Teaching metabolomics: a UAB outreach to researchers in sub-Saharan Africa
By: Shawn Avery
Published Date: Jun 14
Janusz Kabarowski, Ph.D, is playing an important role in a metabolomics initiative.
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Janusz Kabarowski, Ph.D, is playing an important role in a metabolomics initiative.
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Kearney is the 2016 AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award recipient
Keynote Lectureship established to honor Briles
Briles named winner of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Award in Diversity Enhancement
By: Shawn Avery
Published Date: Jun 06
Eleven outstanding faculty members were named recipients of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Awards, an honor recognizing exceptional contributions made by School of Medicine faculty in service, teaching, research, diversity enhancement and mentorship.
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Eleven outstanding faculty members were named recipients of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Awards, an honor recognizing exceptional contributions made by School of Medicine faculty in service, teaching, research, diversity enhancement and mentorship.
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Microbiology Faculty Elected to Senate
By: Shawn Avery
Published Date: May 19
Congratulations to Allan Zajac (Senator) and Jamil Saad (Alternate Senator) for their elections to 2 year terms on the Faculty Senate.
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Congratulations to Allan Zajac (Senator) and Jamil Saad (Alternate Senator) for their elections to 2 year terms on the Faculty Senate.
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Next Generation Innovators: Pittman Scholars Program spotlights early-career researchers
By: Shawn Avery
Published Date: May 19
Recruitment is only one part of building a top-tier academic research program—you must also retain the innovative scientists who are already part of your team. The James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars program was launched in 2015 to recognize the contributions of junior faculty who are in the early stages of their careers.
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Recruitment is only one part of building a top-tier academic research program—you must also retain the innovative scientists who are already part of your team. The James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars program was launched in 2015 to recognize the contributions of junior faculty who are in the early stages of their careers.
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Leon-Ruiz’s early career continues to heighten with asthma research
By: Shawn Avery
Published Date: May 19
“Having a good mentor early in one’s career can mean the difference between success and failure in any career,” said Beatriz León-Ruiz, assistant professor of Microbiology at UAB. In 2008, her most impactful mentorship began when León-Ruiz joined the lab of Frances Lund, Ph.D., (now chair of the UAB Department of Microbiology), in New York as a postdoctoral associate at Trudeau Institute.
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“Having a good mentor early in one’s career can mean the difference between success and failure in any career,” said Beatriz León-Ruiz, assistant professor of Microbiology at UAB. In 2008, her most impactful mentorship began when León-Ruiz joined the lab of Frances Lund, Ph.D., (now chair of the UAB Department of Microbiology), in New York as a postdoctoral associate at Trudeau Institute.Read more
MALDI Mass Spectrometry Now at UAB
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Published Date: Mar 29
MALDI--matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization--imaging mass spectrometry is now available to researchers at UAB. Drs. Stephen Barnes and Janusz Kabarowski used the tissue imaging method in their recent research "Early lipid changes in acute kidney injury using SWATH lipidomics coupled with MALDI tissue imaging."
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MALDI--matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization--imaging mass spectrometry is now available to researchers at UAB. Drs. Stephen Barnes and Janusz Kabarowski used the tissue imaging method in their recent research "Early lipid changes in acute kidney injury using SWATH lipidomics coupled with MALDI tissue imaging."
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Two Faculty Honored for Years of Service
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Published Date: Mar 02
Drs. Peter Prevelige (20 years) and Janet Yother (25 years) are among the more than 1,000 UAB employees to be honored during the annual Service Awards Program at the DoubleTree Hotel Heritage Banquet room on March 4.
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Drs. Peter Prevelige (20 years) and Janet Yother (25 years) are among the more than 1,000 UAB employees to be honored during the annual Service Awards Program at the DoubleTree Hotel Heritage Banquet room on March 4.Read more
Burrows Appointed Professor Emeritus
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Published Date: Feb 26
Congratulations to Peter Burrows, Ph.D., who was appointed Professor Emeritus of Microbiology in the School of Medicine. The Board of Trustees approved Burrows’ appointment during its February 5, 2016 meeting.
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Congratulations to Peter Burrows, Ph.D., who was appointed Professor Emeritus of Microbiology in the School of Medicine. The Board of Trustees approved Burrows’ appointment during its February 5, 2016 meeting.
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2016 Postdoc Research Day winner
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Published Date: Feb 18
Congratulations to Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe (Orihuela lab) who won First Place in Session 4 for his oral presentation at the 2016 UAB Postdoc Research Day.
