Biosketch
Rank: Instructor
Division: Nephrology
Campus Address: ZBR 618
Phone: (205) 996-2184
Email: lmcurtis@uab.edu
Departmental Affiliation(s):
Primary: Medicine
Dr. Curtis received her formal education at the University of Florida (UF), receiving bachelor’s degrees in Microbiology & Cell Science and in Chemistry, as well as a doctoral degree in Cell and Developmental Biology. Between her undergraduate and graduate studies, she worked as a Biological Scientist in the laboratories of Dr. Kyle Rarey at UF where she conducted research on the physiology of non-sensory tissues of the inner ear. Following receipt of her doctoral degree, she held a postdoctoral training position with Dr. Edward Scott at UF, studying the role of selectins on retinal neovascularization. Upon moving to Birmingham, Dr. Curtis began a second postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Chris Klug at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where she studied bone marrow stem cells in renal repair. A final postdoctoral training position was in the laboratories of Dr. Paul W. Sanders, where she continued her study of renal repair in acute kidney injury with a focus on renal-derived sources of repair. During her postdoctoral training, she was funded by two Institutional T32 training grants and was fortunate to receive a Frederick Gardner Cottrell Postdoctoral Enhancement Award from UAB, an award that was established to foster the training and advancement of individuals interested in academic research. She was promoted to the position of Instructor beginning in September of this year where she will continue her efforts to identify the source of reparative cells in acute kidney injury.