GBS Services

The Office for Graduate Biomedical Sciences provides a variety of support services to UAB graduate students, faculty and staff. The GBS Office is located on the first floor of the Shelby Building, 1825 University Boulevard. A staff listing follows below.

Services and Activities

• Poster Printing
              Contact: Randy Seay rseay@uab.edu
              Service Guide
              Request Form
  
  
  
• GBS Student General Orientation
              Contact:  Randy Seay rseay@uab.edu
                              Kym Proctor kproctor@nrc.uab.edu
                              Patricia Matthews pm1@uab.edu
  
              Schedule of Events
  
  
  
• National Recruitment Events (UAB participation/coordination)
              Contact: Randy Seay rseay@uab.edu
                             Cyndi Ballinger cknight@uab.edu
  
  
              - Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Scientists (ABRCMS)
              - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
              - NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair
              - UAB Graduate School Opportunity Zone
  
  
• Posterboard Rental
              Contact: Cyndi Ballinger cknight@uab.edu
               -  Rental Request Form 
  
  
• Shelby 1st Floor Conference & Meeting Room Reservations
              Contact: Cyndi Ballinger cknight@uab.edu
  
              Shelby 105 Conference Room Calendar and Guidelines 
  
              Shelby 102 Student Lounge Calendar and Guidelines

                         Reservations: Email cknight@uab.edu

                         -  Conference room reservation form

• GBS Data Support (training grants & fellowships, UAB graduate training reports)
              Contact: Savitha Memula smemula@uab.edu
• Training Grant Applications: Data support services
• UAB Training Program Awards FY2008 (pre- and post-doctoral positions)
  
  

• GBS Hotel/Airline Reservation Support for Incoming Recruits
  (Note: Form should be faxed no less than 2 weeks prior to event/need to ensure the best rates.)
  -  Reservation Form
   

• Office of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Location
  
  SHEL 120 & 121
  Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Building
  1825 University Blvd, at 19th St South
  Birmingham AL 35294
  
  Visitor parking (with an hourly charge) is available at University Boulevard and 19th Street South at Parking Deck 10, directly across the street from the Shelby Building.
  
  
• Program Offices
            - Cellular & Molecular Biology Program (CMB), SHEL 120A & B
            - HHMI Med to Grad Fellows Program, SHEL 120G
            - Integrative Biomedical Sciences Program (IBS), SHEL 120E
            - MD/PhD Program, SHEL 121J & H
            - Neuroscience Program, SHEL 120C
            - Office of Postdoctoral Education, SHEL 170 (adjacent to GBS offices)
  
  
• GBS Student Facilities
            - SHEL 105 Conference/Classroom
            - SHEL 102 Student Lounge
            - SHEL 121 Computer Facility
            - SHEL 121 Small Group Work/Study Facility

Staff