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…

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,…

Stewart Babbott, MD, and Mohan Nadkarni, MD, Awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians

9/19/2023

Stewart Babbott, MD, and Mohan M. Nadkarni, MD, in the Department of Medicine, have been awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP). Approximately 50 members a year out…

Subtle Shift in Terminology Could Improve Undergraduate Medical Education

9/19/2023

University of Virginia School of Medicine educators are seeking to improve patient care, prevent medical mistakes and, ultimately, produce better doctors by enhancing how students are taught clinical reasoning, the…

Julius Zhu, PhD, Awarded $2 Million to Further Research of Cortical Circuits in the Healthy and Diseased Brain

9/19/2023

Julius Zhu, PhD, a professor of pharmacology, was awarded a $2 million grant for a project titled “Architectonic Analysis of Complex Cortical Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brain.” Professor Zhu’s…