Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Attend the World Congress of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

9/27/2023

The School of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology attended the 6th World Congress for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine in Paris, France September 6-9. The program is delivered through collaboration between…

American Academy of Arts and Sciences to Induct Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD

9/27/2023

The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, will be inducted this weekend into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest…

William Petri, MD, PhD, Gives Expert Advice on ‘Revolutionary’ New COVID-19 and RSV Vaccines and the Updated Flu Vaccine

9/27/2023

William Petri, MD, PhD, sat down with UVA Today to discuss the “revolutionary” new vaccines to protect against the evolving COVID-19 virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. In the…

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, Awarded $2.1 Million to Study How Signaling Centers in Smooth Muscle Cells Contribute to Elevated Blood Pressure

9/27/2023

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and UVA’s Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was awarded a $2.1 million grant to…

Beirne B. Carter Immunology Center Researchers Expand Studies About Link Between IgE Sensitization to Alpha-gal, Cardiovascular Disease and Alzheimer’s

9/27/2023

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded two new research supplements to an existing $4 million award to investigate the role of IgE antibodies to alpha-gal in driving vascular…

Research in Motion: George Christ, PhD

9/27/2023

We're a diverse group of interdisciplinary researchers dedicated to developing regenerative medicine and tissue engineering technologies to treat craniofacial and extremity trauma... primarily for wounded warriors. —George Christ, PhD, Professor,…

School of Medicine Mourns the Loss of Howard Charles Malpass, MD

9/19/2023

The School of Medicine shares sad news that Howard Charles Malpass, III, MD, a pulmonolgist in the Department of Medicine, passed away suddenly on September 14, at the age of…

Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD, and Nora Kern, MD, Honored by UVA Medical Alumni Association

9/19/2023

The UVA Medical Alumni Association announced the 2023 recipients of six awards. This year's awards and recipients include: Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award: Michael R. Nelson, MD ’89, PhD ’93,…