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UAB Microbiology researchers present at IAS 2025 in RwandaAugust 28, 2025At a time when science is reimagining what it means to prevent and potentially cure HIV, UAB Microbiology researchers carried their discoveries to the global stage.
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UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office welcomes 11th cohort of Institute for LeadershipAugust 25, 2025UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office welcomed 18 individuals in its 11th cohort of Institute for Leadership in August 2025.
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UAB Department of Microbiology holds inaugural State of the Department addressAugust 25, 2025J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, Ph.D., professor and chair, Charles H.
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Groundbreaking research uncovers link between SARS-CoV-2 and lung foam cell formationAugust 22, 2025A multi-institutional study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) has revealed a previously underappreciated mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 infection contributes to long-term lung damage.
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New antibody therapy shows promise in reducing Zika virus in reproductive tissuesAugust 18, 2025UAB researchers say this study shows passive antibody therapy can dramatically reduce Zika virus infection in critical tissues that could potentially lead to decreased transmission of virus through sex and from pregnant mothers to their babies.
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With family by his side, UAB lab tech graduates with Ph.D.August 15, 2025Driven by a passion for discovery, a deep commitment to science and the support of his family, Joshua Huffines is graduating with a Ph.D. in microbiology.
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In the water: How pathogens like Legionella spread illnessAugust 13, 2025A recent deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York is a stark reminder that this invisible threat could be lurking in the water mist you breathe every day, from your shower to a decorative fountain or a building’s cooling towers. Though it feels like a new danger, the bacteria behind this illness have haunted public health for nearly 50 years.
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Gut check: How probiotics impact digestion and the body’s microbiomeAugust 7, 2025Digestion is often thought of as a simple process confined to the stomach; but the reality is far more intricate, as one UAB researcher shares.
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Reinvigorating exhausted T cells in cancer and chronic viral infectionsAugust 4, 2025Tumor therapy with immune checkpoint blockers may be improved by fine-tuning Gfi1 in CD8+ T cells.
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A molecular approach to fighting rabiesJuly 31, 2025A UAB microbiologist unpacks the complex biology of rabies, highlighting how UAB researchers use molecular science to expose its vulnerabilities and explore new paths for treatment.
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A molecular approach to fighting RabiesJuly 25, 2025It starts quietly, a bite or a scratch, and by the time symptoms surface, it’s often too late. Rabies isn’t just a distant threat—it’s alive and present here in Alabama.
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Novak named Inaugural Holder of the Jiri Mestecky Endowed Professorship in MicrobiologyJuly 16, 2025Jan Novak, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the UAB Department of Microbiology, has been named the Inaugural Holder of the Jiri Mestecky Endowed Professorship in Microbiology.
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New faculty feature: Hongjin Zheng, Ph.D.July 16, 2025The UAB Department of Microbiology welcomed Hongjin Zheng, Ph.D., as associate professor in June 2025.
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International virus taxonomy experts convene at UABJuly 15, 2025Taxonomy — classifying viruses into genus, species and so forth — has the power to affect public health
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Q and A with Dr. Lund: The discovery of a key protein that boosts immunityJuly 14, 2025Fran Lund, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Microbiology and director of the UAB Immunology Institute, along with other UAB researchers, recently published a study in Immunity illustrating the crucial role a protein called T-bet plays in protecting the body’s immune response to influenza.
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Transcription factor T-bet regulates memory B cell subsetsJuly 11, 2025T-bet expression is required for persistence of memory B cells that have rapid differentiation potential to become antibody-producing plasma cells in response to a second infection.
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Global virus authority to convene in Birmingham for the first time: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses to hold annual meeting at UABJuly 7, 2025For the first time in its history, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) will hold its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, hosted by Elliot Lefkowitz, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Microbiology.
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Pathways to Discovery: How research enriches the medical school experienceJune 27, 2025How research enriches the medical school experience. Federico Prokopczuk is in his fourth year as an M.D./Ph.D. trainee.
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UAB Department of Microbiology welcomes new graduate studentsJune 13, 2025The UAB Department of Microbiology is happy to welcome graduate students who have recently joined UAB Microbiology labs for their training.
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Rabies in Alabama: What you need to knowJune 13, 2025Each year, rabies kills thousands of people worldwide, and it remains a silent threat right here in Alabama. Often transmitted through the bite or scratch of an infected animal, this viral disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
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Molecular structure determined for efflux pumps that confer tuberculosis bedaquiline resistanceJune 12, 2025Besides their normal role, pump overexpression confers drug resistance. Knowing the structure is a step to disabling the pumps with inhibitors.
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How UAB finds healthy volunteers — fast — as controls for clinical studiesJune 10, 2025UAB is a stronghold at finding patients for studies, but healthy controls were harder.
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BCRFA and O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center announce 5 recipients of Spring 2025 O’Neal Invests Cancer Research GrantsJune 3, 2025The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center recently announced five winners of the O’Neal Invests grant awards, two generously funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA).
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Gut check: What UAB experts say about probiotics, digestion, and your microbiomeMay 29, 2025You’re not the only one digesting your lunch—so are your microbes. Every time you eat, an entire ecosystem inside your gut gets to work, breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and boosting your immune system.
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UAB researchers pioneer breakthroughs in TB researchMay 13, 2025Kansas recently confirmed one of the largest Tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history.
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Heersink faculty honored at Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships ReceptionMay 7, 2025The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recognized 15 faculty members for their outstanding contributions to research, education, and clinical care at the Spring 2025 Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception.
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David E. Wells Memorial Symposium featuring Columbia virologist Dr. Anne Moscona coming up May 21May 7, 2025The David E. Wells Memorial Symposium, a longstanding tradition in the UAB Department of Microbiology, will be held this year on May 21.
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Department of Microbiology members recognized for 20-plus years of serviceApril 16, 2025Eight members of the Department of Microbiology were recently recognized for 20-plus years of service to UAB at a Service Awards reception on April 8, 2025.
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Visualizing virology via data science: How one UAB microbiologist has helped pave the way for bioinformatics and viral taxonomyApril 15, 2025Elliot Lefkowitz, Ph.D., has pioneered a unique perspective at UAB on the study of viruses: analyzing them via computational techniques, otherwise known as bioinformatics. Lefkowitz and his eight-person lab play a critical role in providing tools to scientists around the world to aid them in analyzing data related to genomic sequences.
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Over 50 years, Kearney’s skill, luck and determination have produced outsized impactApril 3, 2025John F. Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor in Immunology in the Department of Microbiology, will be honored for five decades of service to UAB on April 8.