UVA Health Receives $1.2 Million to Reduce Infections at Long-Term Care Facilities

1/17/2023

Building on its work to reduce COVID-19 infections in nursing homes, UVA Health has received $1.2 million in state and federal grants to reduce infections in Virginia’s long-term care facilities.…

Todd Stukenberg, PhD Awarded $3.3 Million Grant to Study Mechanisms of Mitotic Regulation

1/17/2023

Todd Stukenberg, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was awarded a $3.3 million grant to study mechanisms of mitotic regulation. The Stukenberg Lab studies the…

Hui Li, PhD Awarded $2.5 Million Grant For Research Targeting AVIL, a Novel Oncogene in Rhabdomyosarcoma

1/17/2023

Hui Li, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Pathology, was awarded a $2.5 million grant for a project titled "Targeting AVIL, a novel oncogene in rhabdomyosarcoma." Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the…

Fourth-Year Medical Students Launch Inaugural Issue of the UVA Medical Student Review

1/17/2023

Fourth-year medical students, Erica Mark and Sarah Swinehart, recently launched the student-run UVA Medical Student Review journal. The journal was created to encourage diverse scholarship among UVA students for the…

Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Hypoglycemia Receives National News Coverage

1/12/2023

Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD was first author on an article in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism updating the clinical practice guideline for management of patients with diabetes…

Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD’s Article in The Conversation Re-Shared by News Outlets Across U.S.

1/12/2023

Debbie-Ann Shirley's article in The Conversation on COVID-19 vaccines for children was re-shared last week and appeared in about 90 news outlets across the U.S. Dr. Shirley's article titled "COVID-19…

Jennifer Kirby, MD, PhD Interviewed by The Free Lance-Star for Article Shared Nationwide, Including in The Washington Post

1/12/2023

Jennifer L. Kirby, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist in the Department of Medicine, was interviewed for an article in the The Free Lance-Star that was picked up by the Associated Press…

UVA Department of Nephrology Partners with Nigerian Federal Medical Center

1/12/2023

Under the leadership of Rasheed Balogun, MD, a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, the UVA Division of Nephrology has developed a strong partnership with the Federal Medical…