Savannah Koplon

Savannah Koplon

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Public Relations Manager, Health and Medicine

skoplon@uab.edu • (205) 641-1211

Leads external communications in healthcare, biomedical research and for UAB's six professional schools; Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Public Health. Koplon and her team proactively tell the story of UAB health and medicine, including patient stories, innovative research and new therapies, through original content and extensive collaborations with local, national and international media. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.

Specific beats include: Health System Administration; Heersink School of Medicine (Administration, Student News, Education); Issues Management; Medical Facilities; Medical Partnerships; Precision Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Emergency Medicine; Civitan International Research Center; CCTS;  Department of Informatics; Department of Surgery (Transplantation, Xenotransplantation); Libraries (Reynolds Historical Library, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill library)

Melatonin supplements: the skinny on how to help get a good night’s sleep

Melatonin supplements: the skinny on how to help get a good night’s sleep
Melatonin supplements can help aid sleep, but are they recommended?

UAB researcher finds risk of later death after donor blood, marrow transplant in childhood

UAB researcher finds risk of later death after donor blood, marrow transplant in childhood
Findings show that patients who received a blood or marrow transplant as a child may be at a higher risk of related death.

Prolonged oxygen exposure causes long-term memory deficits for preterm infants

Prolonged oxygen exposure causes long-term memory deficits for preterm infants
Researchers found that prolonged oxygen supplementation adversely affected the development of memory function in preterm infants.

Optometry professors receive VSRC pilot grant support

Optometry professors receive VSRC pilot grant support
Optometry professors have received grants to continue eye care research.

Vaccines: The must-have on your child’s back-to-school checklist

Vaccines: The must-have on your child’s back-to-school checklist
As parents check off their children’s back-to-school needs, vaccinations should be top of the list.

International organization releases new guidelines for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults

International organization releases new guidelines for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults
Experts have updated recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection.

Beach volleyball player seeks to research eating disorders in female college athletes

Beach volleyball player seeks to research eating disorders in female college athletes
Recovery from an eating disorder has helped one former Blazer athlete solidify her career path and has her determined to help others.

Wood receives NIH K08 grant

Wood receives NIH K08 grant
An assistant professor in UAB’s Department of Urology receives K08 grant.

Human clinical trial reveals verapamil as an effective Type 1 diabetes therapy

Human clinical trial reveals verapamil as an effective Type 1 diabetes therapy
Significant novel findings published by UAB researchers established verapamil as a successful therapeutic approach to target loss of beta cell function caused by Type 1 diabetes.

Optometry students, faculty celebrate 40th service trip by delivering eye care to 1,400

Optometry students, faculty celebrate 40th service trip by delivering eye care to 1,400
Optometric students and faculty visited Central America for their 40th consecutive mission trip this May.
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