L to R: Division Director Victor J. Thannickal, MD; Becky Wallace; Guangjie (Jeff) Cheng, MD; Gang Liu, MD; Mike Wells, MD; and Jarrod Barnes, PhDThe Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine hosted its annual picnic at George Ward Park, complete with pumpkin decorating, balloon twisting, and a ton of family fun. Over 130 people enjoyed the fall festivities. Drs. Guangjie (Jeff) Cheng and Gang Liu won the inaugural cornhole tournament, with Drs. Mike Wells and Jarrod Barnes finishing in second place.
More Good News for October 25, 2017
UAB researchers have shown, for the first time, that reduced dietary potassium promotes elevated aortic stiffness in a mouse model, as compared with normal-potassium-fed mice. Such arterial stiffness in humans is predictive of heart disease. The article by Yabing Chen, PhD (Pathology) and co-authors Paul Sanders, MD (Professor, Nephrology), Anupam Agarwal, MD (Professor and Director, Nephrology) and Louis Dell’Italia, MD (Professor, Cardiovascular Disease) was published in JCI Insight.
Tiffany Carson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine) recently presented findings from her work exploring racial differences in the gut microbiota of blacks and whites at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved.
The Department is proud to recognize three IM Residents, Chaitanya Allamneni, MD (PGY-2) Neha Hingorani, MD (PGY-2) and Nicolas Ruiz, MD (PGY-1) for taking special care of a patient in hepatology clinic. According to the attending physician, they went out of their way to provide compassion, holding the patient’s hand and offering words of encouragement during a necessary procedure. Kudos for modeling a UAB core value – Always Care!
Stefan Kertesz, MD (Professor, Preventive Medicine) has received the 2017 award for Most Downloaded Manuscript by the journal Substance Abuse. The manuscript calls for better understanding, policy, and treatment for opioid addiction.
Coming next week to Medical Grand Rounds. UAB Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Carrie Lenneman, MD, will present, "Cardio-Oncology: Forging a New Collaborative Specialty” at noon on Wednesday, November 1, in Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.
Upcoming Events
• The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its annual Research Retreat and Research Competition, on Monday, October 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Sheraton Birmingham Hotel.
• Bring your questions and chat with the OnCore implementation support team at the OnCore Open House on Wednesday, November 1, from 4:15 - 6:00 p.m., in PCAMS. Hear from our Super Users and celebrate the enterprise-wide rollout of UAB’s clinical trials management software.
• The UAB Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety will host its fifth annual Veterans Disability Symposium to address “The Invisible Wounds of War” on Friday, November 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lakeshore Foundation.
• The Center for AIDS Research is hosting a World AIDS Day Celebration on Thursday, December 7, with a Lunch Seminar and Info Fair. Drs. Jeanne Marrazzo and Aadia Rana will speak on "Pathway to Achieving the 90-90-90 Goal in Alabama." Community partners in the 90-90-90 Project will have booths with information. Learn more and RSVP for the event.