Three School of Medicine Researchers Receive Prestigious National Institutes of Health ‘K’ Awards
10/14/2025
The School of Medicine is pleased to congratulate School of Medicine researchers Jinyi Tang, PhD, Helen Wang, PhD, and Matthew Devall, PhD, for earning National Institutes of Health (NIH)-K awards.…
Category: Research
Research in Motion: Benjamin Purow, MD
10/14/2025
In my research time, we look at a range of approaches in the laboratory to better treat glioblastoma and other brain cancers. In particular, I'm excited about better using existing…
Category: Research
Evan Scott, PhD, Earns $2.5 Million to Research Nanotherapeutic Strategies to Treat Chagas Disease
10/14/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine biomedical engineering professor Evan Scott, PhD, has been awarded a $2.5 million NIH grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop…
Category: Research
Alison Criss, PhD, Receives NIH R37 MERIT Award for Gonorrhea Research
10/14/2025
Congratulations to Alison Criss, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor and vice chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, for her recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) R37…
Category: Research
10/14/2025
A groundbreaking multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open explores whether ventilatory assistance before umbilical cord clamping improves outcomes for extremely preterm infants. The study, which enrolled 570 infants…
Category: Research
Walsh Lab Finds Solutions to Consequences of Y Chromosome Loss
10/14/2025
As human beings age, we accumulate mutations in our DNA. These mutations can be harmless, or they can contribute to age-related conditions including neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers.…
Category: Research
UVA Health Bringing Mobile Care Unit to Greene County
10/14/2025
To help residents of Greene County and surrounding areas access primary care more easily, UVA Health’s mobile care unit will make monthly visits to Stanardsville beginning Oct. 21. Patients will…
Category: Clinical
UVA Sweeps the American Society of Echocardiography Research Investigator Awards
10/14/2025
Two members of UVA's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), Matteo Morello, MD, and Bethany Gholson, won the 2025 Research investigator Awards at this year’s American Society of Echocardiography…
Category: Honors & Awards
Department of Biomedical Engineering Launches 2030 Sustainability Plan
10/14/2025
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Virginia (UVA) kicked off the fall semester with a big milestone: the launch of UVA’s first-ever academic department-level sustainability plan.…
Category: Community
Call for Nominations: John F. Anderson Symposia
10/14/2025
The Office of Research seeks nominations for research topics for the Anderson Symposia and suggestions for external experts who offer unique insights and perspectives. These half-day events provide invaluable opportunities…
Category: Call for Nominations
10/14/2025
Richard Price, PhD, co-director of UVA Health’s Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center and professor of biomedical engineering, spoke with the BBC about using focused ultrasound to potentially treat cancer. Ultrasound…
Category: Media Highlights
