Pictured above: Dr. Troy Randall (Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) is director of the Single Cell and Cytometery Core at UAB.
New single cell genomics instruments can differentiate the cellular composition of a sample tissue at an astonishing speed of 25,000 cells per second. This technology impressed former UA Athletics Director Bill Battle and his wife Mary, whose daughter Kayla Smeraglia has rheumatoid arthritis. This year, the Battles directed their philanthropic support to accelerate cytometry-based research at UAB.
More Good News for January 22, 2020
Mike Saag, MD (Professor, Infectious Diseases) notes that the combination of getting vaccinated and following CDC recommendations for infection prevention is the best way to halt the growing negative impact the virus is having on education, the economy, health care and countless other activities of a functioning society.
Kelly Hyndman, PhD (Assistant Professor, Nephrology) was recognized as the latest SOM Featured Discovery recipient. Her study published in JCI Insight explores the mechanisms of potentially serious adverse events following the use of HDAC inhibitors, which may be fatal to critically ill patients.
Anath Shalev, MD (Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism) and colleagues recently demonstrated the drug Metformin is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes. The study was undertaken as part of a new Precision Diabetes Program at UAB.
Navin Nanda (Professor Emeritus, Cardiovascular Disease) served as one of the Editors-in-Chief for "Hypertension New Frontiers. A Textbook of Cardiology." The book includes roughly 300 contributors from across the globe and presents comprehensive information on cardiovascular imaging and intervention. Kudos, Dr. Nanda!
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the UAB School of Medicine, will deliver the annual State of the School address on Wednesday, January 27, at noon, via Zoom. The presentation will review the School of Medicine's growth and highlight its accomplishments in 2020.