Call for Abstracts: Innovation in Education Week 2024
1/24/2024
Innovation in Education Week sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education will be held February 26 to March 1, 2024. The week will include several learning opportunities, keynote speakers,…
Robotics Boot Camp Supports Trainee Education in Performing Robotic Surgery
1/24/2024
The University of Virginia’s commitment to advancing surgical education is exemplified by its latest initiative, the Robotic Surgery Bootcamp. This boot camp is part of a revamped curriculum designed to…
1/24/2024
Auto Islet Transplantation (AIT), performed in conjunction with a total pancreatectomy (pancreas removal), offers a cutting-edge solution for chronic pancreatitis while minimizing the risk of surgically induced diabetes. The University…
UVA Health Program Reduces Emergency Department Visits, Improves Care Access
1/24/2024
Over its first year, a UVA Health program has helped some of the emergency department’s most frequent users reduce their number of visits while better accessing the care they need.…
Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, Awarded $2.8 Million to Study Vascular Stenotic Disease
1/24/2024
Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, a professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, and Craig Kent, MD, a professor in the Department of Surgery and the chief executive officer…
Hervé Agaisse, PhD, Awarded $ 3.5 Million to Study the Role of Host Factors in Shigellosis
1/24/2024
Hervé Agaisse, PhD, a professor in the department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was recently awarded a five-year, 3.5 million R01 grant from the NIH to investigate the role…
Timothy Showalter, MD, Wins Prestigious UVA Innovator of the Year Award
1/24/2024
Timothy N. Showalter, MD, has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia. The endowed award recognizes University inventors whose work is making…
Research In Motion: Wendy Lynch, PhD
1/24/2024
I study the neurobiology of addiction. Looking at how the brain changes once addiction has developed, I use preclinical models to look at these changes in the brains, including both…
