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A gene in tuberculosis bacteria is found essential for siderophore secretion and virulence
This discovery validates siderophore secretion as a drug target in tuberculosis and reveals a new mechanism for putative drugs. Many tuberculosis bacteria are highly resistant to multiple antibiotics. -
Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer
This novel mode of altering gene silencing boosts the unfolded protein response pathway in the cancer cells, helping those cells survive during rapid growth. -
UAB’s Casey Weaver elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
For just the third time in history, a University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty member has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. -
A novel therapy ameliorates obesity and Type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet
This therapy, using sustained release of nitric oxide, may be a novel, efficient and safe way to prevent and treat multiple metabolic diseases. -
Vohra receives $540k grant from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration
A UAB physics professor has received a grant to synthesize novel materials for hypersonic applications and study their response under extreme conditions. -
A refined microbiome “fingerprint” method tracks sub-strain variants of a single gut microbe strain
An absence of sub-strain variation over a short period was seen in sick patients, which may signal impending gut dysbiosis.
