Lori Connors

Haemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome characterized by excessive activation of cytotoxic T cells, natural killer (NK) cells and macrophages producing hypercytokinaemia, multiorgan failure and high risk of death.1 Therapy-associated HLH is typically attributed to immunomodulatory treatments, including cytotoxic chemotherapy for cancer, stem cell transplantation, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors.2, 3...

Solving biotechnology’s stickiest issues continues to be an ongoing challenge for the scientific community. For local high school students, college students, and some of the area’s professionals that recently participated in HudsonAlpha’s 5th Annual Tech Challenge (HATCH 2022), not only was there the possibility in gaining satisfaction in finding solutions, but there was also the potential for public recognition and perhaps, setting sail on a life-changing career path.

Time and weather are often unkind to outdoor pieces of art. Especially large-scale installations, such as the “Cosmic Christ” mosaic that adorns the First Baptist Church on Governor’s Drive in Huntsville. Over the years, this eye-catching work of art had been deteriorating piece by piece. It was not uncommon for churchgoers to find little bits of tile lying in the grass on any given day. In 2017, it was decided that the son of God needed an upgrade.