James Cimino, M.D., will deliver the closing keynote at the @amia.org 2025 Annual Symposium, which began Nov. 15 and runs through Nov. 19, highlighting the most impactful biomedical informatics research of the year. Learn more: www.uab.edu/medicine/new...

We’re excited to welcome Lana Garmire, Ph.D., as professor and vice chair of research! Garmire joins us from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her work develops integrative machine learning methods to analyze multi-omics and single-cell data for biomedical discovery.

It’s almost time to “fall back!” 🍂 Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour and enjoy an extra cycle of rest. See these tips to stay balanced: www.uab.edu/medicine/new...

Congratulations to Zechen Chong, Ph.D., associate professor, on his appointment as vice chair for Bioinformatics Research! Chong has been with the department since 2017 and leads a computational lab focused on bioinformatics research.

Explore “Genetic Approaches to Understanding Heterogeneity in Complex Diseases and Traits” with Zhe “JJ” Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAB School of Public Health, at our PowerTalk this Friday from 10–11 a.m.

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Don’t miss this week’s PowerTalk! Dongyuan Song, Ph.D., from @uconnhealth.bsky.social, will present how ClusterDE tackles false discoveries in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Join us this Friday at 10 a.m. CST!

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How can AI learn from patient data without sharing it? Join Auburn’s Jiaqi “Jack” Wang, Ph.D., this Friday in the ALGEN Building Room 301 or via Zoom at 10 a.m. for his PowerTalk: Federated Learning and Multimodal Foundation Model for Healthcare.

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Congrats to Drs. Sixue Zhang and Jake Chen on being selected as 2025 Blazer Bridge Fund recipients for their AI-driven project to accelerate the development of natural product and small molecule treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. 🧠

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See how real-world patient data is transforming translational science. Join UAB’s Abu Mosa, Ph.D., for PowerTalks this Friday at 10 a.m. to learn how national data networks drive discovery.

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Discover how generative AI and geometric deep learning are advancing protein science and drug discovery. Don’t miss DBIDS PowerTalks with Truong-Son Hy, Ph.D., this Friday at 10 a.m. CST.

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🔬 Curious how computational power is unlocking cancer’s secrets at the single-cell level? Join DBIDS PowerTalks with Jinzhuang Dou, Ph.D. on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. CST to explore cancer genomics + tumor microenvironments.

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Congrats to Tomeka Wilson, MPH, Executive Administrator, on joining the 11th cohort of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership! 🎉 This flagship program empowers leaders across UAB through training, mentorship, and collaboration.

It’s not too late to register for the 2025 AI & Technology in Global Health Symposium at Heersink School of Medicine. Oct 29–30 in Birmingham and online!

Don’t miss key updates on AI in diagnostics, disease surveillance, health systems & more.

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