iPRIME Seeks Grant Proposals for Research in Immunomedicine in Cardiovascular Diseases

8/25/2022

The Prominence-to-Preeminence (P2PE) STEM Targeted Initiative, Immunology, Imaging, and Informatics for Precision ImmunoMedicine (iPRIME) in Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) announces a call for collaborative seed grant proposals to support innovative projects…

BIG Scholars Symposium to Showcase PhD Research in Neuroimmunology

8/25/2022

The Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG) is sponsoring the 2022 BIG Scholars Symposium October 23-25 at the University of Virginia to showcase PhD research in neuroimmunology. Events will…

Joanna Yost, PhD, Receives Excellence in Clinical Health Psychology by an Early Career Professional Award

8/25/2022

Joanna Yost, PhD, was awarded a 2022 Society for Health Psychology's (Division 38 of the American Psychological Association) Excellence in Clinical Health Psychology by an Early Career Professional Award. She…

Shannon Moonah, MD, Awarded an R01 Grant from the NIH for Wound Healing Research

8/25/2022

Shannon Moonah, MD, ScM, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, was awarded an R01 grant from the NIH to study mucosal wound healing. The mucosal epithelial barrier becomes…

In Memoriam: Gratitude for Two Pioneering Cardiologists, Carlos R. Ayers, MD and Lawrence R. Burwell, MD

8/25/2022

Carlos R. Ayers, MD, an early proponent of preventive measures to avoid heart disease, died July 26; and Lawrence R. Burwell, MD, who pioneered the use of coronary balloon angioplasty…

SOM Committee on Women in Medicine and Science Thanks Carol Manning, PhD, for Eight Years of Service

8/25/2022

After eight years of service to the School of Medicine Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (CoWIMS) and, in the past year, leadership of the strategic planning process for…

Firas El Chaer, MD, Publishes on Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and Recipients of Cellular Therapies

8/25/2022

Firas El Chaer, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, published an article in the American Society of Hematology's Blood on August 18,…

JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Writes About Hormone Therapy in Menopause

8/25/2022

JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, a School of Medicine professor of obstetrics and gynecology, wrote an editorial for the journal Menopause entitled "Reassuring data regarding the use of hormone therapy at…