Data from I-SPY 2 TRIAL shows potential of a new precision medicine drug therapy for breast cancer patients
Written by Beena Thannickal
Recent findings from an innovative nationwide trial indicate that the drug pembrolizumab, when used in combination with standard therapy, may provide positive results for patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
Paul Gamlin, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Mechanisms of Sensory, Perceptual and Cognitive Processes Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.
School of Medicine leaders are looking to establish a career development workshop for mid-career and senior faculty, and have launched a three-week web challenge to hear from faculty their suggestions on what subjects should be discussed.
Tarak Vasavada, M.D., professor and regional chair of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine’s Huntsville Regional Medical Campus has been elected to serve on the executive committee for the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
Donor microbes persist up to two years after a fecal transplant to treat recurrent C. difficile infection
Written by Jeff Hansen
This is the first demonstration of donor microbes persisting in the recipient following fecal transplant, a finding made possible by a novel method to “fingerprint” individual strains of bacteria.
Photo Gallery: Dean's Excellence Awards 2017 reception
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Winners of the 2017 Dean's Excellence Awards were honored with a reception held on Tuesday, June 6 at the Wallace Tumor Institute.
Vaccines are scientifically proven to save lives and prevent major outbreaks of highly infectious diseases among large populations in a safe and effective way.
Bradley K. Yoder, Ph.D., UAHSF Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research, has been named chair of the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology at the UAB School of Medicine.