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A platform for undergraduate students to advance their research, the UAB Summer Research Academy (SRA) launched its seventh installment of the program on June 3, 2024. This competitive research program provides summer scholarships for students in the joint health sciences while preparing them for advancement to graduate or medical scientist training programs.
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- department of genetics
- department of nephrology
- department of neurobiology
- comprehensive neuroscience center
- department of biology
- oneal comprehensive cancer center
- department of psychiatry and behavioral neurobiology
- department of microbiology
- department of chemistry
- Immunology
- civitan international research center
- department of nutrition sciences
- immunology institute
- department of psychology
- department of radiology
UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders (DEAL) program was established to offer development opportunities for current administrative professionals through training experiences and networking, to assist administration with their career paths and plans of advancing within UAB and UAB Medicine.
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- school of health professions
- department of neurosurgery
- uab health services foundation
- uab medicine
- uab hospital
- uab health system
- department of cell, developmental and integrative biology
- department of medicine
- collat school of business
- department of urology
- mary heersink institute for global health
- center for women's reproductive health
- department of obstetrics and gynecology
- department of nutrition sciences
- department of ophthalmology
- department of genetics
- department of neurology
- department of family and community medicine
- department of pediatrics
- institute for cancer outcomes and survivorship
- department of health policy and organization
- school of public health
- division of nephrology
- department of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- wellness & administration
The center is funded by a $7 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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Failure of hormone deprivation therapy used to slow prostate cancer in patients leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options. Endostatin, used in combination therapy, may help delay onset of castration-resistant disease.
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Research volunteers are needed for a UAB study to determine which combinations of Type 2 diabetes drugs work best for different groups of people.
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The new program offers a team approach to weight management, in which the physician, dietitian, behaviorist and exercise trainer play critical roles in helping the patient achieve goals.
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Four researchers, three from UAB and one from Louisiana State University, have been awarded pilot project awards to study the social determinants of obesity and related chronic diseases in the South.
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A UAB medical student discovered a previously uncategorized sub-group of patients with type 2 diabetes that might bring about changes in clinical practice.
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The public debate, “High vs. Low Carbohydrate Diets for Cancer Control and Overall Health,” will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. March 27 at the UAB Alumni House.
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