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  • Now is the time to launch or accelerate a startup in Alabama
    Now is the time to launch or accelerate a startup in Alabama
  • How an epidemiologist uses social media to build trust and communicate
    How an epidemiologist uses social media to build trust and communicate
  • Preparing a new workforce to care for patients with cardiac implants
    Preparing a new workforce to care for patients with cardiac implants

Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28

Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28

Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now

Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now

3 UAB chemists break down their formulas for fighting cancer

3 UAB chemists break down their formulas for fighting cancer

What you need to know about the new NIH data management and sharing policy

What you need to know about the new NIH data management and sharing policy

Major NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and more

Major NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and more

Researchers hack adaptive cruise control, then show how to make it safer

Researchers hack adaptive cruise control, then show how to make it safer

First-of-its-kind scan tracks immune invaders to explore puzzling brain diseases

First-of-its-kind scan tracks immune invaders to explore puzzling brain diseases

Salt boosts blood pressure for some people. UAB study asks: Who?

Salt boosts blood pressure for some people. UAB study asks: Who?

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More faculty share the stories behind their development grants

More faculty share the stories behind their development grants

Four faculty share the stories behind their development grants

Four faculty share the stories behind their development grants

Apply for fellowship to explore careers in technology transfer, commercialization

Apply for fellowship to explore careers in technology transfer, commercialization

22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects

22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects
  • Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28 Discoveries & Innovations
    Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28
    The event will explore a future of health care that “is going to be anchored in the metaverse” and be the first such symposium to be held both live and in the metaverse itself, according to Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.
    posted a while back 993 views
  • Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now Discoveries & Innovations
    Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now

    Take a look at new technologies being studied at UAB for treatment of depression, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury and tic disorders.

    posted a while back 1793 views
  • 3 UAB chemists break down their formulas for fighting cancer Discoveries & Innovations
    3 UAB chemists break down their formulas for fighting cancer
    New treatments emerging from the labs in the Department of Chemistry rely on split-second timing, tiny cargo bubbles and supercomputer-powered predictions.
    posted a while back 1708 views
  • What you need to know about the new NIH data management and sharing policy Funding Opportunities
    What you need to know about the new NIH data management and sharing policy

    Beginning Jan. 25, 2023, the National Institutes of Health will implement a new data management and sharing policy, which will increase the rigor, reproducibility and transparency of research and create open access to data.

    posted a while back 1258 views
  • Major NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and more Grants Awarded
    Major NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and more

    UAB scientists will have a new arsenal of state-of-the-art, high-end technology for their investigations in infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness through a $4.3 million scientific equipment grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

    posted a while back 1553 views
  • Researchers hack adaptive cruise control, then show how to make it safer Discoveries & Innovations
    Researchers hack adaptive cruise control, then show how to make it safer

    Driver assistance tech that comes standard on new vehicles can be tricked into causing accidents — but there is a way to alert humans in time. A UAB grad student and his mentor will share their findings this month at a global conference.

    posted a while back 2598 views
  • First-of-its-kind scan tracks immune invaders to explore puzzling brain diseases Discoveries & Innovations
    First-of-its-kind scan tracks immune invaders to explore puzzling brain diseases
    Patients with multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome will soon be able to enroll in the clinical trial of a PET agent that can capture evidence of brain infiltration by white blood cells and could eventually guide treatment.
    posted a while back 2303 views
  • Salt boosts blood pressure for some people. UAB study asks: Who? Discoveries & Innovations
    Salt boosts blood pressure for some people. UAB study asks: Who?
    By alternating high-salt and low-salt diets, a new clinical trial aims to find out how common salt sensitivity of blood pressure is in the general population. The researchers are also exploring whether the immune system plays a role.
    posted a while back 3026 views
  • Study: Expert-led discussions change student perceptions of COVID vaccines Research Findings
    Study: Expert-led discussions change student perceptions of COVID vaccines
    After undergraduates in introductory biology courses talked with an epidemiologist and a physician specializing in infectious diseases, 60% who initially said they would not get vaccinated had changed their minds.
    posted a while back 2477 views
  • More faculty share the stories behind their development grants Grants Awarded
    More faculty share the stories behind their development grants
    Plant-based diets, biased language in the courts and the trouble with night lights: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.
    posted a while back 2253 views
  • Apply for fellowship to explore careers in technology transfer, commercialization Funding Opportunities
    Apply for fellowship to explore careers in technology transfer, commercialization

    Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Innovate Fellows program are trained and compensated to evaluate new inventions on campus through market, prior art and patent analyses to assess commercial merit.

    posted a while back 2436 views
  • Four faculty share the stories behind their development grants Grants Awarded
    Four faculty share the stories behind their development grants

    A civil rights field experience, safer MRI scans, investigating college stress and implementing a massive genetic test for cancer: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.

    posted a while back 3073 views
  • 22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects Grants Awarded
    22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projects

