George Bloom, PHD, and Collaborators Discover Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein on Brain Cells
1/4/2024
Alzheimer’s researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new treatments.…
Healthy Omega-3 Fats May Slow Deadly Pulmonary Fibrosis
1/4/2024
Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need for lung transplants? UVA pulmonary researchers…
Research in Motion: Sarah Ewald, PhD
1/4/2024
My lab is interested in developing new technologies that allow us to study the immune response in a tissue at a biopsy scale. We can add molecular handles to proteins…
Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, Appointed as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
1/4/2024
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, a leader in revolutionizing how corneal transplants are performed, to chair its Department of Ophthalmology. He…
Hong Zhu, PhD, Co-Authors New Book About Pragmatic Clinical Trial Design
12/12/2023
A new book co-authored by Hong Zhu, PhD, a professor of biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences, addresses an unmet need for guidance texts on sample size and…
12/12/2023
In a sold-out gala event in New York City on December 8-9, 2023, Ourania Preventza, MD, MBA, a cardiovascular surgeon and chief of UVA Department of Surgery's Division of Cardiothoracic…
Alan Matsumoto, MD, Celebrated for Leadership of Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
12/12/2023
The UVA Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging celebrated the leadership of Alan Matsumoto, MD, at a reception for alumni and friends on November 28 during the 2023 Radiology Society…
Research in Motion: Bon Q. Trinh, PhD
12/12/2023
My group employs experimental and computational approaches to understand how biomolecules regulate gene expression at the chromatin level during normal blood cell development and cancer. — Bon Q. Trinh, PhD,…
