News and Events

May - June 2008

Tuesday, May 20, noon
AMB O-413
Phospholipid regulation of the Na/bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1
Mark O. Bevensee, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept of Physiology & Biophysics
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Wednesday, May 28, noon
AMB O-413
Regulation of prostate cancer growth and metastasis
Bruce Zetter, PhD
Nowiszewski Professor of Cancer Biology, Dept of Surgery
Vice President for Research & Chief Scientific Officer
Harvard’s Children’s Hospital

Tuesday, June 3 noon
AMB O-413
Mechanistic insights from metastasis suppressors offer new possibilities for cancer treatment
Dan R. Welch, PhD
Robinson Professor of Pathology, Professor of Cell Biology and Pharmacology/Toxicology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tuesday, June 3 noon
AMB O-413
Mechanistic insights from metastasis suppressors offer new possibilities for cancer treatment
Dan R. Welch, PhD
Robinson Professor of Pathology, Professor of Cell Biology and Pharmacology/Toxicology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

June 6, 4pm
BSD Postdoc Association
BSLC 205
Jim O'Keefe PhD, Postdoc and MBA from U of C

Wednesday, June 11, noon
AMB O-413
TBA
V. Leo Towle, PhD
Department of Neurology, UC

Tuesday, June 17 noon
AMB O-413
TBA
Jordi Ochando

Tuesday, June 24 noon
AMB O-413
TBA
Bakhtiar Yamini, MD

from basic...

...to translational

Department of Surgery :: Research Programs

Welcome

The Department of Surgery has long invested in basic and translational research. We are pursuing a rich variety of research programs that investigate both the basic biological mechanisms as well as the therapeutic breakthroughs that are shaping the practice of Surgery. The Department currently holds approximately $10.2M in extramural funding and has historically ranked about 20th nationally in NIH funding.

Our research effort is driven by both our basic scientists, who conduct full-time research, and our translational scientists, who combine commitments to research programs that link with their clinical practices. Research in the department is multidisciplinary and collaborative, and is centered in the following core areas:

• Cancer and Metastasis
• Cardiothoracic and Vascular
• Epithelial Pathobiology
• Immunology and Inflammation
• Tissue Biology, Bioengineering and Imaging

Information about faculty, research programs, focus areas, and educational programs can be found on the links provided on this page.