Lapi appointed as first holder of the Emmet O’Neal II Endowed Professorship in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
Written by Amanda Dunn
MAA event, Dine with the Docs, returns with success after COVID-19 hiatus
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
One year later: Looking back at the historical Heersink gift and celebrating our Office of Advancement’s tremendous year
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
One year ago, our medical school received a historic gift from longtime supporter Marnix E. Heersink, M.D., and his family. The $95 million contribution named our school the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine while setting us on a transformational path of excellence and opportunity.
Scott Ballinger, Ph.D., has been named the new associate dean for Faculty Affairs.
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research introduces new faculty for Summer and Fall 2022. Please join Heersink School of Medicine and the Office of Research in welcoming these new faculty.
The Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation has launched a program for health care professionals who want to optimize their group's quality, access, and solutions through creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. To achieve this goal, the institute has partnered with UAB Medicine to offer the Healthcare Innovation Academy.
From Ireland farm fresh to U.S. processed foods, navigating a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Written by Emma Shepard
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.