UAH-led research uncovers key system in E. coli that could lead to new antibiotics
Jan 10, 2022
Research led by UAH has for the first time identified the precise genetic operational structure of a key system in Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, opening the door to possible new antibiotics to treat the infections it causes. ...
Alumni Spotlight: Tamara Zaza, Spring 2020
Nov 18, 2021
Tamara Zaza graduated summa cum laude in Spring 2020 from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a minor in Chemistry. Zaza is currently working towards a Doctor of Medicine a...
UAH partners with AEOP to provide underrepresented students with hands-on STEM
Oct 11, 2021
This past summer, faculty and staff at UAH once more partnered with the Army Educational Outreach Program to provide historically underrepresented students with hands-on experience in STEM fields. ...
Alumni Spotlight: Desalyn Johnson '19
Aug 24, 2021
Desalyn Johnson (B.S. Biological Sciences, Spring 2019) has been awarded the 2021 Sara Crews Finley, M.D. Endowed Leadership Scholarship. “I am extremely humbled to be chosen for this award,” Johnson says. “I am grateful to my parents for thei...
French embassy awards Mansur fellowship to study early warning for hazardous chemicals
Jun 03, 2021
A University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) doctoral student in biotechnology will travel to France under a Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health to help research a possible biological early ...
Doctoral candidate Stephanie Felker selected for NIH research award
May 18, 2021
A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) who is doing graduate research at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to determine the genetic causes of early onset childhood neurodevelopmental disorders has been selec...
NSF awards Dr. Niemiller $1.029 million for groundwater biodiversity assessment
May 03, 2021
A proposal to conduct the first comprehensive assessment of groundwater biodiversity in the central and eastern United States has earned a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) assistant professor of biological science a five-year, $1.029 milli...
Two COS students receive 2021 ASIP awards
Apr 27, 2021
The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) is a society of biomedical scientists who investigate mechanisms of disease. Their mission is to promote the discovery, advancement, and dissemination of basic and translational k...
Student Spotlight: Amber Mathus
Apr 19, 2021
Amber Mathus was recently accepted into the University of South Alabama's (USA) Diversity Recruitment and Enrichment for Admission in Medicine (DREAM) Program. Amber MathusHometown: Pleasant Grove, ALMajor: Biological SciencesMinor:...
Dr. Sharifa Love-Rutledge named to list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists
Mar 15, 2021
Dr. Sharifa Love-Rutledge, an assistant professor in the chemistry department at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been named to a list of “1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists.” ...
