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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
