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Located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, one of the country's premier research universities

09/04/2026

As summer comes to an end, students and parents are getting ready to go back to school.

Farah Lubin, Ph.D., distinguished Triton Endowed Professor and vice chair of Trainee Engagement and Development in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Neurobiology, offers research-backed strategies to help students keep their brains healthy and succeed this school year.

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09/03/2026

From proud smiles to heartfelt embraces, these moments capture the celebration of unwavering support that helped our students reach this milestone. 💚

09/02/2026

Myopia, or nearsightedness, has experienced an epidemic increase over the past six decades, largely impacting children and adolescents. Researchers are calling it a "myopia boom.”

A new study, led by Rafael Grytz, Ph.D., Dennis Endowed Professor of Glaucoma Research in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, suggests that controlled exposure to the indigo light could be an effective treatment for myopia.

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09/01/2026

The UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office is proud to welcome its 13th cohort of the Institute for Leadership! This program is designed to empower leaders as they help shape the future of UAB Medicine.

Learn more about the 19 individuals at the link in the comments.

UAB Montgomery Regional Medical Campus

08/27/2026

Erin DeLaney, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine.

“I am sincerely honored to be selected for the 2026 Brewer-Heslin Award," said DeLaney. "It recognizes what I value most about what we do at UAB – caring compassionately for our patients with professionalism, while training the next generation of physicians. It is a privilege to do this work. I am incredibly thankful to my department for their continued support and nomination, as well as to the Heersink School of Medicine for this recognition.”

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08/25/2026

For 35 years, the Huntsville Rural Premedical Internship (HRPI) has inspired rural Alabama students to pursue careers in medicine and return home to serve their communities.

As HRPI celebrates this milestone, its legacy lives on through the physicians improving lives across Alabama every day.

Read more at the link in the comments and swipe through a photo compilation celebrating 35 years of memories.

UAB Medicine Huntsville

08/21/2026

For more than a decade, Corinne Augelli-Szafran, Ph.D., has partnered with UAB researchers to help translate groundbreaking science into potential therapies. Now, as a faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, she’s working to accelerate drug discovery while mentoring the next generation of innovators.

From cancer and cystic fibrosis to Alzheimer’s disease and kidney disease, Augelli-Szafran’s research spans some of medicine’s most pressing challenges. Her goal is ambitious: create a robust drug discovery pipeline at UAB that helps move promising discoveries closer to patients.

Research. Collaboration. Innovation.

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08/20/2026

A milestone earned. 💚

Congratulations to the Class of 2030 on this exciting achievement. We can't wait to see where your journey in medicine takes you.

Read more about the 2026 White Coat Ceremony at the link in the comments.

08/19/2026

For decades, patients diagnosed with autoimmune kidney disease were told that treatment options were limited. Thanks to four clinical trials led by Dana Rizk, M.D., professor in the Division of Nephrology, over the last three years, the landscape has changed.

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08/18/2026

David Strickland has been named the 2026 recipient of the Sara Crews Finley, M.D., Endowed Leadership Scholarship. The annual scholarship provides full tuition to a rising third-year student who ranks in the top 25% of their class and demonstrates outstanding leadership, integrity, and service.

“Dr. Finley was a force—not just in medicine and in the state of Alabama, but nationally and even globally,” Strickland said. “Just to be mentioned in the same sentence as her, let alone to receive or be considered for an award named for her, is such an honor. It feels validating that I'm on the right path, because if I can do a fraction of what she did, that will have been an incredibly successful career and a very fulfilling one as well.”

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