A UAB spinoff has received a stage two grant to test a potential solution for malfunctioning vascular access.

The 11 postdocs selected to receive Outstanding Postdoctoral Awards represent nine departments, divisions and schools across UAB.

UAB Medicine has a long history of caring for patients with adult congenital heart disease, and the Alabama Adult Congenital Heart Program is the only one in Alabama and one of a handful in the country that provide continuing care for patients as they move into adulthood.

A program that supports historically disadvantaged health professionals chooses two researchers in the UAB Department of Medicine as finalists.

A fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule called lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack, as the lipoxin prompted early activation of the resolving phase of the immune response.

Knowledge from this study and others may help physicians boost healing and prevent heart failure in patients after a heart attack.

These leaders represent the next generation of cardiologists who are working to educate their colleagues, conduct research on new and novel strategies to advance cardiovascular care, and innovate the unique aspects of the cardiology specialty. 

Twelve School of Medicine faculty were recently honored as winners of the UAB Graduate Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award.

The grant will initially fund two fellowship positions for postdoctoral fellows (basic or clinical) wishing to train in the area of heart failure research.

A heart attack can happen even if to those who are relatively young and fit, and genetics can play a role.