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Department of Psychology Associate Professor Michael Sloane, Ph.D., grew up in the rolling countryside of Ireland, where processed foods were far from a dietary staple– everything was farm to table. His family grew all their own vegetables and fruits, raised chickens for eggs, and bought meat from a neighboring farmer or fresh cuts from the town butcher. So, when he came over to the U.S. to complete his doctoral work at Northwestern University in 1979, Sloane was plunged into a consumer market that was riddled with highly processed and sugary food choices.

Two new faculty members have joined the UAB Medicine Office of Wellness, each as a part-time effort in the Professional Development Office.

Jarred Younger’s lab seeks to develop the state’s first research and treatment center for neuroinflammatory disorders.