3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (574+ words) Neil Pfister, M.D., Ph.D., an associate scientist at the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center and assistant professor in the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology who leads the AI in Precision Medicine group, is one researcher working…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (799+ words) “I couldn’t leave her. I couldn’t give up because I wanted to be here to raise her,” Williams said. “She kept me motivated and kept me going, and that was my reason for not giving up.” When Williams’ healing seemed…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (272+ words) Willis’ laboratory focuses on early-life immunology, particularly bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a serious lung disease that affects premature infants. His research will examine how changes in immune cells during infancy may contribute to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (160+ words) Anastasia Smith, DrPH, MPH, has been promoted to assistant professor as a researcher and resident research educator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery. Smith joined the Department of Neurosurgery Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2011 as a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (678+ words) Corey Speers, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair, Merle M. Salter Endowed Chair of Radiation Oncology in the Department of Radiation Oncology, presented the 2026 State of the Department on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Faculty, staff, trainees, and institutional leaders attended the presentation, highlighting a year…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (243+ words) These limitations can lead to missed opportunities for timely treatment in progressing patients or overdiagnosis and unnecessary antibiotic treatment in patients without true C. diff disease. Unnecessary treatment carries its own risks, including disruption of the gut microbiome, adverse drug effects…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) Mahmud Mossa-Basha, M.D.Many patients spend a significant amount of face time talking with their specialist. But in the field of radiology, providers work almost entirely behind the scenes, interpreting medical images to offer diagnoses and recommend treatment plans. Mahmud Mossa-Basha,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) Drug discovery is a vital part of healthcare, but it can be a painfully slow process. Corinne Augelli-Szafran, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, is all too familiar with the difficulties of this process. Augelli-Szafran…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1048+ words) For cancer cells to survive, grow and metastasize, they must continuously copy their DNA. Every time a cancer cell divides, it must duplicate the DNA in its chromosomes, passing one copy to each of two daughter cells. This process repeats,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Remo George, Ph.D. Leaving the hospital after radiopharmaceutical cancer treatment can mean taking home pages of complex instructions that patients are expected to follow. LifeNuclear is a healthcare technology startup founded at the University of Alabama at Birmingham focused on…...