Biotechnology Program

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    M. Tino Unlap, Program Director

    Dr Unlap received his PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from Kansas State University followed by postdoctoral trainings in Oncology and Behavioral Neurobiology under Drs Andrew Kraft and Richard Jope at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studying the roles that immediate early genes play in the pathogenesis of malignancy and neuronal degeneration, respectively. Dr Unlap was given a faculty appointment in the Department of Medicine where he began his study of the role that the Na+/Ca2+ e...

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    Cameron Sheeler, Associate Professor (P)

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    Dina Avery, Assistant Professor (P)

    Dr. Dina Avery was voted to serve as the Executive Director for Veterans Institute for Scientific and Technical Applications Research Center located at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Also, Dr. Avery is Assistant Professor for the UAB School of Health Professions and Credentialed Course Instructor for the UAB Honors Program. She is Chair of the Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Coalition for the Alabama Department of Public Health (2020-2022). Dr. Avery is the first, elected Afric...

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    Joseph Garner, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Kimberly McCall, Assistant Professor (P)

    Dr. Kimberly McCall received her B.S. Degree in Business Administration and her Masters of Public Administration from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She has previously worked with the Birmingham City Council as a Committee Assistant with primary responsibility for community engagement in the 7th District and served as Acting Executive Director for the Birmingham Cultural Arts Committee. Dr. McCall later gained employment with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Grants Administr...

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    M. Tino Unlap, Professor (P)

    Dr Unlap received his PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from Kansas State University followed by postdoctoral trainings in Oncology and Behavioral Neurobiology under Drs Andrew Kraft and Richard Jope at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studying the roles that immediate early genes play in the pathogenesis of malignancy and neuronal degeneration, respectively. Dr Unlap was given a faculty appointment in the Department of Medicine where he began his study of the role that the Na+/Ca2+ e...

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