Since 1996, the GEF has awarded more than $59 million to UAB faculty to support innovation in four areas: clinical care, medical education, laboratory research and patient-oriented research.
Clinical Care
“UAB Comprehensive Pregnancy and Heart Program”Principal investigator: Marc Cribbs, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Funded: $113,000
“Refinement of the Prehospital Stroke System”
Principal investigator: Toby Gropen, M.D., professor of Neurology
Funded: $127,844
“Wound Selfie: A Mobile Health Approach for Home Monitoring of Surgical Site Infections”
Principal investigator:James Willig, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases
Funded: $134,156
Laboratory Research
“EEG System to Benefit the UAB Community”Principal investigator: Farah Lubin, Ph.D., associate professor of Neurobiology
Funded: $47,497
“Arcturus Laser Capture Microdissection for Single Cell Isolation from Tissues”
Principal investigator: Frances Lund, M.D., professor and chair of Microbiology
Funded: $100,000
“Next Generation Flow Cytometer to Streamline Core Operation in CFCC”
Principal investigator: John Mountz, M.D., professor of Medicine in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Funded: $109,835
“Micro-CT Scanner for Ultra-High Resolution Live Imaging of Large and Small Animals”
Principal investigator: Steven Rowe, M.D., professor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Funded: $159,800
“Optical Imaging in Small Animal Models with the Lumina III System”
Principal investigator: Kurt Zinn, DVM, Ph.D., professor of Radiology
Funded: $102,439
Medical Education
“Standardized Patient Center Re-Boot for 21st Century Health Professionals Students”Principal investigator: Marjorie White, M.D., associate professor of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine
Funded: $296,000
“Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Alabama Chapter”
Principal investigator: Stefan Kertesz, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in Preventive Medicine
Funded: $45,000
“The PROSPER Educator Enrichment Program in Undergraduate Medical Education”
Principal investigator: Kristina Panizzi-Woodley, Ph.D., assistant professor of Medical Education
Funded: $65,000
“Simulator Enhancement of OB/Gyn Ultrasound Medical Education”
Principal investigator: Sheri Jenkins, M.D., professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Funded: $43,000
Patient Oriented
“Natural Language Processing to Identify COPD Exacerbations in Real Time (NICER)”Principal investigator: J. Michael Wells, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Funded: $132,557