We're thrilled to present new coins honoring UAB's patented inventors from fiscal year 2024 onward. These coins embody the spirit of invention. To our patented inventors: these coins celebrate YOUR hard work. We look forward to presenting these coins very soon! 💚💛

💔2 hrs ago... was notified that my current NSF grant focusing on the Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Materials for emergent energy technologies was terminated without any explanation. What did I do wrong? Always thankful to my students @Shustovalab USC Chemistry & Biochemistry

Four years ago Dr. Hernandez was visiting me on rounds after a stage IV dx at 29 led to Hail Mary of a surgery to give me a shot at a future. Fast forward a few years and we’ve upgraded to him visiting me at my poster instead #AACR25.

Thank you to Sen. Susan Collins for the opportunity to highlight Dr. Barry Sleckman, the Director of UAB O'Neal Cancer Center, at our Appropriations Committee hearing today. UAB is at the forefront of lifesaving cancer research and care that our entire nation benefits from.

We are grateful to Senator Katie Boyd Britt for her thoughtful introduction of Dr. Barry Sleckman, Director of the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, at today’s U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on biomedical research.

On April 30, Dr. Barry Sleckman, Director of UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee during the Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation hearing. Watch his powerful testimony: (starting at 52:00) appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/biome…

Also: check out the awesome accompanying paper from Margot Kossmann Williams that uses our tools to pick apart how Nodal signaling dynamics inform morphogenesis! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

What you won’t hear about are all the postdocs cut adrift, the international students choosing other shores, and the neglected crazy ideas that may have made the world a brighter place And lest you think this won’t happen to you: it is already happening everywhere

Abstracts & award applications due July 15. Don’t miss this chance to go! ⁦AACR Foundation⁩ #pancreaticcancer 2025. Boston Sep 28 to Oct 1. aacr.org/meeting/aacr-s…

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My laboratory is interested to host the postdoctoral candidates who is interested in #tumormicroenvironment and #tumorStroma. Email @[email protected]

Good news. After 2 rounds of venetoclax, GO, + chemo, my daughter has had a complete response. No detectable signs of the tumor that had completely shut her eye, which she was dangerously close to losing. 🙏🏾 to the amazing team St. Jude & the community for helping us get here.

June is Cancer Survivors Month and we’re calling on all Members of the AL Congressional Delegation to pass the Nancy Gardner Sewell MCED Screening Coverage Act! Thank you Rep. Terri A. Sewell for your leadership and for ensuring we have more cancer survivors in the years to come!

Recently published: Loss of Predicted Cell Adhesion Molecule MPZL3 Promotes EMT in #OvarianCancer, by Ya-Yun Cheng et al. brnw.ch/21wU2XN UPMC Hillman Cancer Center PittDeptofMed mythreye_k Katherine Aird #OpenAccess

“A dream come true”: A child walks again after breakthrough treatment for a rare genetic disorder—thanks in part to NIH-funded research. Scientists at NYU Langone Health discovered that a CoQ10 precursor can help brain cells restore energy production, offering new hope for families

We invite applications for the newly created IISc Post-Doctoral Fellowships (IPDF) from motivated individuals with an established record of high-quality research. For more details, please visit: iisc.ac.in/careers/post-d…

We invite postdocs interested in faculty positions to join us for an interactive Young Researchers Meeting on 2 August 2025. Hear from the Director, Deans & faculty members, and find out what IISc has to offer! Register by 12 noon (IST) on 1 August at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

A major cheat code in life: Being a pleasure to deal with. Kind when others aren’t. Calm when things go sideways. Reliable under pressure. Intelligence alone is overrated. Be someone who lightens the load for folks around them. People value people who make their lives easier.

Michael Eisen You're describing a world pre The Bayh–Dole Act of 1980. Before Bayh–Dole, federally funded inventions usually sat unused, universities and labs couldn’t commercialize them, so they languished on shelves. Bayh–Dole changed that by allowing universities to own and license IP

‼️ Are you a budding software or app creator at UAB with a great idea? The Blazer App Accelerator helps you turn your concept into reality. Apply by October 17, 2025. More details: uab.edu/innovation/fac….