Displaying items by tag: department of microbiology
Jessica Scoffield, Ph.D., is the first recipient of an underrepresented faculty research fellowship.
BK polyomavirus reactivation is a major source of kidney damage in transplant recipients leading to rejection, so reducing viral levels may save more kidneys.
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No current therapy for multiple sclerosis exists to halt the progression of this autoimmune disease.
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Antibody-producing immune cells are vital to fight pathogens and are involved in autoimmunity.
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Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejection.
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- school of medicine
- department of microbiology
- department of medicine
- department of surgery
- division of clinical immunology and rheumatology
- comprehensive transplant institute
- division of infectious diseases
- division of transplantation
- comprehensive arthritis musculoskeletal and autoimmunity center
The fledgling company has lab space at Innovation Depot and sponsors contract research at UAB.
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The pilots link two powerful research entities, to focus on asthma, vaccine development and improving safety of therapeutic drugs.
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The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthma.
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A novel informatics technique allows researchers to identify different strains of the same bacterial species.
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Understanding the molecular basis of binding informs ways to prevent retroviral replication, including the HIV retrovirus.
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This national honor recognizes Kearney’s distinguished contributions to immunology.
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Up to now, it has not been clear if these cells might be useful to combat influenza infections or even if they exist at all.
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This finding may point to a therapeutic target to treat tuberculosis, which kills 1.3 million people each year.
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A study of how experimental inhibitors bind a key flu protein may guide novel antiviral compounds.
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The mechanism the tuberculosis pathogen uses in its escape suggests possible therapies to improve patient outcomes.
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Two Novel Research grants from the Lupus Research Alliance boost the study of this complex disease.
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Frances Lund highlighted the need to do drug trials where the concentrations of inflammatory diseases are highest — the Southeast.
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In Rome, Frances Lund will talk about the need to do drug trials where the concentrations of chronic inflammatory diseases are highest — the Southeast.
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CNine Biosolutions is moving toward clinical testing of its UAB-licensed technology.
Sidhanth Chandra and Gunnar Eastep honored by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
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