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Timiya S. Nolan, Ph.D., associate director of Community Outreach and Engagement, participated in the 2026 Cancer Center Community Impact Forum in Seattle, Washington, Sept. 27–29.

Effective October 1, 2026, Natalie Gassman, Ph.D., will be the inaugural associate director for professional development at the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center.

The Yang Lab at the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center is advancing a groundbreaking approach to precision MRI cancer screening.

UAB and UAB O'Neal Cancer Center researchers, led by Lara Garmire, Ph.D., are part of a new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering that uses artificial intelligence to uncover genetic differences within tumors from images routinely produced during cancer diagnosis.

Rebecca Arend, M.D., MPH, Associate Director of Clinical Research at the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center, was appointed as Gynecologic Oncology Vice Chair of the NRG Oncology Translational Science Committee.

The O'Neal Cancer Center held its 2026 Iron Strong Awards, which recognizes cancer patients who went through a clinical trial.

Barry Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., UAB O’Neal Cancer Center Director, recently joined the One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) congressional briefing.

Barry Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., UAB O’Neal Cancer Center Director, recently joined the One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) congressional briefing.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is playing a prominent role at the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.

Faculty, physicians, scientists, and trainees from the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center joined oncology leaders from around the world at the 2026 (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Faculty and researchers from the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will join oncology professionals from around the world at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place May 29 - June 2 in Chicago.

UAB's partnership with Infirmary Health offers patients around the southeast aceess to UAB-trained physicians, clinical trials, and all of the resources of the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center.

Andrea Comba, Ph.D., recently secured the V Foundation’s V Scholar Award through the support of her colleagues at the O’Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest O’Neal Invests grant awards. In this cycle, three grants received the award, including two funded by the BCRFA and by the Children’s of Alabama Hope Fund, respectively.

Jorge Cortes, M.D. will join the Division of Hematology and Oncology as Chief of Hematology; furthermore, Cortes will serve as the Deputy Director of the O'Neal Cancer Center. Similarly, Mehmet Akce, M.D., will serve as Interim Chief of Oncology.

Becker’s Hospital Review recognized the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center on its 2025 list of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.” This annual list honors national leaders in cancer prevention, treatment, research, and innovation.

In June 2025, the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), making UAB one of only two centers in Alabama to hold this designation.

UAB Medicine has been recognized by the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation (TCAF) as a Testicular Cancer Center of Excellence – the only one in the Southeast. This distinction is awarded to programs that provide complete, multispecialty care for testicular cancer.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 2024 Iron Strong Awards July 12, honoring nine cancer clinical trial survivors.

In this employee spotlight, Michelle Cole answers questions about her career journey and experience as an employee of the UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.

New technology presents new opportunities in patient care, something that Yogesh Kumar, Ph.D., knew well when he began researching the use of machine-learning software in cancer treatment. When he received this year’s Mary Ann Harvard NextGen Scholar Award for his work integrating artificial intelligence into radiotherapy, he knew he was on the right track.

While most 10-year-olds are focused on sports, school and socializing with friends, Kallie McDonald was by her mother’s side, holding her hand in support during a challenging health journey. While her mom was receiving treatments for ovarian cancer at UAB, she continuously praised her gynecologic oncology and infusion nurses, which inspired McDonald to pursue a career in nursing.  

Macy Reeves answers questions about her career journey and experience as an employee of the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., vice chair for Global and Rural Health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was chosen to lead a workgroup charged with creating the United States cervical cancer elimination plan.