Blazers Against Hunger 2025
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A reminder during this week of gratitude: Blazers Against Hunger is happening throughout November. Support Blazer Kitchen as it provides healthy meals and resources to UAB students, employees, and patients
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Dr. Matlawska-Wasowska, was published in the @jci.org for her study, “T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia exploits a neural proinflammatory pathway to colonize the meninges.” Learn more: www.jci.org/articles/vie...
14.11.2025 21:01 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Cold comfort: What cells do to survive winter
Cold comfort: What cells do to survive winter
As the temperature drops, cold weather affects the body down to the cell. Holly Chen, Ph.D., explains how cells sense the cold, adapt to lower temperatures, and ways to help support cellular health through the winter.
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🌙 Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, set your clocks back an hour and enjoy a little more rest. Check out these tips for a smooth transition: www.uab.edu/medicine/new...
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Yanling Wang, M.D., Ph.D., explores “Alzheimer’s Disease at the Interface: Mechanisms in Brain Parenchyma and Borders” in the upcoming CDIB seminar series on Nov 5 at noon CST.
Register here: uab.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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2025 Fall Graduate School Fair
🎓 On Oct. 8, students from UAB and across Alabama came together to explore master’s, Ph.D., and certificate programs at the 2025 Graduate School Fair! Check out the recap video to see the highlights 👇
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Meet the Minds of CDIB: Saxena and Nacke reflect on mentorship, growth, and Alzheimer’s research - Heersink School of Medicine News
Ankur Saxena, Ph.D.
From the lab bench to leading-edge Alzheimer’s research, Lynne Nacke’s journey is one of growth, grit, and guidance. With mentorship from Dr. Ankur Saxena, the duo at @uabheersink is uncovering how sensory neuron regeneration may hold clues to Alzheimer’s. www.uab.edu/medicine/new...
16.09.2025 17:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How do stem cells turn into neurons even amid noisy signals? Researchers at UAB uncovered a “bistable toggle” switch in olfactory progenitors, revealing how small groups of cells coordinate fate commitment and neighborhood assembly to sustain neurogenesis. www.uab.edu/news/researc...
12.09.2025 17:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Mark Bevensee on his new role as Associate Dean of the UAB Honors College!
On August 1, he transitioned from Assistant Dean and continues to support students across the college with leadership and dedication.
27.08.2025 16:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congrats to Amitis Moradkhani of the Robel Lab! 🧠👏
She took 3rd place in the Biological & Life Sciences category at the Summer 2025 Expo for her work on blood-brain barrier failure after traumatic brain injury. Incredible research from one of our undergrads!
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👏 Congrats to Dr. Michael Herr II, associate professor in CDIB, on becoming an official IAMSE Fellow! The fellowship recognizes his commitment to advancing curriculum design, teaching, and leadership in medical education.
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Congrats to CDIB’s Dr. Colleen Garnett on being elected Senator for Joint Health Sciences, and Dr. Michael Herr II on his election as Associate Chair of the Faculty Senate! Proud to see our faculty stepping into key leadership roles across campus. 👏 www.uab.edu/facultysenat...
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🧬 Dr. Braden McFarland, assistant professor in @uabheersink CDIB, breaks down how UVA and UVB rays go far beyond sunburn, damaging DNA, accelerating aging, and increasing cancer risk. Check out our “Beyond the burn” article to learn more about skin safety! www.uab.edu/news/news-yo...
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New study co-authored by Dr. Ankur Saxena in Stem Cell Reports reveals how “progenitor neighborhoods” act as transient niches to sustain olfactory neurogenesis in zebrafish. A key step in understanding sensory regeneration! www.cell.com/stem-cell-re...
01.08.2025 14:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
👩🔬🔬 #MeetTheMinds of CDIB kicks off with Dr. Yoon, assistant professor in the Department of CDIB! From St. Jude to UAB, she’s advancing research on drug-resistant tumors and inspiring the next gen of scientists. Read more: www.uab.edu/medicine/new...
28.06.2025 13:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Don’t miss our summer CDIB seminar! 🧠 Dr. Eduardo Leyva Díaz from Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante will present “Programming and reprogramming the nervous system via CUT homeobox genes.” Join us for this exciting talk!
23.06.2025 17:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🧠🦠 Big news from the McFarland Lab! Their latest study dives into how gut microbes shape the immune response in brain tumors. Could your gut hold clues to better glioblastoma treatments? Published in @tandfresearch.bsky.social! Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
12.06.2025 18:30 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
🎓 Blazing new trails in leadership! Congrats to Dr. Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on graduating from the Blaze Leadership Academy! 👏🔥 We’re proud to see CDIB faculty shaping the future of academic leadership.
Read more: www.uab.edu/reporter/peo...
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We’re counting down the days until GATE 2025! 🧠 From hands-on neuroanatomy to insightful lectures (plus plenty of coffee), it’s three days of brains, breakthroughs, and big ideas.
See you June 25–27!
#GATE2025 #UABCDIB
30.05.2025 19:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Big congrats to Abigail Williamson from the Thalacker-Mercer lab! 🏆 She earned a research excellence award at the Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center meeting and will present at the 53rd American Aging Association meeting in Alaska!
14.05.2025 22:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Shout-out to Amelia Herron, an undergrad in Dr. Zhiyong Liu’s lab, for being selected for the UAB Honors College Presidential Honors Fellowship! She’ll spend the summer diving into research and presenting at the UAB Summer Expo! 🔬✨
06.05.2025 19:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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