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School of Medicine tops $269 million in NIH funding for 2020

UAB received over $325 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.

2021 Pittman Scholars announced

Ten faculty members in the School of Medicine have been named the 2021 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars.

Institutional Research Core Program adds new cores; creates major growth in program

The Institutional Research Core Program (IRCP) recently selected 5 new cores to the institution-wide program.

Faculty honored at 2020 Argus Awards ceremony

Created in 1996, the Argus Awards give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education.

23 honored with endowed chair or professorship in the School of Medicine

The School of Medicine holds a remarkable 193 endowed chairs and 103 endowed professorship positions. These honors contribute to recruitment and retention of premier teachers, clinicians, and researchers. This year, 23 faculty members received endowments.

Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation regulates the fate decision between pathogenic Th17 and regulatory T Cells

The School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Harrington to gain insights about her research, UAB, and the science community.

Ventral hippocampal projections to the medial prefrontal cortex regulate social memory

The School of Medicine communications staff sat down with Dr. Pozzo-Miller to gain insights about his research, UAB, and the science community.

Donor Spotlight: The New Neighbors League Club gives to Alzheimer’s disease research

The New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) of Birmingham gave a $4,000 gift to the Alzheimer’s Research Program led by Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Neurology.

Two School of Medicine faculty members elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Two School of Medicine have been elected to become members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Orlando Gutierrez, M.D., MMSc, is a professor in the Division of Nephrology, and Erik Roberson, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Neurology.

Overstreet-Wadiche named chairperson of the Neurogenesis and Cell Fate Study Section

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been named chairperson of the Neurogenesis and Cell Fate Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review

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