Through a partnership with the American Heart Association, we offer an 8-week summer research experiences for at least three students.

For more information regarding AHA Sure please visit the AHA website. Open to students from UAB, Tuskegee University, and Lawson State Community College (LSCC). The AHA SURE Summer Program provides undergraduate students with an excellent opportunity to gain mentored research experience under the guidance of experts in the field of cardiovascular disease.

We are dedicated to accelerating the entry of individuals into careers in science. The American Heart Association (AHA) chose the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Tuskegee University (TU) as part of a group of 13 other institutions across the country that were selected to join the 6 pilot institutions as a site for the summer research pathway program called AHA Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (AHA SURE). This program annually will offer up to 3 summer undergraduate research positions to students from UAB, Tuskegee University, and Lawson State Community College.

Meet Our UAB & Tuskegee AHA SURE Program Leaders

Palaniappan Sethu, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease
psethu@uab.edu
(205) 975-1697

Jennifer Pollock, PhD, FAPS

Professor of Medicine
UAB Division of Nephrology
(205) 975-7525
jenniferpollock@uabmc.edu

David Pollock, PhD

James A. Schafer Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardio-Renal Phsiology & Medicine Section
Co-Director, Hypertension Research Center
UAB Division of Nephrology
(205) 975-7526
davidpollock@uabmc.edu

J. Michael Wyss, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Community Outreach Development (CORD)
UAB Department of Biology
(205) 934-5198
jmwyss@uabmc.edu

Chastity Bradford, PhD

Associate Professor, Department Head
Department of Biology, Tuskegee University
(334) 274-4797 
cbradford@tuskegee.edu

Meet Our UAB Faculty Mentors

Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Division Director, Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (CCVC)
Co-Director, UAB Medicine Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)

Gregory Payne, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Hind Lal, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Glenn Rowe, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Suresh Verma, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Palaniappan Sethu, PhD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Martin Young, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Priscila Sato, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease

Jennifer Pollock, PhD, FAPS
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology

David Pollock, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology

Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Research
Division of Nephrology

Christian Faul, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology

Adam Wende, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Rakesh Patel, PhD
Professor
Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Rajasekaran Soorappan, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Yabing Chen, PhD
Professor
Molecular & Cellular Pathology

Jay Zhang, MD, PhD, MEng
Professor of Medicine
T. Michael and Gillian Goodrich Endowed Chair, Engineering Leadership
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Yajing Wang, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Prasanna Krishnamurthy, PhD, MS
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

M-K Sewell Loftin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ho-Wook Jun, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Manuel Rosa-Garrido, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering