Marnix E. Heersink, M.D., and Mary Heersink, longtime supporters of UAB, have made a gift of $1,040,000 gift to the UAB School of Health Professions. This is the largest single scholarship gift in school history! For the story, click the link below! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…

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(1/2) Thank you to Dr. Alan Eberhardt and his UAB biomedical engineering students, led by Amrit Selva and Lily Hardgrave, for presenting today during NCHPAD Coffee Club. Amrit and Lily worked with Coffee Club participants to design and build an adaptive device called...

UAB Biotechnology’s quiescent period is over! After a 5 year break, we are back on X. Follow us as our program continues to grow & our students continue to change the world. #UABBiotech #UAB #Biotechnology

If you're reading this, we hope you have a great first week of classes, Blazers.

TherapySouth’s Steve and Jana Foster Increase Support for UAB Physical Therapy Students For the story, click the link below! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…

Our team is having a great time today at the UABHealthProfessions faculty and staff appreciation lunch!

SHP Wear Pink Day!💕 10/22/24 An annual time of recognition devoted to educating people about the importance of early detection and access to timely, high-quality care.

CALLING ALL BMD ALUMNI📣, come tailgate with the SHP this Saturday, November 2nd at 11:00am as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Biomedical Sciences program at the UAB vs. Tulsa Homecoming game.🏈 Click the link below to RSVP‼️ alumni.uab.edu/s/1881/alumni1…

Little Blazer Wishes provides presents to families in the UAB community during the holiday season. This Giving Tuesday, help bring joy to families in need. To give, please click the link below! givecampus.com/schools/Univer…

(1/2) Special thanks to Andrew Butler, Ph.D., Dean of the UAB School of Health Professions, and Lorenzo Brown, Founder of The Is-Able Center for speaking to our team at the second annual SHP Research Collaborative Day! It's always great to get together and share...

(1/2) Episode 2 of our podcast is now available! In this episode, we're talking about service dogs with Dr. Meghan Mills, NCHPAD Operations Director. Learn about training, the differences between service dogs, emotional support animals, and therapy... nchpad.org/resources/podc…

(1/3) Join us on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 4:30-7 pm at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama for LOOKING. DIFFERENT. with Riva Lehrer and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson. Presented with our friends at CEDHARS, LOOKING. DIFFERENT. will feature the artwork...

We’re excited to invite you to LOOKING. DIFFERENT. with Riva Lehrer and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Regions Field from 4:30-7 p.m. presented with our friends at NCHPAD,

Today is Give As One! Every donation will benefit the SHP Blazer Closet! Created by students, the SHP Blazer Closet is a valuable resource that provides our students with much-needed access to a wide range of gently used professional garments. #GiveAsOne givecampus.com/schools/Univer…

Ever wonder what it's like to be a service dog? Arrow’s here to show you! From his epic nose skills to working as his human's hero, this pup’s got some serious skills. youtu.be/_RMIFei_Ygs?si…

In the fall of 2023, the UAB School of Health Professions launched an undergraduate program in Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Science. This year, the program unveiled a minor option to the program! For the story, click the link below! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…

Ananda Basu, MBBS, MD, FRCP, M.D., has been selected as the director of the UAB Diabetes Research Center. For the story, click the link below! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…

A recent study from cancer researchers at UAB and Georgia State University has identified a new therapeutic target in quadruple-negative breast cancer, one of the deadliest and most aggressive treatment-resistant of breast cancer. Link below. uab.edu/news/research-…

Bre McDonald, a first-year student in the UAB PhD in Nutrition Sciences program, has been selected as a 2025-2026 Fellow of the Albert Schweitzer program. To learn more about Bre and her ASF project, click the link below for the story! uab.edu/shp/news/home/…