Physics alumni, Thomas McCauley has been named Chief Scientific Officer at RaNA Therapeutics. Ron Renaud, Chief Executive Officer of RaNA Therapeutics says “Tom’s scientific leadership and demonstrated expertise in preclinical discovery, as well as translational and clinical development of small molecule and biologic drugs for rare diseases will be critical as we pioneer unparalleled innovation around selective gene upregulation.”Read the full press release here.
Dr. Yogesh K. Vohra Receives Award for Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Dr. Yogesh K. Vohra, Professor of Physics, University Scholar and Director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration (CNMB) is the recipient of the 2016 Sam Brown Bridge Builder Award. Dr. Vohra has a tremendous ability to bring disciplines together for collaborative efforts and it’s this inherent ability that has garnered him this recognition.
In addition to the above-mentioned positions, Dr. Vohra is the Campus Director for the NASA – Alabama Space Grant Consortium as well as Director one of the longest running National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs (REU).
Dr. Eugenia Kharlempieva Discusses Stealth Pig Cells
Read UAB News article titled “Stealth pig cells may hold key to treating diabetes in humans,” featuring CNMB member, Dr. Eugenia Kharlempieva.
2016 REU Expo Winners
2016 REU Expo Winners
Congratulations are in order for two of our Research Experiences for Undergraduate participants. Both of them placed 2nd in the Expo’s poster session on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
REU Julian Dover placed 2nd in the Engineering category. He won for his research titled Alternative Replacement for Birmingham, Alabama Concrete Storm Drain Covers. His mentors were Dr. Selvum Pillay and Mr. Benjamin Willis (Material Sciences and Engineering). Julian is a Junior at Chicago State University.
REU Jacob Norman placed 2nd in the Physical Sciences category. He won for his
research titled Theranostic Polymer Agents for Ultrasound Therapy and Controlled Drug Release. His mentor for the summer was Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva (Chemistry). Jacob is a sophomore bioengineering student at the University of California Berkeley.
Both participants were supported by National Science Foundation (Grant Number DMR # DMR 1460392) – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) award to UAB
Congratulations Julian and Jacob and all of the other Expo w. Great job.
You can see more pictures from the Expo here.
Application Deadline for REU Ended April 1, 2016
Deadline for REU Applications Ended April 1, 2016
We are pleased with the tremendous response to our call for applications to our Research Experience for Undergraduates program for summer 2016 here at UAB. Given the hundreds of applications that we received, the competition was quite impressive. The names of our 2016 REU participants will be posted as soon as all offers have been made and accepted.
We thank every applicant for their interest in our program and we hope that all eligible applicants will apply again next year. In the meantime, for those well deserving applicants that applied and were not selected, we are hopeful that many of them were selected to other programs.
Updated: April 7, 2016 – Meet our 2016 REU Participants
