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UAB Medicine Magazine | Summer 2025
  • Unlocking Mysteries in the Brain: A powerful philanthropic partnership is transforming research and treatment of intellectual and developmental disabilities
    Before there were MRI machines or CT scans—never mind the possibility of using AI to unlock the mysteries of the human brain—there was Civitan International.
  • Preventable: Alabama is the first state in the nation with a comprehensive plan to eliminate cervical cancer
    When it comes to cervical cancer, Alabama has one of the highest rates of new cases and mortality. A dire situation to be sure, but there is a silver lining: Alabama also leads the country in the effort to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat.
  • Buzzing with Innovation: Heersink’s thriving start-up culture is producing creative solutions to improve health care outcomes
    Academic medical centers (AMCs) are among the United States’ most active hives of biomedical innovation thanks to their often robust research enterprises. Increasingly, AMCs like the Heersink School of Medicine play a central role in another realm of innovation: the biomedical/biotech start-up space.
  • Tackling Athletes’ Mental Health: UAB Psychiatry and Blazer Football partnership supports players’ wellness
    In football, there are phrases that are as familiar to a player’s ears as the sound of a coach’s whistle: “Suck it up … Fight through it … Shake it off.” Tough words for a tough sport. But even as coaches push players to test their physical limits, they understand that injuries require time and resources to heal.
  • Pathways to Discovery: How research enriches the medical school experience
    How research enriches the medical school experience. Federico Prokopczuk is in his fourth year as an M.D./Ph.D. trainee. A native of Rancho Cucamonga, California, he graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology before joining the Heersink School of Medicine in June 2021.
  • From Med School to the Mekong Delta: Sheldon Kushner, M.D., reflects on life as a young trauma surgeon during the Vietnam War
    Sheldon Kushner, M.D., reflects on life as a young trauma surgeon during the Vietnam War. “Wheels are up,” declared the captain of the aircraft carrying Sheldon Kushner, M.D., and other military personnel departing from Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Vietnam—ending Kushner’s arduous tour of duty as a trauma surgeon during the height of the Vietnam conflict in 1969.
  • A Hands-On Hobby: Kelly Hyndman shares her love of pottery-making
    Kelly Hyndman shares her love of pottery-making. Kelly Hyndman, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, discovered her passion for pottery in 2015.
  • A Legacy of Learning
    Artist with a passion for travel commits bequest to establish scholarship. Gerda Carmichael believed the world was meant to be explored. Born in 1930 to French and German immigrant parents in the heart of New York City, Carmichael knew the importance of hard work. 
  • Keep on Giving
    The Beard family extends their legacy of compassion and care. How do you celebrate an extraordinary family? One that has devoted themselves to bringing skilled nursing into thousands of homes across Alabama? One that has given generously in support of hospice and palliative care for decades?
  • Foundations of the Future
    Gift from UAB Urology leaders establishes endowed professorship. In 2012, urology care, research, and training at UAB entered a new era when the Division of Urology became a department. 
  • Advancing Hope
    Honoring the O’Neal family for investing in cancer care and research. The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center recognized the O’Neal family this past February as the ArtBLINK Gala honorees for their transformative gift to name the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2018. 
  • Enter Experts: Meet some of Heersink’s outstanding new faculty members
    Meet some of Heersink’s outstanding new faculty members. Each issue, we introduce you to several of the exceptional new faculty that have joined the Heersink School of Medicine. These outstanding recruits—just a few of the many new faces we welcome to our faculty each year—bring with them a wealth of expertise, impressive research portfolios, and a commitment to excellence in shaping the future of medicine and health care.
  • Medical Alumni Association News
    The 2025 Medical Alumni Weekend, held February 28-March 1, brought together over 250 alumni and guests for a celebration infused with the spirit of Mardi Gras. This festive gathering provided a unique opportunity for alumni to reconnect, reminisce, and engage with the evolving landscape of the Heersink School of Medicine.

 

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