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The UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, in conjunction with the UAB Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation, proudly announces the fifth cohort of pilot grant awardees.Four innovative projects have received pilot funding to encourage collaboration between UAB investigators and international partners, tackling critical global health challenges.

Building on a partnership rooted in shared vision and philanthropy, UAB and McMaster University (McM) continued to deepen their collaboration during a recent all-day, in-person strategic meeting held on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Birmingham, Ala.

  Innovation Pitch Competition Showcases Transformative Ideas at the 2025 AI and Technology in Global Health Symposium The spirit of innovation was on full display at the 2025 AI and Technology in Global Health Symposium during the Innovation Pitch Competition.

At this year’s AIMed25 conference in San Diego, one of the most anticipated moments came when, Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the UAB Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation was honored with the 2025 AI Educator of the Year Award.

A global pharmaceutical company based in India has committed to a major investment in a UAB startup working to pioneer breakthrough FDA-approved therapeutics for lung diseases.

A decade after losing her mother to a rare brain virus, UAB graduate Julie Schifanella is learning to use artificial intelligence to help other patients.

Ten new graduate certificates are available this fall to Blazers interested in continuing their education.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is proud to announce its spring 2025 cohort of REINVENT Grant awardees.

A new era in kidney disease care management has begun with the launch of Dialytix, a pioneering start-up founded by UAB faculty.

The Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation hosted a Grand Rounds presentation titled "Using NLP Approaches in Medical Informatics – A Path Towards Developing Gen AI Applications," featuring Ashish Gupta, Ph.D., Globe Life Professor of Business Analytics and Ph.D.

Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D., is working to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve health care processes and the patient experience. Through courses offered by the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation, he is sharing his knowledge with clinicians at UAB and abroad, emphasizing the importance of interaction between clinicians and engineers in AI research and development.

Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., is a leader in the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and health care, using his expertise to drive innovation and educate future generations. As the chief innovation officer for UAB Medicine and an esteemed author, he has dedicated his career to exploring the transformative power of AI in medicine.

This live biotherapeutic product, tested in mouse models, shows promise in addressing common pathways of lung disease progression.

UAB now enrolling students in the Master of Science degree in artificial intelligence in medicine.