Research in Motion: Stephen Rich, PhD
6/24/2025
Our laboratory focuses on the genetic basis of complex human disease, and particularly type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease in which there’s some event that causes your own…
6/24/2025
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine Jie Sun, PhD, in the UVA Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International…
6/19/2025
Cate Varney, DO, an assistant professor in the UVA Department of Family Medicine, was featured in more than 100 news outlets across Virginia and nationally about the rise in Wegovy…
6/19/2025
In the latest episode of the HOOS IN STEM podcast, host Ken Ono sits down with Mark Esser, PhD, the inaugural chief scientific officer of UVA’s new Paul and Diane…
UVA Cancer Center Advisory Council Shares Roadmap for Reducing Cancer’s Impact
6/19/2025
The UVA Cancer Center Community Advisory Council (CAC) has developed a community-focused roadmap to reduce cancer’s impact across Virginia and West Virginia. The roadmap will contribute to the Cancer Center’s…
Research in Motion: Chelsea Marie Braun, PhD
6/19/2025
My lab researches the parasite Cryptosporidium. And we're really interested in understanding across a variety of pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, why some people [with] a particular infection become very sick and…
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Talks With The Scientist About Microbiome Bacteria and Breast Cancer
6/11/2025
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, talks with The Scientist about how bacteria in the microbiome might assist breast cancer researchers…
Calling All Pet Lovers: Share Your Pet Pics by July 1
6/11/2025
The “Dog Days of Summer” are almost here, and the perfect cure has been found: pet photos! This summer, the UVA Medical Alumni Association is celebrating the furry, feathered, and…
