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4/20/23 issue

School of Medicine Celebrates Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 2023 Lab Coat Ceremony

4/19/2023

  The School of Medicine celebrated the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on April 14. This event marks the transition of our first-year BIMS students…

Category: Education

BIMS Lab coat ceremony 2023 student and mentor

Research in Motion Video: Coleen McNamara, MD

4/19/2023

My work focuses on the role of immune cells in heart and vascular disease. It's a new field with novel discovery, and we're identifying new pathways related to heart disease…

Category: Faculty

Coleen McNamara

Eric A. Hendrickson, PhD, Awarded $2.3 Million Grant to Study A-NHEJ Gene Pathways That Regulate Cell Proliferation Causing Cancer

4/19/2023

Eric A. Hendrickson, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology and an affiliate member of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was awarded…

Category: Research

Eric Hendrickson

SOM Recognizes NIH Research Career Development ‘K’ Award Recipients

4/19/2023

As Dean Kibbe highlighted in recent faculty meetings, the School of Medicine is reaffirming its commitment to NIH Research Career Development (K) Awards. K Awards are a vital funding source…

Category: Research

Drs Colston Culver and Love

UVA Brain Institute Offers Funding Support to Neuroscience Researchers

4/19/2023

The Brain Institute is excited to offer multiple mechanisms of support to UVA’s broad community of groundbreaking neuroscience researchers. The Brain Institute is currently accepting applications for the BRAIN Post Doctoral…

Category: Research

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iTHRIV Shares Funding Opportunity Through Nonhuman Primate Feasibility Pilot Studies

4/19/2023

The Wake Forest Primate Signature Program provides access to nonhuman primates (NHPs) and related resources for studies that advance the CTSA network’s translational research. The objective is to facilitate the…

Category: Research

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Department of Anesthesiology Obstetric Division Named Center of Excellence

4/19/2023

The Department of Anesthesiology's Obstetric Division has been awarded Center of Excellence designation by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology (SOAP). The SOAP Center of Excellence (COE) designation was…

Category: Clinical

Ashley Garneau

Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Benefits Both Kids and Adults With Type 1 Diabetes

4/19/2023

An artificial pancreas developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control for people ages 2 to 72 with type 1 diabetes, according to a…

Category: Clinical

Boris Kovatchev

UVA Surgery Team Completes 10,000th Procedure Using daVinci Surgery

4/19/2023

The UVA Surgery team has just completed their 10,000th procedure using daVinci Surgery. This incredible milestone is a testament to the team's commitment to providing the very best minimally invasive…

Category: Clinical

da Vinci Surgery

A PhD Trainee’s Perspective: Impact of Discussion with National Human Genome Research Institute Director Eric Green, MD, PHD

4/19/2023

On Monday, April 10, the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (BMG) and Center for Public Health Genomics (CPHG) departments hosted Eric Green, MD, PhD, the director of the National Human Genome…

Category: Education

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J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, Named Virginia Psychologist of the Year

4/19/2023

J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, was presented the Psychologist of the Year Award by the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists at their spring conference in Alexandria, VA on April 14, 2023.…

Category: Honors & Awards

J. Kim Penberthy

Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health Launched

4/19/2023

The School of Medicine has launched a new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across…

Category: Research

Keith Keene

Nominate Faculty for Committee on Women in Medicine and Science’s Woman of the Month

4/19/2023

The School of Medicine's Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) is an organization dedicated to helping achieve gender equity in medicine and science. Through awards, seminars, grants, and…

Category: Call for Nominations

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Melina Kibbe, MD, Highlighted in Modern Healthcare

4/19/2023

Melina Kibbe, MD, was highlighted in the April 17 issue of Modern Healthcare about her goal to lead the School of Medicine with transparency to instill trust and increase excellence.…

Category: Media Highlights

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