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Feeling proud: UAB researcher’s work on touch cited in 2021 Medicine Nobel Prize

Feeling proud: UAB researcher’s work on touch cited in 2021 Medicine Nobel Prize
Professor Jianguo Gu, Ph.D., was the first to publish direct evidence that the Piezo2 channel is the sensor for light touch in 2014. His lab continues to pioneer research that could ease the burden of chemotherapy, excruciating facial pain and other conditions.

Researchers identify new phase of disaster during pandemic: the sandbar

Researchers identify new phase of disaster during pandemic: the sandbar
In a new paper, UAB experts in counseling and health behavior adapt the widely used Phases of Disaster Model to help colleges and universities respond to unique needs during COVID.

ZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomes

ZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomes
Researchers from UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention are collaborating with colleagues in Africa on a $5.8-million study to translate effective approaches from Zambia to rural Alabama — and vice versa.

Helping teachers see the beauty in Black language

Helping teachers see the beauty in Black language
Teaira McMurtry, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, is using funding from the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program to provide Alabama teachers with tools, strategies and lesson plans to understand the power of Black language.

1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careers

1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careers
Projects selected for the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program offer an intriguing look into the creativity and range of research and scholarship on campus.

Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer

Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer
Twelve teams competed for cash and prizes across two action-packed days in the AI Against Cancer hackathon. This is the third iteration of the UAB-sponsored event, which applies big data and artificial intelligence techniques to fight disease.

The world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes.

The world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes.
With a new NSF grant, computer scientists are developing a precision flood prediction system that pushes the boundaries of the young field of geometric deep learning. Their work could lead to better route recommendations in navigation apps and breakthroughs in drug discovery and development of novel, energy-efficient materials.

Study links debt with risk of psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure in midlife

Study links debt with risk of psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure in midlife
Research on financial stress following the Great Recession finds that people who were in debt at midlife had a 90 percent increase in being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.

UAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetes

UAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetes
Clinical trial investigates diet as a way to remodel the body by re-partitioning energy away from metabolically harmful lipid stores.

With new NSF grant, UAB researchers have a hot ticket to the materials of the future

With new NSF grant, UAB researchers have a hot ticket to the materials of the future

UAB will be a statewide hub for developing a new generation of components for spacecraft, power plants and biomedical implants thanks to crush- and corrosion-resistant spark plasma sintering technology.

Researchers are learning how to understand stigma and bring people back from ‘social death’

Researchers are learning how to understand stigma and bring people back from ‘social death’
Fear and self-loathing play a role in conditions from cancer to HIV and COVID-19, spurring a flood of new NIH funding for stigma research. This summer, UAB researchers led — and participated in — a first-of-its-kind “crash course” to bring more investigators into the field.

How many more COVID variants will we see?

How many more COVID variants will we see?

Two UAB researchers — a SARS-CoV-2 expert and a vaccine researcher — discuss the prospects for future mutations.

Plant AI project aims to bring food to tables and students into science

Plant AI project aims to bring food to tables and students into science
With a $1 million-plus grant from the National Science Foundation, Shahid and Karolina Mukhtar, associate professors in the Department of Biology, will use machine learning to identify new ways to boost crop production and train high school science teachers in cutting-edge gene studies.

Virtually all Alabamians could benefit from gene-based drug prescribing, statewide study finds

Virtually all Alabamians could benefit from gene-based drug prescribing, statewide study finds
Analyzing gene sequencing data and prescriptions for more than 3,300 participants in the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative, UAB researchers estimate 98.6% of Alabamians have actionable genotypes and “a significant proportion are currently prescribed affected medications.”

Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions.

Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions.
Research by Amy Amara, M.D., Ph.D., explores the ways deep sleep improves cognition and resistance exercise boosts deep sleep. With a new grant, she is studying the best exercise prescription for people with Parkinson’s.

Why doesn't weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers.

Why doesn't weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers.
Drew Sayer, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the use of sequential multiple-assignment, randomized trials, known as SMARTs, for weight-loss research. His studies test several interventions at once to speed the search for solutions tailored to specific groups.

How an epidemiologist uses social media to build trust and communicate

How an epidemiologist uses social media to build trust and communicate
Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, explains how she is using WhatsApp and Facebook in two current studies and shares advice on using social media for research.

Toolkit provides research resources for social determinants of health

Toolkit provides research resources for social determinants of health

The free toolkit, with validated data resources and original source documents, is housed in UAB’s Canvas platform and accessible with a Blazer ID.

Now is the time to launch or accelerate a startup in Alabama

Now is the time to launch or accelerate a startup in Alabama
New state legislation matches federal small-business grants to Alabama-based recipients. Find out how to take advantage of these opportunities in the updated UAB Startup Guide, created by the university's Entrepreneurial Development Committee.

Are you currently taking the blood thinners Xarelto or Eliquis?

If you are 18 years of age or older and currently taking the blood thinners Xarelto (rivaroxaban) or Eliquis (apixaban), you may be eligible to participate in a research study. This study is being done to determine how your kidney function affects how you metabolize Xarelto or Eliquis. The study involves keeping a medication log for one week and one (12 hour) visit to UAB where we will collect blood samples at different times during the day. Participants will be compensated $150 for completing the one-day study visit. If you are interested or for more information, please contact our research team at pkpdstudy@uabmc.eduor 205-917-9800.

How does COVID-19 affect patients with cancer? Largest U.S. study shares first results.

How does COVID-19 affect patients with cancer? Largest U.S. study shares first results.

Assistant Professor Noha Sharafeldin, MBBCh, Ph.D., presented cancer-related findings from the massive N3C database of records from COVID-positive patients at 55 institutions nationwide, including UAB. Results — including a significant increase in risk of death among patients who recently had chemotherapy — were published simultaneously in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Preparing a new workforce to care for patients with cardiac implants

Preparing a new workforce to care for patients with cardiac implants
Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices are at risk for complications when undergoing heart surgery. UAB’s multi-disciplinary team is creating a platform to train anesthesiologists to help.

Deep learning saves researchers years in race to save teens from bad driving

Deep learning saves researchers years in race to save teens from bad driving

An AI model created by faculty in CAS and Engineering analyzes driving performance in seconds instead of hours — and could eventually teach new drivers to drive well.

21 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects

21 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects

The Faculty Development Program supports junior faculty as they explore research initiatives, creative works, publications and presentations.

Not just counting calories: Study looks to disrupt obesity triggers that affect black women most

Not just counting calories: Study looks to disrupt obesity triggers that affect black women most

Could a low-sugar diet overcome insulin issues and a lifetime of weight struggles? That’s the question being studied by Barbara Gower, Ph.D., in a five-year, $1.9 million study.

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