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A UAB professor and author will host a local literary event and fundraiser for GlobalXplorer.
Karolina Mukhtar will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., with the 2019 PECASE award, a prestigious award for leadership in science and technology.
FASEB is the advocacy voice for the United States’ basic biomedical research community.
Mackinnon will lead ongoing efforts to establish the Precision Diagnostic Laboratory at UAB.
Lee will lead UAB Medicine’s Infection Prevention team.
The award will be presented at the 8th Annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, D.C., on July 17.
Jim McClintock, Ph.D., shares insight on how changes in Antarctica are affecting Alabama and other southern states.
Kwon will receive $300,000 to support her research.
CAHME certification demonstrates the program’s commitment to excellence in educating health care quality and safety professionals.
A UAB-funded child care grant allows one family to pursue their dreams of a college education.
Jessica Scoffield, Ph.D., is the first recipient of an underrepresented faculty research fellowship.
Vickers was motivated by his uncle, Leroy Vickers, to seek a career in medicine, where he has become a world-renowned surgeon, pancreatic cancer researcher and pioneer in health disparities research.
Demark-Wahnefried will be honored at the 2019 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Philadelphia in October.
Peggy Biga and Shantay Williams, two of more than 70 Sustainability Ambassadors, channel their passion for green practices into positive change within their units.
Glasgow, who is 31, believes she was chosen because of her willingness to work toward the betterment of the field she loves.
Swanner has served as the medical director for the Ophthalmology Services Foundation and Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics for more than 10 years.
Shirey is internationally recognized for her research in nursing leadership and management.
Curtis studies cognitive resilience against Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Aman Wadhwa has received a generous St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant.
Fernando Ovalle, M.D., has been named director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at UAB.
SMART Scholarship grants UAB student the opportunity to continue mathematical modeling research.
Vinay Narasimha Krishna, M.D., received one of 15 KidneyX Redesign Dialysis prizes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology.
UAB’s Jim Bonner takes the reins of a forum for academic radiation oncology leaders.
UAB’s William Curry has been named to an advisory board of the state chapter of the American College of Physicians.
$6.38 million grant to study blood cancers, blood marrow transplantation impact on survivors’ health
Researchers are spearheading efforts to understand the development of treatment-related health conditions in the context of accelerated aging.
Taylor Phillips is UAB’s first OD/MBA graduate.
UAB professor receives award for impact on children’s eye care.
Franks has been recognized with the 2019 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship for her efforts in environmental preservation.
Lolley has worked as a comprehensive ophthalmologist at Callahan Eye Hospital for more than 20 years.
This year’s symposium will feature Karen Glanz, Ph.D., and Jonathan Engel, Ph.D., as speakers.