UAB Department of Microbiology

10/30/2025

Get to know Rebecca Louise Copeman, Student Assistant in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, with three quick questions!

10/29/2025

Welcome to these new members of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Microbiology! ✨ We're thrilled you're here!

10/28/2025

Last week, we welcomed Dr. Lora Hooper of UT Southwestern Medical Center to deliver the 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Memorial Lecture.

See more photos from the event: https://buff.ly/h4Cy8BC
📸 Photographer: Truman Grayson

10/27/2025

A delegation from UAB, including Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., and J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, Ph.D., in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, recently went to South Africa and Zambia to enhance institutional partnerships aimed at improving global health outcomes!

Learn more about their visit here: https://buff.ly/eXOuWw2

10/21/2025

Masakazu Kamata, Ph.D., was named "Most Prolific Inventor" in the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's 2025 Innovation Awards. Congratulations, Dr. Kamata! ⭐

The Harbert Institute helps to translate University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) discoveries and ideas into new products and start-up businesses.

10/13/2025

TOMORROW! The 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Memorial Lecture featuring Lora Hooper, Ph.D., of the UT Southwestern Medical Center, is Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. Hooper's lecture is titled "Vitamin A and barrier immunity."

Learn more: https://buff.ly/RrQUkUM

10/09/2025

COMING UP: The 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Memorial Lecture featuring Lora Hooper, Ph.D., of the UT Southwestern Medical Center, is Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. Hooper's lecture is titled "Vitamin A and barrier immunity."

The UAB Department of Microbiology will host the 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Endowed Lecture on Oct. 14, welcoming Lora Hooper, Ph.D., as this year’s keynote speaker presenting, “Vitamin A and barrier immunity.”

09/29/2025

John Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor in Immunology in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, will officially retire from UAB tomorrow after more than five decades of service to the institution. Read more about his career and lasting impact.

John Kearney, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor in Immunology in the UAB Department of Microbiology, will officially retire from UAB on Sept. 30, 2025, after more than five decades of service to the institution.

09/26/2025

Dr. Mollaoglu joined our department a year ago! Get to know him better with 3️⃣ quick questions.

09/25/2025

REMINDER: The 2025 Susan Roberts Dubay Memorial Lecture featuring Laura Hooper, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, is Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. Hooper's lecture is titled "Vitamin A and barrier immunity."

Learn more: https://buff.ly/2taLicv

09/24/2025

In its third year, the Blazer Bridge Fund will provide support to nine innovative projects from UAB inventors, including "Glycoengineering of IgA1 for protection against bacterial proteases and enabling biomedical applications," invented by Todd Green, Ph.D., Jan Novak, Ph.D., and Janet Yother, Ph.D.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/dP4v7X5

09/19/2025

Welcome to these new members of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Microbiology! ✨