Fern Hauck, MD, Interviewed on Podcast With Good Reason about New Safe Sleep Guidelines

8/25/2022

Fern Hauck, MD discussed new safe sleep guidelines for infants from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Virginia Humanities' podcast With Good Reason. The American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations, updated…

Jennifer Sasson, MD, Receives National News Coverage for Clinical Trial Using Asthma and Eczema Treatment to Improve Survival of COVID-19

8/25/2022

Jennifer Sasson, MD's clinical trial indicating a treatment for asthma and eczema may improve survival rate for patients hospitalized with moderate to severe COVID-19 has received widespread national news coverage.…

Ann L. Kellams, MD, Quoted in Medscape Medical News about Physician Mothers and the Breastfeeding Challenge

8/25/2022

Ann L. Kellams, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in Medscape Medical News article "Physician Mothers and the Breastfeeding Challenge." The article highlights the challenges physicians…

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…