Matthew J. Gurka, PhD, Appointed to Chair the Department of Public Health Sciences
10/18/2023
I am excited to announce the appointment of Matthew J. Gurka, PhD, a distinguished national leader in child health research, as Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, effective February 12,…
Category: Faculty
Research in Motion: Kristin Anderson, PhD
10/18/2023
My research is focused on modifying immune cells, specifically T cells, to recognize and kill cancer more effectively. Solid tumors like ovarian and pancreatic cancer present additional obstacles, so my…
Category: Research
10/18/2023
Professor Chia-Yi "Alex" Kuan, MD, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a new NIH R01 grant for $3 million to study the mechanisms of a pathological hallmark of…
Category: Research
UVA Licensing & Ventures Group Hosts Biweekly Office Hours to Assist in Advancing Your Research
10/18/2023
UVA Licensing & Ventures Group will be hosting open office hours Thursday, Nov. 2 and Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, room 1227 (Tolleson), from 2…
Category: Research
10/18/2023
Since she became the Paul Mellon Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology in 2019, Kirsten Green, MD, says UVA has doubled the number of urologic surgeons and oncologists…
Category: Philanthropy
Fourth-Year Medical Students Honored at 46th Annual Bowman Dinner
10/18/2023
The 46th Annual Bowman Dinner was held October 14 to honor the 2023 Bowman Scholars, Jack Lawton, Micayla Menchel, Elizabeth Wat, Simon White and Abigail Williams. These five, fourth-year medical…
Category: Education
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Shares 2022-23 Year-End Summary
10/18/2023
UVA's chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society had a busy year in 2022-23. AOA students volunteered this spring and summer for a new partnership with Camp…
Category: Education
10/18/2023
Jennifer L. West, PhD, dean of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science and professor of biomedical engineering in the UVA School of Medicine, has been elected to the…
Category: Honors & Awards
Bobby Chhabra, MD, Selected as Vice President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
10/18/2023
Bobby Chhabra, MD, the Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor and chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, the David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator and the director of the UVA Health Orthopaedic Center, was…
Category: Honors & Awards
Infectious Diseases Society of America Names Kathleen McManus, MD a Fellow
10/18/2023
Kathleen McManus, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine's Infectious Diseases Division, has been named a Fellow by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Fellowship in IDSA…
Category: Honors & Awards
10/18/2023
Sana Syed, MD, MSCR, MSDS, an associate professor in the School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, was recently featured as the keynote speaker for precision medicine at the 2023 Crohn’s…
Category: Faculty
Carrie Rochman, MD, Featured as COWIMS Woman of the Month for October
10/18/2023
The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) selected Carrie Rochman, MD, an associate professor of radiology and medical imaging, as Woman of the Month for October. Dr. Rochman…
Category: Faculty
United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, to Visit UVA on ‘We are Made to Connect Tour’
10/18/2023
The University of Virginia will host United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, for a stop on his We Are Made to Connect Tour in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium on…
Category: Community
10/18/2023
The Department of Pediatrics' Child Health Research Center (CHRC) is proud to host esteemed international scientist, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, PhD, on October 23 at 10 a.m. in the Battle…
Category: Research
iTHRIV Scholars Program Accepting Applications for 2024 Scholar Cohort
10/18/2023
The iTHRIV Scholars Program is calling applications for the 2024 Scholar Cohort. iTHRIV seeks to support highly qualified early career faculty for activities related to the development of a successful…
Category: Call for Nominations
