Scientists Earn $7.4 Million for Lung Research Using Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI
11/4/2024
Three School of Medicine researchers, Jaime Mata, PhD, John P. Mugler, PhD, and Y. Michael Shim, MD, were awarded two, five-year NIH R01 grants totaling $7.4 million for research using…
UVA Medical Students Make Impact at Medical Society of Virginia Annual Meeting
10/29/2024
Over 25 medical students from the University of Virginia attended the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) Annual Meeting, October 18-20, 2024, in Norfolk, Virginia. The weekend included a wide range…
Evelyn Aboagye, MD, and the UVA Center for Global Health Equity Expand Opportunities in Ghana
10/29/2024
The UVA Center for Global Health Equity has established new partnerships with the University of Ghana Medical School and Family Health University College in Accra, Ghana. These collaborations offer valuable…
Melissa Kendall, PhD, and Bill Petri, MD, PhD, Discuss E. Coli in Your Food
10/29/2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a food safety alert last week related to the recent E. coli outbreak linked to the McDonald's Quarter Pounder. In an effort…
Li Li, MD, PhD, Leads Research to Learn More About Colorectal Cancer
10/29/2024
Researchers at the University of Virginia are hard at work trying to understand one of the most pervasive forms of cancer: colorectal. While the overall rate of colon or rectal…
A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview With Mike McCulloch, MD
10/29/2024
Michael McCulloch, MD, has been part of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at UVA Health Children’s Hospital since 2017. He serves as a professor of pediatrics and the medical director…
10/29/2024
On October 24, 2024, the School of Medicine and UVA Medical Alumni Association hosted a ceremony in Pinn Hall Auditorium to unveil a portrait of Vivian W. Pinn, MD, honoring…
10/22/2024
Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was featured in news outlets across Virginia and in Newsweek discussing how beer yeast could…
