Department of pathology
UAB researchers developed a novel RNA-based molecular test that more accurately distinguishes active C. diff infection from colonization, improving diagnosis of hospital-acquired illness and helping reduce missed cases and unnecessary antibiotic treatment.
UAB researchers Daniel Tyrrell and Han-Fei Ding have received $4.9 million in NIH grants, advancing discoveries that could lead to new treatments for heart disease and aggressive cancers.
Without intervention, physician Edwin Villarreal’s prognosis was 100 percent mortality; but he is alive and well after receiving treatment for an often-fatal condition, HLH.
Bmal1 has been revealed as an unexpected driver of diabetic vascular calcification, linking circadian signaling to arterial stiffening and cardiovascular risk and opening new therapeutic avenues.
UAB researchers discovered that the immune system consistently targets the same exposed region of mismatched HLA proteins following organ transplantation, and the findings could improve donor‑recipient matching and reduce antibody‑mediated rejection, helping transplanted organs last longer.
A rise in research funding within UAB’s Department of Family and Community Medicine highlights its expanding research impact.
The study will enroll 240 adults with HIV and insomnia, randomly assigning them to one of two treatments to evaluate how each approach affects sleep and cognitive health.
UAB researchers discovered that multiple myeloma is more common in men than in women through the Integrative Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology study.
UAB researchers found that specific bacteria are believed to provoke inflammation that characterizes diseases such as Crohn’s disease.
A rare fungal sinus infection that used to affect mostly people in tropical countries is now showing up in the Southeastern United States, and doctors are learning how to better recognize and treat it thanks to new research from UAB.
The Blazer Bridge Fund encourages discovery among the UAB community by providing financial support to innovative ideas and inventions.
A UAB researcher’s discovery of ZTTK Syndrome connects science with families like Miles Santulli’s, inspiring hope and community through research and advocacy.
UAB’s new Lunaphore COMET multiplex immunofluorescent platform can hyperplex up to 40 antibodies on a single pathology tissue sample.
Snekha Rajasekaran plans to leverage her passion for medicine and social welfare to become a service-oriented physician-scientist, improving lives in Alabama and beyond.
UAB will collaborate with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive. Experts encourage the public to donate if able.
The Transfusion Medicine Service in the UAB Department of Pathology performs therapeutic apheresis on patients who have an illness associated with an abnormal cellular or plasma-based blood component.
Experts at UAB Hospital answer five common questions about blood donation.
The study’s findings suggest a combination therapy could be a more effective and a safer approach to treating metastatic colorectal cancer.
Goal of this UAB-led service is transforming the global landscape of TB research through accelerated study of human TB tissue.
American Red Cross will collaborate with UAB and Birmingham Barons to host two blood drives, as experts encourage the public to donate if able.