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8/7/25 issue

Dean Kibbe Named President at UTHealth Houston

8/6/2025

Dear Members of the School of Medicine, I write to you today with mixed emotions. I am excited to share that I have accepted the position of President at UTHealth…

Category: Dean's Message

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Research in Motion: Anna Cliffe, PhD

8/6/2025

My lab works on herpes simplex virus, which infects over five billion people worldwide and persists for life as a silent infection in the nervous system. And it can come…

Category: Research

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UVA Aims to Improve Brain Cancer Care Using AI

8/6/2025

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are tapping the power of artificial intelligence to enhance and accelerate treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest brain cancer. UVA researcher Bijoy Kundu, PhD,…

Category: Research

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Heart Failure Drug Relieves POTS Symptoms, Study Finds

8/6/2025

Researchers at UVA Health and Virginia Commonwealth University have identified a drug that appears to provide lasting relief for POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), a condition that causes heart racing…

Category: Research

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For Controlling Our Genes, This ORC Is a Versatile Warrior

8/6/2025

School of Medicine scientists have made surprising discoveries about an important controller of gene activity that could advance efforts to better treat cancer and genetic diseases. Genes, as we learn…

Category: Research

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School of Medicine MD Class of 2029 Students Receive Warm Welcome at Orientation

8/6/2025

The School of Medicine was thrilled to welcome the Class of 2029 first-year medical students on August 6, 2025. The students were greeted by Senior Associate Dean for Education Meg Keeley…

Category: Education

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UVA Appoints Paul Mahoney as Interim President

8/6/2025

The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia announced the selection of Paul G. Mahoney as interim president of UVA, assuming the role August 11. Interim President Mahoney is…

Category: Community

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Nominate Top Doctors for Virginia Business Magazine

8/6/2025

Virginia Business magazine, in partnership with the Medical Society of Virginia, is conducting its third annual Top Doctors in Virginia survey of Virginia physicians. They are requesting assistance in identifying…

Category: Call for Nominations

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Mohan Nadkarni, MD, Featured on TV Stations Nationally Discussing Virginia’s Primary Care Doctor Shortage

8/6/2025

Mohan (Mo) Nadkarni, MD, professor of medicine and head of the general internal medicine section of the UVA Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, was featured locally, across…

Category: Media Highlights

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