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A life’s work: Scarinci continues mission to eradicate cervical cancer, serve communities worldwide
Apr 13, 2021
The list of projects, accomplishments and ongoing research led by Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., MPH, runs pages long and carries worldwide significance. Yet, as a professor in the UAB Division of Preventive Medicine and the senior advisor for Globalization & Cancer at the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, Scarinci remains unsatisfied until one specific goal is reached: eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem.
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Building bridges: Community Advisory Board members help extend cancer education, outreach efforts to Latino, Latina, Latinx communities
Apr 13, 2021
Throughout its 25 years, the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB has relied on community partners to form strategies that reach previously overlooked groups. Two of the newest members of the Community Advisory Board, Vanessa Vargas and Jean Hernandez, are serving as guides to help address health disparities among Alabama’s Latino, Latina and Latinx populations.
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Laying the foundation: Fouad recalls earliest days of Office of Community Outreach & Engagement
Apr 13, 2021
Before there were grants or formalized agreements, Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, recalls burgeoning community relationships and a shared vision to tackle major health inequities in some of the state’s most challenged communities.
Fouad remembers the earliest days of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement 25 years ago. Fouad and former O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Edward Partridge, M.D., were co-leaders on cancer control programs designed to address the dramatic disparity in cancer mortality rates
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UAB-developed viral immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors shows promise
Apr 10, 2021
G207, an immunotherapy derived from a modified herpes virus is well tolerated in children with gliomas, and shows signs of clinical effectivenessRead more... -
Scarinci, one of six globally, recognized for providing lifesaving health services and building community health infrastructure
Apr 8, 2021
Scarinci’s Cervical Cancer Elimination project aims to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in Sri Lanka.Read more... -
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, My Gene Counsel partner to boost genetic testing, improve precision cancer care
Mar 25, 2021
This digital solution will help doctors offer patients timely genetic testing for hereditary cancer, greater clinical support and counseling, coupled with shorter wait times and more counselors to expand into other clinical areas when needed.Read more... -
Women’s History Month, Part 4: "Women Making History" in administration, outreach, and diversity
Mar 23, 2021
Read more...For Women’s History Month this year, the School of Medicine is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments, achievements, and successes of women over time. For Part 4, we focus on women currently making history in administration, diversity, and outreach.
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When COVID-19 came calling, UAB researchers were prepared
Mar 18, 2021
Read more...Responding to a challenge like none other, investigators made crucial discoveries, developed new treatments and went above and beyond to serve the campus community and beyond.
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