Matt Windsor
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Study testing drug to protect lung cells from ARDS in COVID-19
With funding from UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research grants, researchers are testing penehyclidine to halt the acute respiratory distress syndrome seen in seriously ill patients by defending crucial cell barriers.
Diagnosed or been exposed to COVID-19? New studies are testing desperately needed therapies.
Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma offer new options to outpatients in the first days after a COVID-19 diagnosis.
State of the University town hall: Your questions answered
President Watts and other senior leaders responded to queries on the hiring freeze, student mental health, working from home in 2021 and more.
Problem to product: Targeting SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells
A novel detergent-like compound developed by UAB researchers that blocks HIV and HSV viruses from entering cells could have the same effect against the virus that causes COVID-19. The team is exploring the compound’s potential with a commercialization grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
‘High-risk, high-reward’ NIH grant expands researcher’s work predicting cancer immunotherapy success
Benjamin Larimer, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $1.5-million New Innovator Award grant to develop a PET imaging test that identifies patients most likely to benefit from immunotherapy.
Your ZIP code is a risk factor for COVID-19: Study will identify where testing, therapies are needed most
Using extensive testing, diagnosis and clinical data from across the Deep South, this project will be the first to analyze multiple dimensions of inequality to clarify contributions to COVID-19 disparities.
Problem to product: Protecting surgeons and their scopes
ScopeAssist, invented by a physician and an engineer, is designed to help surgeons deal with the rigors associated with endoscopic surgeries.
Attend a virtual summit on disability employment Oct. 28
The 2020 Disability Employment Summit – Diversity through Inclusion, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, includes speakers from Alabama and beyond. Register today.
Putting your best face forward on Zoom
Easy tips and tricks from UAB experts on how to look your best, professionally and personally, during video meetings.
Adapting to science communication by screen
COVID-19 has changed the centuries-old process of defending dissertations and theses. Graduate School Dean Lori McMahon, Ph.D., and Associate Dean David Schneider, Ph.D., explain which changes are temporary and which could become permanent.
