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Department hosts celebration of Black History Month
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Back L to R: Chrystal Rutledge, Alana Nichols, Casi Ferguson, Marjada Tucker, and Thomas Wilder and Tamera Coyne-Beasley. Front L to R: Marissa Ladinsky, Samantha Hill, Janice Kelsey and Brian Sims. In celebration of Black History Month and to commemorate[…] -
UAB startup receives $2.5 million FastTrack Grant from the NIH
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The grant validates the science of Alveolus Bio, and the funds will support development of first-of-its-kind inhaled biotherapeutics to treat chronic lung diseases. -
Three pediatric faculty appointed to Pediatrics Review and Education Program Editorial Boards
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Top L to R: Giovanna Beauchamp, Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, and Guillermo Jose Beltran AleGiovanna Beauchamp, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, M.D., assistant professor, and Guillermo Jose Beltran Ale, M.D., assistant professor[…] -
Next generation technology and sequencing are focus of 2023 Rare Disease Genomics Symposium
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The 10th annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium will take place virtually March 10 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. -
COVID-19: Bacterial co-infection is a major risk factor for death, ICU admission and mechanical ventilation
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Having a bacterial infection at the same time as COVID-19 is a greater risk factor for COVID-19 severity and mortality than previously described risk factors such as advanced age, male sex or various comorbidities. -
Mini Medical School hosts first field trip
[widgetkit id="431"] On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Department of Pediatrics Mini Medical School Program had its first field trip. Eighteen 6th and 7th graders came to the Pediatric Simulation Center at Children’s of Alabama and spent a half day learning[…]
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Dr. Kong receives Charles C. Shepard Science Award
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Michele Kong, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, has received the Charles C. Shepard Science Award. -
Type 1 diabetes: first clinical trial of GABA/GAD in newly diagnosed, very young children
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The clinical trial focused on very young children, who have a more rapid loss of the pancreatic beta cells than do adolescents. The trial was constrained to a low-dose level, but showed safety and tolerability and reduced serum glucagon, a[…] -
Faculty win books about Black history during faculty meeting
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During the February Pediatric Faculty Meeting, Mitch Cohen, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics, held the annual Black History Month quiz. Those who correctly answered questions about Black historical and present day figures received books about Black history in[…] -
Full house: Mom delivers rare set of MoMo twins at UAB, Alba's second set of twins in 13 months
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Six months after giving birth to identical twins, Britney Alba found out she was pregnant with her second set of identical twins. These twins, however, were monochorionic-monoamniotic — one of the rarest types of twins.
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Giovanna Beauchamp, M.D., assistant professor, Ammar Saadoon, M.D., assistant professor, and Guillermo Jose Beltran Ale, M.D., assistant professor, have been appointed to the American Academy of Pediatrics Review and Education Program Editorial Boards. go.uab.edu/3Fkt6o9
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Alveolus Bio, founded by C. Vivek Lal, M.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Pediatrics, has received a $2.5 million Small Business Innovation Research FastTrack grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH. Congrats! uab.edu/news/research/…