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For selection as a MERIT Research Mentor, the interested individual must be a full-time faculty member and hold a tenure-track appointment. He/She must submit a CV to the MERIT Program Executive Committee for review at postdocs@uab.edu.

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