Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. (Hon.), FAPS, Distinguished Professor and Alice McNeal Endowed Chair in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Injury and Repair Center in the Heersink School of Medicine, has received a four year $2.6 million R01 grant for his ongoing research regarding mitochondrial DNA injury as a key contributor to the development of chemical lung injury.

This grant has been funded for 28 years and received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) MERIT Award for its high impact on human health and exceptional productivity. Matalon has been funded by the NIH since 1978 and continues to be a leader in the field of molecular and translational biomedical research. He joined the department as a professor of anesthesiology on August 1, 1987, and served as Vice Chair of Research for the last 15 years.