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UAB doses world’s first patient in investigational gene therapy trial for BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy

UAB doses world’s first patient in investigational gene therapy trial for BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy ...
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UAB marks five years of transformational $100 million Heersink gift

Five years after their historic $100 million gift, Marnix and Mary Heersink’s philanthropy continues to transform UAB through ...
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Diagnosis to remission: A young patient’s journey with T-lymphoblastic lymphoma and leukemia

Logan Hames celebrates ringing the bell alongside his wife, Katy, and their two children, Ace and Avy at UAB's Kirklin Clinic. Logan Hames, a 30-year-old University of Alabama at Birmingham alumnus ...
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UAB awarded grant to co-lead national center to train dental providers in tooth-preserving procedure

The award will establish the National Dental Practice Training Center, or NDP-TC, a collaboration among the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science ...
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UAB highest-ranked public institution in the Southeast for faculty research performance, according to U.S. News & World Report

UAB highest-ranked public institution in the Southeast for faculty research performance, according to U.S. News & World Report ...
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UAB breast pathologists publish on reproducibility of HER2 testing in breast cancer

The study, Revisiting HER2-negative breast cancer in the era of HER2-low and HER2-ultralow expression: Assessment of interobserver variability, was recently published in The Breast, an internationally ...
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5 things to know about open enrollment this year

This week, UAB begins rolling out information about open enrollment to provide benefit-eligible employees time to review ...
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12 honored with 2026 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Twelve faculty have been selected to receive the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which honors UAB faculty who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. The 2026 honorees ...
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Inaugural Heersink Student Mobility scholar finds new perspective on research and medicine

The first participant in the Heersink Student Mobility Program spent the summer at UAB gaining hands-on experience in community health research, cancer prevention and clinical care, highlighting the ...
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Reduce flu risk this season by getting the flu shot

A UAB expert encourages getting a flu shot in September, October or early November to reduce the risk of illness, prevent severe flu complications and protect vulnerable individuals throughout the ...
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UAB clinical trial explores new approach to treat ovarian cancer

When the disease stops responding to platinum drugs altogether, patients enter a category called platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, or PROC, where there is currently no standard therapy. Many new PROC ...