by Kelsi Hancock | Dec 13, 2024 | KUHmmunity Highlights, News
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39526571 This work brings together efforts for MD and PhD scholars, in an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional effort. Dr. J. Miller Allan is an MD graduate of the Heersink School of Medicine 2023 class. He is currently a Resident...
by Kelsi Hancock | Oct 16, 2024 | KUHmmunity Highlights
Pre and postdoctoral scholars are continuing to achieve many impressive accolades over the past quarter. Please join us in congratulating their work and follow us on social media for the most up to date achievements. Mary Latimer, PhD., University of Alabama at...
by Kelsi Hancock | Oct 16, 2024 | TL1 Scholar Highlights
TL1 Scholars have been hard at work over the past few months. Several have submitted/are submitting grants, and manuscripts and preparing for talks. Below are highlights reported from our TL1 Scholars. We are really looking forward to hearing about their work at the...
by rbecker | Oct 7, 2024 | ESTEEM Highlights
The ESTEEM Program for Early-Stage Faculty in Kidney, Urology, and Hematology Research Areas The ESTEEM program is designed to develop mentoring and training skills for the early-stage faculty member and gap year intern. Funds will be utilized to offset the...
by Kelsi Hancock | Sep 11, 2024 | TL1 Scholar Highlights
Denisha Spires was born and raised in Jackson, MS where she attended Tougaloo College, a noteworthy HBCU. While earning her bachelor’s degree in biology, she focused on the pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetic nephropathy in relation to endothelin 1 working...
by Kelsi Hancock | Aug 2, 2024 | Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Cheng (Jack) Song joined the Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology on February 1, 2024, as an Assistant Professor, bringing a distinguished background in polycystic kidney disease (PKD) research. His academic journey includes a solid...
by Kelsi Hancock | Jul 31, 2024 | Faculty Spotlight
Dr. John Henry Dasinger is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Dasinger received his doctorate in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the laboratory of Dr....
by Cheyenne | May 1, 2024 | TL1 Scholar Highlights
Abby Brooks holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and an M.S. in Biotechnology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Driven by a profound passion for research, she is currently pursuing a PhD within the...
by Cheyenne | Apr 15, 2024 | TL1 Scholar Highlights
Currently residing in Childersburg AL, Lance is a postdoctoral trainee conducting research in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine under the mentorship of Jennifer Pollock, Ph.D. Lance obtained his...
by Cheyenne | Apr 4, 2024 | TL1 Scholar Highlights
Dr. Megan Rhoads is an integrative physiologist interested in how time of day and the molecular clock contribute to cardiovascular and renal function and disease. During graduate school at the University of Kentucky, she studied spontaneous high blood pressure in...
