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...
Rooting for Root

Rooting for Root

Photo credit: Jim Willet “What’s your why?” It’s a question we hear a lot around Civitan. Responses tend to vary, but nothing is more common than, “I have a ______________ who lives with ______________.” More often than not, the disorder or  disease that impacts their...
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...