*Photo of CFAR Investigators, November 2019. Donna Porter, Aadia Rana, Mike Mugavero, Jeanne Marrazzo, Paul Goepfert, Mary Bergeron, Mike Saag, Shirley Selvage, Nathan Erdmann, Edward Jackson. Lynn Matthews not pictured.
UAB CFAR Investigators have received a $5 million supplement as part of the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations initiative. Their project, "A Dynamic COVID-19 Community-Engaged Testing Strategy in Alabama" will transfer community-informed HIV testing knowledge to address the urgent need for rapid scale-up of SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved rural, socio-economically disadvantaged, and Black/African American populations. Investigators will work together with interdisciplinary scientists from across UAB to conduct 36,000 SARS-CoV-2 tests statewide. Project leaders include PI Mike Saag, MD, Project PI Mike Mugavero, MD, MHSc, and Program Directors Aadia Rana, MD, and Lynn Matthews, MD, MPH.
More Good News for September October 7, 2020
Each year, we host a Faculty Honors Reception to celebrate the many contributions our department makes to academic medicine. This year, we are recognizing these exemplary efforts virtually throughout October. This week, we honor distinguished efforts in research and patient care. Congratulations one and all!
Ravi Bhatia, MD (Professor and Director, Hematology and Oncology) joins a long line of internationally renowned scientists awarded the International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation's prestigious Rowley Prize for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the biology of CML. Well deserved, Dr. Bhatia!
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center has announced a new Clinical Investigator Award in honor of Francisco Robert, MD (Professor, Hematology and Oncology). The funding will provide up to $100K to for junior investigators to develop cancer treatment trials, a fitting tribute to Dr. Robert's five decades of service to UAB.
The Department is delighted to welcome Hussein Abu Daya, MD, as an Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular Disease. He is an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist whose interests include atherosclerotic vascular disease management and critical limb ischemia. Welcome!
Noll Campbell, PharmD, MS (Purdue University) will present the annual Geerts Endowed Lecture “Honorable Persistence: An Iterative Approach to Deprescribing High-Risk Medication in Older Adults” at Medical Grand Rounds at noon on Wednesday, October 14, via Zoom. Register here.