Fourth-Year Medical Students Launch Inaugural Issue of the UVA Medical Student Review
1/17/2023
Fourth-year medical students, Erica Mark and Sarah Swinehart, recently launched the student-run UVA Medical Student Review journal. The journal was created to encourage diverse scholarship among UVA students for the…
Category: Education
1/17/2023
Hui Li, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Pathology, was awarded a $2.5 million grant for a project titled "Targeting AVIL, a novel oncogene in rhabdomyosarcoma." Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the…
Category: Research
Todd Stukenberg, PhD Awarded $3.3 Million Grant to Study Mechanisms of Mitotic Regulation
1/17/2023
Todd Stukenberg, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was awarded a $3.3 million grant to study mechanisms of mitotic regulation. The Stukenberg Lab studies the…
Category: Faculty
UVA Health Receives $1.2 Million to Reduce Infections at Long-Term Care Facilities
1/17/2023
Building on its work to reduce COVID-19 infections in nursing homes, UVA Health has received $1.2 million in state and federal grants to reduce infections in Virginia’s long-term care facilities.…
Category: Clinical
Two SOM Faculty Join 2022 Scholars Cohort After Completing iDRIV Program
1/17/2023
This year, the iTHRIV Scholars cohort is growing from within. Irène Mathieu, MD, an assistant professor of Pediatrics, and Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, joined the 2022…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
1/17/2023
Tushar Chopra, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, has been appointed as member of the American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN’s) Excellence in Patient Care…
Category: Honors & Awards
UVA Human Resources Launching Child Care Needs Assessment
1/17/2023
There are few things more important than taking care of our loved ones. In the last few years, the needs of our families have evolved, yet at the same time,…
Category: Community
Calls for Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles Nearly Tripled in 2022
1/17/2023
Calls to UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center for children unintentionally consuming edible marijuana products nearly tripled from 26 in 2021 to 77 in 2022. About 68% of those calls…
Category: Community
1/17/2023
Call for Letters of Intent Educational Research Grant and Fellowship for Scholarly Innovation in Medical/Biomedical Sciences Education Introduction Educational scholarship is a significant component of the education mission of the…
Category: Faculty
Bradley Kesser, MD Writes Article for The Conversation About How to Manage Tinnitus
1/17/2023
According to Bradley Kesser, MD's article in The Conversation, up to 50 million Americans experience tinnitus every year. The condition known for annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear…
Category: Media Highlights
1/17/2023
In this latest episode of ASTCT Talks, a podcast of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Firas El Chaer, MD talks with Alpana Waghmare, MD and Michael Ison,…
Category: Media Highlights
SOM Hosting Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Seminar
1/31/2023
Dean Melina Kibbe will welcome Kristie Lidie, PhD and Sandy Snyder, MSN, RN to the School of Medicine on February 1, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to present the Congressionally…
Category: Research
