As part of UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative, myUABResearch Phase 1 will be live on Dec. 15.  Effective Dec. 15, how you submit grants, agreements, financial disclosures and pre-approval/external activity requests will change. 

Major strategic investments recently launched through UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative have been made possible through supplemental state appropriations, including bridge funding to preserve high-impact research, investments in artificial intelligence and a new patient-friendly clinical trials unit.

The latest cohort selected for the Blaze Leadership Academy includes 20 faculty and staff from across campus. See the full list of participants in this story.

Plans developed through the efforts of more than 100 faculty and staff members have given UAB a blueprint for resilience and creating operational efficiencies that is being translated into tangible progress across the institution’s research enterprise.

More than 100 faculty and staff are driving progress through their membership in the six working groups of the UAB Research Strategic Initiative. Learn more about their progress in recent months.

The Academic Research Organization for Clinical Trials, or ARO-CT, has been established to support the expanding infrastructure needs of UAB’s clinical trials enterprise as part of the university’s Research Strategic Initiative.

Learn more about the initiative’s progress in this article and make plans to attend the town hall meeting at 10 a.m. March 19 for updates and questions with President Watts, Vice President Brown and working group leaders.

Significant updates to the Genomic Data Sharing Policy will take effect Jan. 25. The change affects new and renewed requests for data access from 20 NIH-supported data repositories. Learn more about how this affects UAB researchers in this article.

Attend a town hall at the Alumni House at 10 a.m. March 19, 2025, for an important update on UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose.

The $1 million project to install the university’s first bulk dry heat sterilizer was made possible through a grant from the NIH and internal investments as part of the Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. Dry heat sterilization is more efficient and saves power and water.

After an extensive national search, UAB has appointed David Kimberlin, M.D., as associate vice president for Clinical Trial Operations, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

After an extensive national search, UAB has named Kevyn E. Merten, Ph.D., as the senior associate vice president for Research Operations, effective Jan. 14. Merten will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Office of Research. He joins UAB from the University of Louisville.

Six working groups have been meeting to address infrastructure opportunities that will help UAB expand its research impact and expenditures through the Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. Read more about how the groups were selected, their progress and next steps.

Take a closer look at the new fund, which was launched this summer by the Office of the President to help expand UAB’s portfolio of funded principal investigators as part of the Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose.

Funds for recruitment and retention, enhanced research capabilities, new leadership roles and new infrastructure for interdisciplinary collaboration are all fueling the initiative's bold vision of growing the UAB research enterprise to increase our positive impact on people’s lives.

“Collaborate” and “Excel” are two of UAB’s four Shared Values: We CARE. Brad Steele, J.D., grants and contracts officer in the Office of Sponsored Programs, is an example of those values in action. Steele was recently selected for the Future of the Field award from the Society of Research Administrators International. Here is why.

Finding a new electronic research administration solution to replace IRAP, the current tool, was one of the five key priorities for immediate action as part of UAB's Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. After approval by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees early this month, UAB has selected an integrated, cloud-based platform that will be named myUABResearch.

The final report from UAB’s engagement with Huron Consulting and Urban Impact Advisors recommended forming six working groups to enable the goals of the Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. In collaboration with the UAB deans and the chair of the Faculty Senate, the Executive Steering Committee has identified two co-chairs to lead each working group.

The facility, one of 15 shared resource labs at UAB and among the busiest, is one of a handful of leading labs to be recognized by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry, or ISAC.

Missed the meeting? Find out about high-growth research areas, governance plans and more in this recap.