School of Medicine Department Announcement
7/22/2023
This story is embargoed until Wednesday, July 24. Check back then to read about this exciting initiative.
J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, Provides Tips for What to Do When Your Therapist is Away on Vacation
7/18/2023
J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, provides tips and strategies on how to prepare for a lapse in metal health converge when…
BIMS Doctoral Candidate Synphane Gibbs-Shelton Wrote Article for The Conversation
7/18/2023
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program doctoral candidate Synphane Gibbs-Shelton wrote an article for The Conversation that was covered in news outlets nationally, including Yahoo. Her article is about the role microglia…
Research Administrators Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications
7/18/2023
The Research Administration Mentoring Program and University Partnership (RAMP UP) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Mentee cohort. Experienced Research Administrators from across Grounds are encouraged to apply. RAMP…
Department of Pediatrics Welcomes Firezer Haregu, MD, the First SOM ‘Targets of Opportunity’ Hire
7/18/2023
The Department of Pediatrics recently hired Firezer Haregu, MD, through the ‘Targets of Opportunity’ (TOPS) program, a funding source created to support initiatives aligning with achievement of the University of…
Donna Chen, MD, MPH, Appointed to American Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee
7/18/2023
Donna Chen, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, and Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, has been appointed to the…
Keith Keene, PhD, and UVA Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Address Public Health Equity
7/18/2023
How can UVA scholars and scientists use precision medicine tools, like epigenetics and bioinformatics, to further public health equity? This is a question Keith Keene, PhD, director of the School…
7/18/2023
Surgeon Christine Ibilibor, MD, is conducting a clinical trial titled “Pre-habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy,” a procedure to treat advanced bladder cancer that is considered…