    The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program supports junior faculty with funding to pursue research, creative works and scholarly activity.

    posted a while back 4121 views
  • Researchers pioneering long-read sequencing studies explain why long reads matter Discoveries & Innovations
    Researchers pioneering long-read sequencing studies explain why long reads matter
    New technologies are filling in gaps in the human genome and opening major areas for discovery. Zechen Chong, Ph.D., and Robert Kimberly, M.D., explain the pros and cons and how they are using long reads at UAB.
    posted a while back 3613 views
  • Despite gains in bone marrow transplant survival, late mortality still a concern, study finds Research Findings
    Despite gains in bone marrow transplant survival, late mortality still a concern, study finds
    Research led by UAB’s Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship finds that patients who received BMT using their own cells over the past three decades lived on average seven years fewer than peers, but newer strategies have narrowed the mortality gap.
    posted a while back 9460 views
  • ‘Motor-gaming’ stroke tele-therapy matches in-person results at much lower cost, study finds Research Findings
    ‘Motor-gaming’ stroke tele-therapy matches in-person results at much lower cost, study finds
    A “flipped” approach to therapy using video games and short, motivational telehealth visits could spread the benefits of stroke rehabilitation far more widely.
    posted a while back 3303 views
  • Why do students choose immunology? New study answers questions on a crucial pipeline Research Findings
    Why do students choose immunology? New study answers questions on a crucial pipeline
    Researchers explore how to help budding scientists fall in love with a field that is incredibly important but can be “very overwhelming” to start.
    posted a while back 4309 views
  • UAB study: Could this five-second obesity management strategy keep the pounds off? Discoveries & Innovations
    UAB study: Could this five-second obesity management strategy keep the pounds off?
    American adults tend to gain a pound or two per year. Researchers are testing a new approach to halt this creeping weight gain. They give participants a digital scale that graphs their weight over time and one job: step on it daily.
    posted a while back 8970 views
  • This long-running study proves that nice people finish first Discoveries & Innovations
    This long-running study proves that nice people finish first
    More than 100 different UAB researchers have been first authors on papers based on the REGARDS study thanks to its innovative design — and a uniquely “friendly and welcoming team.”
    posted a while back 5261 views
  • Using AI to translate old code and fix aging computer systems Grants Awarded
    Using AI to translate old code and fix aging computer systems
    UAB computer scientists are contributing to a DARPA-funded initiative with artificial intelligence-based programming languages that allow humans to understand the “safety and correctness of code in the wild.”
    posted a while back 3358 views
  • Study provides ‘critical information’ for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID Research Findings
    Study provides ‘critical information’ for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID

    The largest registry of U.S. children with cancer who were diagnosed with COVID-19 found an increased risk of having severe infection and having their cancer therapy modified because of COVID, underscoring the urgency of vaccinations for these children, the authors say.

    posted a while back 2748 views
  • Exploring simulations, a philosopher finds clues to overcoming “failure of imagination” Discoveries & Innovations
    Exploring simulations, a philosopher finds clues to overcoming “failure of imagination”
    Lindsay Brainard, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, delves into the tools modern scientists use to generate new hypotheses in biology, medicine, astronomy — and philosophy.
    posted a while back 3071 views
  • Feeling proud: UAB researcher’s work on touch cited in 2021 Medicine Nobel Prize Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 5070 views
  • Researchers identify new phase of disaster during pandemic: the sandbar Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 4499 views
  • ZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomes Grants Awarded
    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.
    posted a while back 3398 views
  • Helping teachers see the beauty in Black language Grants Awarded
    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.
    posted a while back 5941 views
  • 1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careers Grants Awarded
    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.
    posted a while back 4061 views
  • Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 4481 views
  • The world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes. Grants Awarded
    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.
    posted a while back 3323 views
  • Study links debt with risk of psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure in midlife Research Findings
    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.
    posted a while back 5684 views
  • UAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetes Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 6210 views
  • With new NSF grant, UAB researchers have a hot ticket to the materials of the future Grants Awarded
    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.

    posted a while back 4378 views
  • Researchers are learning how to understand stigma and bring people back from ‘social death’ Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 4480 views
  • How many more COVID variants will we see? Discoveries & Innovations
    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.

    posted a while back 12856 views
  • Plant AI project aims to bring food to tables and students into science Grants Awarded
    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.
    posted a while back 4657 views
  • Virtually all Alabamians could benefit from gene-based drug prescribing, statewide study finds Discoveries & Innovations
    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.”
    posted a while back 4303 views
  • Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions. Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 4383 views
  • Why doesn't weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers. Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 3854 views
  • How an epidemiologist uses social media to build trust and communicate Discoveries & Innovations
    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.
    posted a while back 4216 views
  • Now is the time to launch or accelerate a startup in Alabama Funding Opportunities
    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.
    posted a while back 3931 views
 

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