Q & A with Dr. Powell

Q & A with Dr. Powell

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...
Hope for Rett Syndrome

Hope for Rett Syndrome

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...
Parkinson’s Research with Dr. Laura Volpicelli-Daley

Parkinson’s Research with Dr. Laura Volpicelli-Daley

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...
Small Fish Tackle Big Disorder in Civitan Research Lab

Small Fish Tackle Big Disorder in Civitan Research Lab

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...
CIRC Sets Sights on New Research Core

CIRC Sets Sights on New Research Core

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...