Get to Know Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
3/14/2023
The School of Medicine appointed Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering on September 15, 2022. She is both a graduate of the Department of Biomedical…
3/14/2023
The Committee on Women and Medicine in Science (COWIMS) celebrates Women’s History Month in March by featuring Dean Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA, as the Woman of the Month.…
Angie G. Nishio-Lucar, MD Selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation
3/14/2023
The American Society of Transplantation’s FAST Selection Committee has selected Angie G. Nishio-Lucar, MD as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST). The FAST designation recognizes members who…
3/14/2023
Uta Erdbrügger, MD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Nephrology, is an internationally known expert in the field of EV research who has spearheaded the Extracellular Vesicles…
Marquita Taylor, PhD Says Ingraining DEI in Cancer Research is Personal
3/14/2023
One sentence in cancer epidemiologist Dr. Marquita Taylor’s research philosophy stands out as an absolute. “Cancer epidemiology and health equity must exist under the same umbrella,” states Marquita Taylor, PhD,…
Alyssa Mixon, DO, Pens Message to Future Doctors
3/14/2023
Alyssa Mixon, DO, wrote a message to future doctors about her late father's influence on her becoming a doctor and his impact on medical students as an anatomical donor. The…
Two UVA Discoveries UVA Discoveries Advance to Sweet 16 in STAT Madness
3/14/2023
Not one but two UVA Health discoveries have made it to the Sweet 16 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advance. An Alzheimer’s discovery from…
Jennifer L. Payne, MD’s Research is Making an Impact Stigma of Mental Health Illness
3/14/2023
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month we’re excited to spotlight Jennifer L. Payne, MD, professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral…
