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Participants in the 2026 DEAL program cohort
People of UAB • Published 55 days ago

Twenty-nine employees were selected for the 2026 cohort of the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders program, which exposes promising staff members to the essential components of administrative and management positions across UAB. Meet the new class.

John F. Kearney, Ph.D.
People of UAB • Published more than a year ago

John F. Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor in Immunology in the Department of Microbiology, will be honored for five decades of service to UAB on April 8.

Fran Lund, Ph.D.
People of UAB • Published more than a year ago

Fran Lund, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist who has uncovered crucial additional roles for the immune system’s antibody-generating B cells, has been selected for the academic medical center’s highest faculty honor. Learn more about her career and current work in immune memory in this article.

J. Claude Bennett, M.D.
In the Know • Published more than a year ago

J. Claude Bennett, M.D., who served as UAB president from 1993 to 1996, passed away on Aug. 11, 2024, at age 90.

Gold seal with UAB logo is on a green background
People of UAB • Published more than a year ago

The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Robert Brunner, Yogesh Dwivedi, Helen Krontiras, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, David M. Morris and Michele H. Nichols and the rank of University Professor to Marie Bakitas, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Verna Keith, Michael Neiderweis and David Vance during its meeting in April 2024.

A white-coated researcher wearing an N-95 mask and face shield removes a sample from a freezer in a UAB lab
Research & Innovation • Published more than a year ago

Researchers explore how to help budding scientists fall in love with a field that is incredibly important but can be “very overwhelming” to start.

The U A B monogram in white is shown on a gold seal against a dark green background
People of UAB • Published more than a year ago

This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904 with five, 10 and 15 years will honored for their longevity.

Nicholas Lenneman, Ph.D., wearing a black mask and white coat, holds up a petri dish and inspects it in his lab
Research & Innovation • Published more than a year ago

New microbiology faculty member Nicholas Lennemann is transforming the fluorescent virus assay he developed into a new tool against coronavirus in work supported through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research fund.

John Kearney, Ph.D.
People of UAB • Published more than a year ago

John Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology, will be honored for 45 years of service to UAB during the annual Service Awards banquet March 6.

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