7, 2023.

Matt Heimann, M.D., has joined the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) as the associate director for Educational Programs, tasked with strengthening the educational mission of the institute.

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