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COVID-19 vaccine arrives at UAB Hospital
On December 15, UAB received 10,725 COVID-19 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. -
Faculty honored at 2020 Argus Awards ceremony
Created in 1996, the Argus Awards give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. -
Louis Justement and Mary-Ann Bjornsti begin leadership roles at FASEB
FASEB is the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States. -
Pregnant? Eating broccoli sprouts may reduce child’s chances of breast cancer later in life
The National Cancer Institute highlighted research from UAB that shows how the epigenetic plant-based diet in mice can prevent cancer more effectively at younger ages. -
Link found between estrogens and changes in heart physiology
Daniel Gorelick, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology at UAB, has created zebrafish mutants in four different receptors that respond to estrogens. He has used the mutants to help unravel a novel mechanism of estrogen action on heart physiology. -
Link found between estrogens and changes in heart physiology
This link suggests that pollutants in the environment that mimic estrogens may have a deleterious effect on heart function. -
Top faculty honored at annual Argus Awards Ceremony
Winners of the 2017 Argus Awards were announced at the ceremony held Friday, Sept. 8. The awards are given each year by medical students to honor their professors and course directors for excellence in medical education. -
ProAssurance gift to UAB establishes the nation’s first academic research program dedicated to physician wellness
The ProAssurance Endowed Chair for Physician Wellness at UAB will help address health issues unique to physicians as they deal with the stress and pressures associated with providing care in today’s evolving health care environment. -
Aller recognized for cryo-EM research by NIH
Stephen Aller, Ph.D., has been recently recognized for integrating leading-edge technology, “cryo-EM” into his research on membrane protein structure, by the National Institutes of Health. -
UAB again ranks high in NIH funding
Funding to UAB for medical research by the National Institutes of Health topped $238 million in 2016, driving innovation and growth.
