Mitchell H. Rosner, MD Appointed Deputy Chair of the International Society of Nephrology Education Working Group

1/12/2023

Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FACP, the Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as deputy chair of the International Society of…

Ziv Haskal, MD to Receive 2023 Gold Medal From the Society of Interventional Radiology

1/12/2023

Ziv Haskal, MD, a tenured professor of radiology and medical imaging in the Division of Interventional Radiology, will receive the 2023 Gold Medal from the Society of Interventional Radiology at…

J. Kim Penberthy, MD Elected President of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology

1/12/2023

Jennifer Kim Penberthy, MD has been elected to serve as president of the American Psychological Association's Division 12 which is the Society of Clinical Psychology. The Society of Clinical Psychology…

BME Professor John A. Hossack, PhD, Elected to National Academy of Inventors

1/12/2023

John A. Hassack, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors. Hossack’s…

UVA, Community Health Centers Expand Cancer Screenings for Underserved

1/12/2023

To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia, UVA Health Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community health centers serving those regions. One…

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD Awarded Two Grants for $3 Million to Study How Brain Cholesterol Impacts Risk for Alzheimer’s

1/12/2023

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Neuroscience Department, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million…

William Petri, MD, PhD Receives $3 Million R37 NIH MERIT Award to Study the Parasite Causing Amebic Dysentery

1/12/2023

William A. Petri MD, PhD, the Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Epidemiology and a clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a R37 MERIT Award…

UVA Researchers Solve Mysteries About Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease

1/12/2023

Tau protein is notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, and for helping to cause cognitive decline associated with those…