UVA Researchers Seek to Save Children From Deadly Diarrhea in New International Effort

1/10/2024

UVA researchers have joined a new international consortium that will work to understand how climate change could affect dangerous diarrheal diseases, a leading cause of death for children under 5…

UVA Discovery Could Help Prevent Major Cause of Deaths Following Lung Transplant

1/10/2024

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to improve the success of lung transplants by preventing damage caused when blood flow is restored to the…

Irving Kron, MD, and Victor Laubach, PhD, Awarded $3.1 Million to Study Novel Perfusion-Based Therapies for Severe ARDS

1/10/2024

Irving Kron, MD, and Vic Laubach, PhD, professors in the Department of Surgery, were awarded a 4-year, $3.1 million grant from the NIH to study groundbreaking, perfusion-based methods to treat…

Research in Motion: Michael E. Williams, MD

1/10/2024

My work is focused on lymphoma; specifically, understanding the molecular underpinnings that drive these cancers, and also employing and testing in clinical research novel targeted agents and immunotherapies that are…

Gary Owens, PhD, and Amy Bouton, PhD, Receive 2023 Research Achievement Awards

1/4/2024

Two School of Medicine faculty received 2023 Research Achievement Awards from the Office of Vice President for Research. Gary Owens, PhD, the Robert M. Berne Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Molecular…

Ann Kellams, MD, Among First Class of Physicians in North America Board-Certified in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine

1/4/2024

The North American Board of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine (NABBLM) issued its first board exam this fall. Ann Kellams, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is among 103…

Li Li, MD, PhD, Contributes to 13th Annual Report to Congress on Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention Services

1/4/2024

Li Li, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine and co-leader of UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Prevention and Population Health program, had a pivotal role…

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.…