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Cheri Canon, M.D., FACR, FAAWR, has been named chief clinical officer for the ambulatory practice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Canon is a professor and the Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology in the Department of Radiology. In this[…]
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Researchers find a role for citrullinated vimentin as a damage-associated molecular pattern molecule, or DAMP, that is generated by lung macrophages in response to environmental cadmium/carbon black.
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Jordan Perchik, M.D., has received the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) President’s Diversity Champion Award. UAB President’s Diversity Champion Award recipients must display extensive dedication to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion through participation in related programs; displayed[…]
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It's 2021, and women physicians are still facing unfair challenges. From pay gaps and work-life balance to continued bias and lack of women in leadership positions, female physicians are confronting obstacles daily. However, our women physicians are super human-- balancing[…]
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The UAB Department of Radiology has appointed Dr. Constantine Burgan as ultrasound modality chief and ultrasound chief in the abdominal section. Dr. Burgan was recently appointed as assistant program director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program.Constantine Burgan, M.D., received his[…]
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Dr. Jessica Zarzour has been named chief of GI in the abdominal imaging section. Dr. Zarzour is currently the director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program.Jessica Zarzour, M.D., completed her undergraduate degree at Auburn University followed by medical school at[…]
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Xizeng Wu, Ph.D., has been designated as professor emeritus of Radiology. Designation of emeritus status by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System is an exceptional honor. In addition to his 30-year service, Dr. Wu has made[…]
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If these hollow capsules are modified to target a solid tumor, PET imaging and therapeutic ultrasound can be used to rupture them and release an anticancer drug at ground zero.
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In advance of public vaccination, a quick and accurate COVID-19 antibody test will help determine the presence of neutralizing antibodies, the molecules that aid in protection against the virus.
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The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is recruiting Alabama women who have never had breast cancer for the study, to test a personalized approach to breast cancer screening.
