UAB Heersink School of Medicine News

UAB Heersink School of Medicine News

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Blazer Express bus service and Blazer Express Highlands van service will be suspended on Friday, July 3 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. 
UAB is seeking a young investigator to represent the university in the 2016 Searle Scholars Program and the 2016 Pew Scholar for the Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences.
Four of the most world renowned scholars and influential leaders in the field of infectious disease research will come to UAB to honor the legacy of the late Distinguished Professor Charles Alford, M.D.
Thomas Weida, M.D. joins the School of Medicine’s Tuscaloosa Regional Campus this summer as associate dean of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, and   Jane Weida, M.D., also joins the faculty as associate director of the Family Medicine Residency program.
Louise T. Chow, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been chosen as one of the Women of Consequence honorees for the 2015 International Women’s Day Awards Dinner.
The General Endowment Fund grants offer financial support for projects within UAB demonstrating multidisciplinary effort and intentions to strengthen infrastructure in key areas.
Three School of Medicine faculty members were honored last week as recipients of the 2015 UAB Graduate School Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Mentorship. 
The American Statistical Association Committee on Fellows selected Karan P. Singh, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine, as a 2015 fellow for his outstanding contributions to the statistical profession.
The Department of Radiology has recently appointed new vice chairs for education, clinical research, quality control and patient safety, and translational research.
The General Endowment Fund of the UA Health Services Foundation awarded nearly $1.5 million for projects in clinical care, patient research, medical education and laboratory research.
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