by Amy Roberts | May 15, 2020 | News, Research
Q: How has everyone at the CIRC adjusted to the recent changes caused by the shelter-in-place ordinance? Do you see this having any long-term effects on the CIRC?POWELL: CIRC and all of UAB have transitioned to a “Limited Business Model”. Most of our CIRC clinical...
by admin | Mar 8, 2020 | Blog, News, Research
A Student’s Perspective Researching at the Civitan International Research Center By Lourdes Marie Rodriguez When my family and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in the summer of 2010, my little sister of six years, was able to walk with near independence. Little did I...
by Amy Roberts | Nov 15, 2019 | Research
SUMMER THYME, Ph.D. Summer Thyme, Ph.D., joined the Civitan International Research Center and the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Alabama from Harvard University this past July. Thyme’s research focuses on neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental...
by Amy Roberts | Sep 13, 2019 | Research
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 6 million people worldwide. While Parkinson’s disease is most widely known to be a motor disorder causing individuals to experience rigidity and...
by Amy Roberts | May 14, 2019 | Research
Visit any pet store and you’re likely to find them. Probably somewhere tucked in between your more exotic fish, like clown fish or maybe even hermit crabs, but they’re there. They’re small and unsuspecting. Most likely you’ll see them in large tanks and in large...
by Amy Roberts | May 1, 2019 | Research
Civitan Translational Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Core On April 2nd, the world will acknowledge World Autism Awareness Day, and millions across the globe will show support by updating their Facebook profile picture filter or by simply wearing...
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