20 Oct 2022

Kelly East Takes the Educational Reins

When the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology opened in 2008, Kelly East was a new microbiology grad from Auburn University. She joined HudsonAlpha’s educational outreach team in an effort to gain valuable experience before pursuing graduate work in genetic counseling. Fourteen years later, East is now leading education efforts at the ...

Read More

31 Mar 2022

New cell culture suite dedicated

Cells are the basic building block of all living things. Our ability to isolate and manipulate human cells has transformed the way diseases are studied and treated. Thanks to our generous supporters, HudsonAlpha has expanded its cell culture facilities that support many research projects in areas such as cancer, brain-related diseases and ...

Read More

23 Mar 2022

Information is Power continues community outreach efforts

The Information Is Power program, in collaboration with the Southern Belles of Alabama A&M University, hosted a Colon Cancer Awareness event on Thursday, March 10. The event consisted of a panel of researchers and healthcare professionals from the Huntsville community. The panel was moderated by HudsonAlpha faculty investigator Sara ...

Read More

31 Jan 2022

HudsonAlpha announces new named chair in genomics

Recent gift will create the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology today announced the creation of a new chair in genomics that will be funded through a gift from former Huntsville mayor, Loretta Spencer. Her commitment will create the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics. HudsonAlpha faculty ...

Read More

27 Jan 2022

Alabama A&M University student finds mission in research

Workforce development program offers college students opportunities Christian Readus, a native of Harvest, Alabama, is a junior studying chemistry at Alabama A&M University. Like many college students, Christian is exploring what career paths he might pursue after college. In 2021, he applied and was accepted to HudsonAlpha’s BioTrain ...

Read More

10 Jan 2022

Herrin promoted to Senior Director of Advancement

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has promoted Elizabeth Herrin to Senior Director of Advancement. In this role, she will lead the efforts of the Advancement Team in support of the HudsonAlpha Foundation. The role of the Advancement Team is to raise philanthropic support for HudsonAlpha’s mission. Elizabeth has been with HudsonAlpha ...

Read More

23 Dec 2021

HudsonAlpha Foundation Holiday Schedule

Support the HudsonAlpha Foundation with a year-end gift HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the HudsonAlpha Foundation will be closed for the holidays beginning December 24th and will reopen on January 4th. If you would like to make a year-end gift, it can be made in one of the following ways: A check made out to […]...

Read More