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Check out this Powerful Moment of the Week from University of Evansville President Pietruszkiewicz! He interviewed our 2025 KURE trainees, John Brown and Fairouz Alshwikh, about their summer research experience at UAB.
🎥 Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0x...
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Attention #KUHmmunity! Attend KUH PRIME Networking Social Hours on October 16 11AM CT/12PM ET for "Science Advocacy, Science Miscommunication, and Scientists in Democracies" featuring Dr. Jonathan Berman from Baptist Health Sciences University.

Register Now: uab.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#kuhprime
October 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🎉Congratulations to Dr. Maria Venegas for receiving the Best Trainee Presentation Award by the Canadian Journal of Physiology at the 19th International Conference on Endothelin Conference in Charleston, SC! 👏
September 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎉Congratulations to Lance Reynolds for being awarded the Trainee Advocacy Committee Poster Award at the 2025 AHA Hypertension Conference! 👏

#KUHmmunity #kuhprime
September 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our New Investigator Award winners at the AHA Hypertension meeting last week!🏆👏
@davidpollock929

@uab-nrtc.bsky.social

#kuhprime #crpm
September 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🎉Congratulations to Dr. Megan Rhoads, Dr. Mary Latimer, and Hiruni Aponso on receiving the 2025 Hypertension New Investigator Travel Award!👏
#crpm #kuhprime
August 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Congrats to Anyssa on earning her Bachelor’s in Communications with a Marketing minor! 🎉🎓
We’re so grateful for her contributions to the Kidney Pipeline Programs. She’s off to Texas—wishing her the best in this exciting new chapter!
@uab-nrtc.bsky.social #goblazers #uabkidneypipeline
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
KURE 2025 was a summer to remember! 🎉 From hands-on experiences to unforgettable connections, our scholars made an impact. Stay tuned — details for KURE 2026 applications are coming soon! 📝🔜

@uab-nrtc.bsky.social @uabcdib.bsky.social #uabkure25 #KUHmmunity #UABKidneyPipeline
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shout-out to the UAB CRPM members whose articles were featured in APS’s Monthly Collection of the Best APS Research Articles! 👏🎉

Check out their work here:
🔗 academic.oup.com/function/art...
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August 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This week for #ThrowbackThursday, TL1 postdoctoral trainee Dr. Andrew Barbera interviews his mentor, Michael Seifert, MD! Dr. Seifert is a Professor in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology. Swipe to learn a little bit about him and his training! #kuhprime #KUHmmunity
August 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Caroline Marshall Scholar Alyssa Hill, mentored by Dr. Subhashini Bolisetty, presenting her summer research at the CORD Summer Science Program.
#research
August 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
⭐️Today we wrapped up the KUH KURE Program with a powerful Symposium! From impressive research presentations to a heartfelt awards ceremony, it was a day to remember.

Best of luck to our KURE Scholars! 🎉
#uabkure25 #KUHmmunity #UABKidneyPipeline
July 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Yesterday, July 24th, was the Summer Undergraduate Research Expo. Our KUH KURE and AHA SURE students presented their posters from their summer research projects. Great job to all of our scholars on their hard work and thoughtful presentations! 🎉

#uabkure25 #KUHmmunity #UABKidneyPipeline
July 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🥼 Meet Jeffrey Wong — our final KURE 2025 spotlight!
Jeffrey is a 2025 KURE trainee and a junior at the University of California, Merced majoring in Biological Sciences. This summer, he is being mentored by Palaniappan Sethu. We’re thrilled to have Jeffrey in the program!
July 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🥼Meet Evan Houser!
Evan is a Visiting Pipeline Trainee and a sophomore at Vanderbilt University majoring in Biomedical Engineering. This summer, he is being mentored by Dr. Jennifer Pollock. We’re thrilled to have Evan here and can’t wait to see all that he accomplishes!
July 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We wrapped up the PROMOTE Program with an inspiring day of events! From Dr. Gutiérrez’s talk on translational research to scholar presentations, awards, Collab Studio, and alumni advice, thank you to everyone who made it special. A powerful close to PROMOTE and a bright beginning for our scholars! 🎉
July 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This past Monday, July 14, we hosted our Discoveries in the Making event, where our PROMOTE scholars shared what they’ve been researching this summer. Each scholar delivered an engaging and insightful presentation, showcasing the incredible work they’ve been doing throughout the program! 👏
July 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🌟 Meet Pierce Plumlee — our final PROMOTE 2025 spotlight!
Pierce is joining PROMOTE as an incoming MD Scholar and will be starting his journey as an MS1 at UAB Heersink School of Medicine this year. He's part of the Rock Stars team and is ready to make a meaningful impact through PROMOTE. 👏
July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🥽Meet Emma Rosenkoetter!
Emma is a 2025 KURE trainee and a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham majoring in Biomedical Sciences. This summer, she is being mentored by Dr. Carmen De Miguel We’re thrilled to have Emma in the program and can’t wait to see all that she accomplishes!
July 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
On July 9, 2025, KURE Scholars joined UAB's KDSAP to host a free kidney health screening at First Light Shelter in Birmingham, AL. We provided BP checks, education, and support to the First Light community!

🔗 bit.ly/UAB_KDSAP
🔗 firstlightshelter.org

#KURE2025 #KDSAP #KidneyHealth
July 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🥼Meet John Brown!
John is a 2025 KURE trainee and a senior at the University of Evansville majoring in Biology. This summer, he is being mentored by Dr. Bryan Becker. We’re thrilled to have John in the program and can’t wait to see all that he accomplishes!
July 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🥽Meet Mead Arabie!
Mead is a 2025 KURE trainee and a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham majoring in Neuroscience. This summer, they're being mentored by Dr. Jack Song. We’re thrilled to have Mead in the program and can’t wait to see all that they accomplish!
July 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meet Deepa Nandan — PROMOTE 2025 Spotlight! 🎉
Deepa is from Boston, Massachusetts and completed her undergraduate degree at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She’s part of the Rock Stars team as an incoming PhD scholar and is ready to make an impact through the PROMOTE program!
July 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🥽Meet Eden Beasley-Duncan!
Eden is a 2025 KURE trainee and a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham majoring in Biomedical Engineering. This summer, she is being mentored by Dr. MK Sewell-Loftin. We’re thrilled to have Eden in the program and can’t wait to see all that she accomplishes!
July 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🥼Meet Génesis Mercado!
Genesis is a 2025 KURE trainee and a junior at the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce majoring in Biomedical Sciences. This summer, she is being mentored by Dr. Bryan Becker. We’re thrilled to have Génesis in the program and can’t wait to see all that she accomplishes!
July 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM