UVA Brain Institute: Request for Proposals for Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grants 2024
1/31/2024
The UVA Brain Institute offers a seed funding program for transformative neuroscience research projects. The purpose of the program is to tackle important questions, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and perform groundbreaking…
Sameer Bajikar, PhD, Aims to Unlock the Inner Workings of the MECP2 ‘Goldilocks’ Gene
1/31/2024
As a postdoctoral fellow working with neurogeneticist Huda Zoghbi at Baylor College of Medicine, Sameer Bajikar began to study a pair of neurodevelopmental disorders that work as two sides of…
First Author Xin Hu, PhD, Publishes Study About Health Insurance and Cancer Care
1/31/2024
Xin Hu, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, is first author of a study in collaboration with the American Cancer Society about how cancer patients…
UVA Researchers Combine Machine Learning and Human Learning to Identify Heart Drug
1/31/2024
University of Virginia scientists have developed a new approach to machine learning – a form of artificial intelligence – to identify drugs that help minimize harmful scarring after a heart…
UVA Student National Medical Association Hosts 94 High School Students for Mini-Med School
1/31/2024
The University of Virginia’s Chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) hosted the 2024 UVA SNMA Mini-Medical School Day Program, in collaboration with the Inova Health System’s Dream BIG…
Neeral Shah, MD, Interviewed by NPR About Benefits of Dry January
1/24/2024
Neeral Shah, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was interviewed by NPR's Radio IQ program about the beneficial effects of taking a…
Judges Sought for Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair
1/24/2024
Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair (VPRSF) is seeking judges — an opportunity to “pay it forward” and help inspire the next generation of scientists. The 2024 VPRSF will be held…
Watch the UVA Health January Town Hall
1/24/2024
A recording of the UVA Health Town Hall on January 17 may be accessed here (log in to UVA Health network VPN required). Below are time-code stamps for panel discussion topics…
