Criteria for selection include strength of publication record, depth of training record, commitment to the training of MERIT Scholars, and current funding resources; MERIT Research Mentors must demonstrate current R01 funding or equivalent grant support to host and train a MERIT Scholar. MERIT Research Mentor applications are re-evaluated every three years for evidence of current training and funding.
MERIT RESEARCH MENTORS at UAB
|
Name |
Degree(s) |
Rank |
Primary Department or Program |
Research Interest |
|
Agarwal, Anupam |
MD |
Prof |
Med - Nephrology |
Regulation of heme oxygenase gene expression in kidney |
|
Ambal, Namasivayam |
PhD |
Prof |
Ped - Neonatology |
Neonatal pulmonary vascular remodeling |
|
Austad, Steve |
PhD |
Prof |
Biology |
Biology of Aging |
|
Bedwell, David |
PhD |
Prof |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
Mechanism of Translation Termination |
|
Buford, Thomas |
PhD |
Prof |
Med - Gerontology / Geriatrics / Palliative Care |
Exercise and aging |
|
Chang, Chenbei |
PhD |
Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Growth factor signaling and in vertebrate development |
|
Curcio, Christine |
PhD |
Prof |
Ophthalmology |
Age-related macular degeneration |
|
Gaggar, Amit |
MD, PhD |
Prof |
Med - Pulmonary / Allergy / Critical Care |
Adult CF, lung transplantation |
|
George, James |
PhD |
Prof |
Surgery - Cardiovascular / Thoracic |
Transplantation immunology |
|
Goodin, Burel |
PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Psychology |
Racial and ethnic disparities in pain |
|
Gross, Alicia |
PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Neurobiology |
Molecular mechanisms of retinal disease |
|
Judd, Suzanne |
PhD |
Prof |
Biostatistics |
Role of diet in racial disparities in the risk of hypertension, kidney disease and stroke. |
|
Kreuger-Hadfield, Stacey |
PhD |
Asst Prof |
Biology |
Patterns of gene flow and responses to environmental perturbations |
|
Lasseigne, Brittany |
PhD |
Asst Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Multidimensional genomic data and disease |
|
Lubin, Farah |
PhD |
Prof |
Neurobiology |
Epigenetic mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases |
|
Niederweis, Michael |
PhD |
Prof |
Microbiology |
Regulation of solute transport in M. tuberculosis |
|
Pollock, Jennifer |
PhD |
Prof |
Med - Nephrology |
Role of nitric oxide in vascular and renal function |
|
Raman, Chander |
PhD |
Prof |
Dermatology |
Mechanisms of Autoimmunity Development |
|
Ramanadham, Sasanka |
PhD |
Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Role of Lipid Mediators in Signal Transduction |
|
Riddle, Nicole |
PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Biology |
Role of epigenetics in gene regulation and disease |
|
Raut, Sami |
PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Biology |
Environmental Toxicology, Discipline based education research |
|
Schneider, David |
PhD |
Prof |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
Control of RNA polymerase transcription |
|
Schwiebert, Lisa |
PhD |
Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Aerobic exercise and airway inflammatory disease |
|
Serra, Rosa |
PhD |
Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Mechanism of TGF-ß Action in Development |
|
Sims, Brian |
MD, PhD |
Prof |
Ped - Neonatology |
Understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in premature brain injury |
|
Tollefsbol, Trygve |
PhD |
Prof |
Biology |
Cancer and aging epigenetics |
|
Tse, Hubert |
PhD |
Prof |
Microbiology |
T-cell responses in Type 1 diabetes |
|
Wadiche, Linda |
PhD |
Prof |
Neurobiology |
Development of adult-generated neurons |
|
Worthey, Liz |
PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Ped – Hematology / Oncology |
Application of omic, informatic, and data science in the study of undiagnosed diseases |
|
Watts, Stephen |
PhD |
Prof |
Biology |
Physiological responses to nutritional and environmental stressors |
|
Yoder, Brad |
PhD |
Prof |
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Mechanisms of primary cilium assembly and function |
|
Young, Martin |
PhD |
Prof |
Med - Cardiovascular Disease |
Interrelationship between cardiac metabolism and contractility |