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1 i1 i rrr i rt rr trrttr "MtTTtTJttfffff 11 ft Anmston REGION Sunday, December 26, 2004 Page5B 1 Ti Medical research in Birmingham pulls in $279 million from NIH Employment news that is important to Business In Monday, Wednesday and Friday's Anniston Star False identities helped fugitive flee for 4 years "UAB's consistently high level funding frorn NIH demonstrates its national and international strength as a research organization," university President Carol Garrison said. Southern Research Institute received $27.2 million last year, placing it second among the region's research institutions. The remainder of the $279.4 million was shared by other research organizations in Birmingham, said Michael Shattuck, the chamber's economic director. Associated Press BIRMINGHAM Medical research in Birmingham attracted $279.4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health last year, helping cement the city's position as regional research powerhouse. The University of Alabama at Birmingham got $208 million of that amount for studies in medicine, biotechnology and biomedical devices, a new Birmingham Regional Chamber Commerce report shows.

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His defense attorneys had sought a new trial but a prosecutor said that option no longer exists for Bowen. "He has waived his right to appeal the conviction by virtue of fleeing," Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Bill Bostick said. Bowen had been featured on the "America's Most Wanted" television show and had been listed on the Alabama Bureau of Investigation's Web site of the state's most wanted fugitives. Twice during his flight Bowen was stopped by police for speeding, but they never identified him as a fugitive, Curry said. He had been living under the name Steven Starbucks when he was arrested following a tip from an acquaintance in South Carolina.

Bowen, placed in the Shelby County Jail Thursday night, faces federal charges of unlawful flight. He eventually will be placed in state prison to serve the life sentence he fled from in" 2000. Associated Press COLUMBIANA A Shelby County man convicted of killing hisex-wifefouryearsago survived on the run by creating new identities for himself, even paying 19,000 in back child support for a Nevada man whose identity he had used. Authorities found Social Security documents, military records, obituaries and high school diplomas earlier this week during their search of Jerry Lee Bowen's home in North Charleston, S.C., Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry said. "It didn't shock me, but the average person would be amazed," Shelby County District Attorney Robby Owens said Friday.

Bowen, convicted in April 200Q for the murder of ex-wife Brenda Breckenridge Bqwen three years earlier, was arrested Tuesday. Officers believe he was supporting himself with dry wall and carpentry-type work. He had bought an old house and was restoring it. Bowen, an appraiserand contractor from Westover, vanished while free on bond before his sentencing. He had maintained his innocence and told relatives he feared for his life in prison.

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