Holding a sign that said “UAB saved my life twice,” Birmingham resident Mara Jambor credited researchers for flagging malignant melanoma on a screening before it was too late for treatment.
At a rally at Railroad Park in Birmingham on Friday, Jambor said she is worried about what might happen if federal research agencies like the National Institutes of Health lose funding.
“Trump is intentionally dismantling our government and all the good things we do,” she told AL.com. “It doesn’t just hurt us in Birmingham or in Alabama or in this country, it hurts the world.”