Top L to R: Hussein Abdullatif, Timothy Beukelman, Viral Jain and Ariel SalasHussein Abdullatif, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Timothy Beukelman, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, and Viral Jain, M.D., assistant professor, and Arial Salas, M.D., associate professor, in the Division of Neonatology, have each been appointed to membership in the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) as an Associate Scientist. 

The CCTS serves a regional population that has a heavy burden of cardiometabolic, vascular and cancer-related diseases. The vision of the CCTS Hub at UAB and its Partner Network is to improve health and to promote health equity in conditions that disproportionately affect populations in the Deep South spanning Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. 

Congratulations Drs. Latif, Beukelman, Jain and Salas!