Moving Science

2021-2022 Year in Review.
This year marked a series of strategic decisions that paved the way for substantial investment in our Birmingham facilities and a significant expansion of our core mission to drive biomedical research. Read about our renewed vision, bold strategy and stories from our community of science in our 2021-2022 Year in Review.

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Community Impacts

$108M

Investing $108 million to modernize & grow campus

150+

Creating 150+ new jobs by 2025

$300M

Projected to double our annual economic impact by 2025

5,000

Serving 5,000 STEM students in 2021-2022

31

Connecting 31 Alabama counties to STEM programming

Industry Impacts

20

Developed 20 FDA-Approved Drugs

$445M

Awarded $445 million in NIH funding since 1985

> 50%

Tested more than half of active U.S. chemotherapies

$35M

Conducted $35 million in COVID-19 research since 2020

1.5M

Generated 1.5 million data points on SARS-CoV-2

150

Serving 150 industry and academic partners

Proudly Serving as Alabama’s...

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Highest NIH-Funded non-academic research center, awarded $53 million+ in the past five years

SR_High Throughput Screening

Only high-throughout screening center, allowing us to test new compounds to treat diseases quickly

SR_Toxicology

Only translational research institute with a clinical partnership affiliation

SR_Infectious Diseases

Only scientific agency who directly contributed to COVID-19 treatment, testing and vaccine development

STEM Education

FSR_Field Trips

141

FIELD TRIPS

FSR_Outreach Events

47

COMMUNITY EVENTS

FSR_School Visits

70

SCHOOL VISITS

FSR_Professional Learning Events

21

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EVENTS

FSR_Internships

43

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

FSR_Summer Academies

13

SUMMER ACADEMIES

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