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There is an urgent need for blood donation as blood supplies are dangerously low. Please encourage donation.
Blood supplies have dropped to critically low levels at UAB. -
Delta variant increases risk of adverse outcomes in pregnant women, new UAB study shows
New study from UAB women’s health, infectious diseases and pediatric experts show increase in morbidity and adverse outcomes in pregnant patients caused by the Delta variant. -
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama supports O’Neal Invests with $400,000 in awards
The O’Neal Invests program funds UAB investigators starting new cancer-related projects to initiate key, preliminary work needed to enable competitive R01 applications from the NIH. -
Cao Promoted to Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine
The UAB Department of Pathology is pleased to announce that Liyun Cao, Ph.D., has been promoted to Assistant Professor in the Division of Laboratory Medicine, effective October 1, 2021. Dr. Cao has been an Instructor in our department since 2018[…] -
Harada Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The UAB Department of Pathology is pleased to announce the appointment of Shuko Harada, M.D., Professor, Genomic Diagnostics and Bioinformatics and Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Section, as the inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department[…] -
Feeling COVID rage? Five strategies for managing pandemic anger
UAB clinical psychiatrist Megan Hays walks through five strategies that can be used to manage pandemic anger and burnout. -
Faculty nominees for the 2021 Argus Awards announced
The Department of Medical Education and the Argus Society are pleased to announce the 2021 Argus Awards nominations. Winners will be announced at the Argus Awards Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021. -
Department Chair Visits Partner University in Bulgaria
Our chair, George J. Netto, M.D., Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair, recently had the opportunity to visit the Medical University in Pleven and the Center of Competence Leonardo da Vinci in Bulgaria. The university is one of five medical campuses[…] -
Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer
Twelve teams competed for cash and prizes across two action-packed days in the AI Against Cancer hackathon. This is the third iteration of the UAB-sponsored event, which applies big data and artificial intelligence techniques to fight disease. -
$100 million in gifts to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.