Congratulations to Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe (Orihuela lab) who won First Place in Session 4 for his oral presentation at the 2016 UAB Postdoc Research Day.
Bedwell Named Biochemistry Interim Chair
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Published Date: Feb 11
Congratulations to micro’s David Bedwell, Ph.D., who was named interim department chair for the department of Biochemistry. He is a long-time faculty member and leader at UAB, joining the faculty in 1988. “I am confident he will be an outstanding department leader and strong member of the School of Medicine leadership, working closely with other department chairs and members of my senior leadership team,” said Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S., Senior Vice President and Dean of SOM.
Congratulations to micro’s David Bedwell, Ph.D., who was named interim department chair for the department of Biochemistry. He is a long-time faculty member and leader at UAB, joining the faculty in 1988. “I am confident he will be an outstanding department leader and strong member of the School of Medicine leadership, working closely with other department chairs and members of my senior leadership team,” said Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S., Senior Vice President and Dean of SOM.Researchers identify previously unknown step in the pathway that leads to asthma
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Published Date: Jan 27
A team of UAB researchers including microbiology department assistant professor Beatriz León, Ph.D., and her husband, Andre Ballesteros-Tato, Ph.D., (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) have identified a previously unknown step in the pathway that leads to asthma. The results of their study are published online, ahead of print, in “T follicular helper cell plasticity shapes pathogenic T helper 2 cell-mediated immunity to inhaled house dust mite.”
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A team of UAB researchers including microbiology department assistant professor Beatriz León, Ph.D., and her husband, Andre Ballesteros-Tato, Ph.D., (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) have identified a previously unknown step in the pathway that leads to asthma. The results of their study are published online, ahead of print, in “T follicular helper cell plasticity shapes pathogenic T helper 2 cell-mediated immunity to inhaled house dust mite.”
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Kearney Receives AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award
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Published Date: Jan 26
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has named microbiology professor John Kearney, Ph.D., the 2016 AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award for his outstanding research contributions to the field of immunology in the area of B cell biology.
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The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has named microbiology professor John Kearney, Ph.D., the 2016 AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award for his outstanding research contributions to the field of immunology in the area of B cell biology.Read more
Postdoctoral Scientists Numbers Declining
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Published Date: Nov 13
The quality and quantity of biomedical research may be negatively affected if the number of postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical field continues to decline. According to microbiology professor Louis Justement, Ph.D., co-author of “Biomedical science postdocs: an end to the era of expansion” (Oct. 6, 2015, FASEB Journal online), the number of early-career scientists choosing to become postdocs has declined for three years in a row.
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The quality and quantity of biomedical research may be negatively affected if the number of postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical field continues to decline. According to microbiology professor Louis Justement, Ph.D., co-author of “Biomedical science postdocs: an end to the era of expansion” (Oct. 6, 2015, FASEB Journal online), the number of early-career scientists choosing to become postdocs has declined for three years in a row.Federal Funding Important to UAB and Birmingham’s Economy
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Published Date: Nov 05
“Support for research at the federal level is an important issue for Birmingham and the state of Alabama,” explains microbiology professor Louis B. Justement, Ph.D.
“Support for research at the federal level is an important issue for Birmingham and the state of Alabama,” explains microbiology professor Louis B. Justement, Ph.D.$7.5 Million Awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics to Discover New Therapies for CF Patients
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Published Date: Oct 21
Research begun by microbiology professor David Bedwell, Ph.D., identifying nonsense mutations in Cystic Fibrosis patients, has led to a collaboration between UAB and Southern Research with the goal of developing novel drugs for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients with rare genetic mutations.
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Research begun by microbiology professor David Bedwell, Ph.D., identifying nonsense mutations in Cystic Fibrosis patients, has led to a collaboration between UAB and Southern Research with the goal of developing novel drugs for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients with rare genetic mutations.UAB Microbiology #25, Immunology #27 in 2016 Best Global Universities Ranking
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Published Date: Oct 07
UAB was ranked 200th in the world and landed in the top 75 U.S. universities.
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UAB was ranked 200th in the world and landed in the top 75 U.S. universities.Read more
Julie Decker UAB Employee of the Year
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Published Date: Oct 06
Congratulations to Micro's own Julie Decker, 2015 UAB Employee of the Year!
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Congratulations to Micro's own Julie Decker, 2015 UAB Employee of the Year!
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2015 Susan Roberts Dubay Lecture
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Published Date: Oct 01
On September 1, 2015, faculty, staff, students and special guests, Dr. John Dubay and Dr. Eric Hunter, gathered at Volker Hall for the inaugural Susan Roberts Dubay Endowed Lecture.
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