CCTS Research Commons

Introducing Jean Lambert

Congratulations to Laurel Hitchcock on finishing her doctorate degree and pursuing her dream!  We wish her the very best in her career.  Laurel has left me with some large shoes to fill.

 My name is Jean Lynch Lambert and I have been in and out of the UAB system for years.  While in high school and during the summer, I helped my mother, Murrill Lynch, in the Departments of Cardiology and OB/GYN.  I received a BS in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Biology and Earth Science from UAB School of Education.  While getting my degree, I taught labs in the Departments of Geology and Biology.  After teaching 8^th graders science and math, I returned to student life at UAB and received a MA in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Biology.  While in school and tutoring on the side, I worked in the Department of Biology researching invertebrates from the Gulf of Mexico under James McClintock, PhD and worked some with Stephen Watts, PhD.  After finishing my MA, I worked in the Department of Pathology researching osteoporosis under Harry C. Blair, MD.  I have also worked with Steven Carroll, MD, PhD in that department running GeneChips and researching nerve sheath tumors.  Outside of UAB, I worked at the Birmingham VA in the Department of Pathology with Harry C. Blair, MD, the Department of Rheumatology with Warren Blackburn, MD and Radiation Safety with Kathy Boyd.  Antarctic Support Associates hired me to work in Antarctica to assist researchers with their projects and making sure they had what they needed in the field.  I have worked with Veterinarians in their personal practices in Alabama and Mississippi doing everything from lab tests and assisting in exams to assisting in surgery.  Also, I worked for TransMoleculer, Inc., a company started by Harold W. Sontheimer, PhD, researching the drug TM-601 for glioblastomas.  Most recently, I was with Southern Medical Association working meetings for doctors receiving CME credits.  Some may call me a jack of many trades, and a master of a few, but it has been an experience that I would not change.  Every position has given me insight into the wonderful world of science and medicine, and for a science junkie like me, it’s been great! 

I look forward to working at the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS).  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the CCTS.  I may not know the answers right away, but I promise to find the answer and help you in any way possible.