The Durant Research Awards aim to provide flexible support for historically disadvantaged faculty and staff in medicine who are considering or pursuing a research career. These awards reflect a commitment to equity, opportunity, and the advancement of underrepresented voices in academic medicine.

Please join us in congratulating COERE member and Associate Scientist, Amber Kinsey, PhD as one of the 2025 awardees for their dedication to research and their impact on the future of medicine. 

The Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research celebrates outstanding research achievements by DOM faculty at the mid-career level (Associate Professor). The DREAM Council is proud to recognize COERE member Rena Patel, M.D., M.P.H., MPhil. with this award for 2025. 

COERE Member and Scientist Rena C. Patel, M.D., MPH, MPhil, has been named associate director for Global Health Research for the UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH), effective May 1.  In this role, Patel, who also serves as an associate professor in the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases, will leverage her considerable experience with leading large-scale research programs and collaborations to advance the priorities of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and  MHIGH.