Traveling for Science: Travis Hull writes from Australia

Our laboratory spent October 6 – 18, 2014 in New South Whales, Australia, attending the 8th International Conference on Heme Oxygenase, BioIron, and Oxidative Stress. Luckily, and despite about 70 hours of total travel time to and from Sydney, we spent more time exploring the tropical city of Cairnes, Australia than we did in our… Read More Traveling for Science: Travis Hull writes from Australia

PhUn Week – Bringing Science to Local Schools

This past month, UAB’s Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology put on their 4th annual Physiology Understanding Week (aka PhUn Week).  Led by Dr. Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee, an assistant professor in the department, UAB faculty, postdoc fellows, graduate students, and medical students went to 2 local Birmingham schools, teaching kids K-6 grades about hearts, lungs,… Read More PhUn Week – Bringing Science to Local Schools