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National Research Grants
The goal of March of Dimes research is to improve the scientific knowledge base about birth and survival of healthy infants. New knowledge from research is then relayed to health professionals and incorporated into community programs to improve the health of babies and prevent birth defects and infant mortality. Total Funding of National Grants to Alabama—$427,771.
Alice R. Goepfert, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Title: Disparity in Preterm Birth : Mucosal Immune Factors.
Bradley K. Yoder, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology Title:Cilia Function in Patterning of the Mammalian Limb Bud.
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