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The former UAB Pediatric Optometry Service director will be recognized during the annual AAO meeting this October in New Orleans.
Sorge honored as a young leader in the field of pain research and neuroscience by national organization.
Academic advisors from the Collat School of Business and College of Arts and Sciences recognized nationally for their contributions to the improvement of advising services.
UAB professors who developed a new area of translational cardio-renal research are among 15 professors identified as today’s leaders in the field.
The CF clinical trials expert will take the reins of the UAB Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Center on Aug. 1.
1.25 million grant will be used to improve services and results for young children with disabilities and their families.

UAB’s Candace Floyd is set to take a top leadership post with the National Neurotrauma Society.

UAB’s Karan Singh has been selected as an American Statistical Association Fellow and recognized as a foremost member in the field of statistical science.
The new Alabama Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education is part of the American Council on Education’s Women’s Network, a national system of state networks focused on advancing and supporting women in higher education.
Top physician-scientist tapped to succeed Kirby Bland as chair of the UAB Department of Surgery.
A UAB researcher focusing on the epigenetics of drug abuse wins a significant funding award from the National Institutes of Health.
Heaton will help oversee the scientific peer-reviewed journal Workplace Health and Safety: Promoting Environments Conducive to Well-Being and Productivity.
Abou-Arraj’s fellowship will involve developing a novel technology of a targeted delivery of growth factors to dental implant and root surfaces.
UAB’s David Pollock, Ph.D., recently visited Cuba with a delegation from the American Physiological Society to sign a historic agreement for research collaboration with Cuban counterparts.
Deadlines for abstracts are set for early fall and are open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and residents.
A national expert in the biomedical engineering field will chair UAB’s joint department beginning Oct. 1.
The Leadership in Research Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership, is given at the discretion of the SNRS Board of Directors.
A UAB scientist has received a prestigious international award for contributions to biobanking.
Kasman’s other recent wins include the  National Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Auditions, LaGrange Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition, and AMTA State College Concerto and Solo Performance auditions.
A UAB study to explore the effects of intraocular pressure fluctuations on glaucoma receives federal funding.
George Howard, Dr.P.H., will receive the Ernest Everett Just award in Medical and Public Health Research.
UAB’s William Bailey honored by his alma mater with a lifetime achievement award for 50 years of exemplary service in medicine.

UAB is one of five centers named to host the first class of fellows in the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders.

Kasman will perform the little-known masterpiece, which is extremely difficult, with the country’s leading orchestra and conductor, Volodymyr Sirenko.

Suresh Boppana, M.D., received the award at the fifth annual International Congenital CMV Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
UAB researcher awarded first joint AACR- TNBC Foundation Career Development Award focused specifically on triple negative breast cancer.
Research published in The American Journal of Medicine reports that gender disparities in income aren’t a problem just for women in medium- and lower-wage positions.
The American College of Emergency Physicians has named UAB’s Dave Pigott as Spokesperson of the Year for his communications efforts during the Ebola outbreak.
Tammy Than, O.D., has been named the American Optometric Association Educator of the Year.
Here’s a look at the many fellowships, scholarships, honors and awards earned by the talented 2015 spring graduates at UAB.
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