Medicine in Motion: Edward Egelman, PhD
8/30/2023
My laboratory is focused on structural biology, and the main technique we use is cryo electron microscopy, which enables us to determine the atomic structure of many biological assemblies. These…
School of Medicine Hosts New Faculty Retreat
8/30/2023
The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development held their annual New Faculty Retreat at the Colonnade Club on August 30. The retreat was attended by 81…
Get to Know Jeffrey Martens, PhD — Senior Associate Dean for Research
8/23/2023
Jeffrey R. Martens, PhD, joined the School of Medicine as the new Senior Associate Dean for Research on May 15, 2023. Professor Martens is a nationally and internationally lauded leader,…
Shawn Pelletier, MD, Appointed Division Chief of Transplant Surgery in the Department of Surgery
8/23/2023
Shawn Pelletier, MD, has been selected as the next chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery in the Department of Surgery and as director of the Transplant Service Line at…
Anne Kenworthy, PhD, Elected to Council of the Biophysical Society
8/23/2023
Anne Kenworthy, PhD, was elected to the Council of the Biophysical Society. Consisting of 7,500 members, the Biophysical Society is a professional, scientific society established to lead an innovative global…
Local High Schoolers Explore ‘STEM’ Through SOAR Program
8/23/2023
The School of Medicine’s Summer Opportunities in Academic Research (SOAR), co-founded and co-directed by Assistant Professor Brynne Sullivan, MD, and Associate Professor Sana Syed, MD, in the Department of Pediatrics,…
Mark Roeser, MD, and Hannah Mannem, MD, Performed COVID-Induced, Double Lung Transplant
8/23/2023
R. J. Redstrom is a triathlete who received a double-lung transplant after COVID complications irrevocably damaged his lungs. He says it was a series of "miracles" that led him to…
David Schiff, MD, Highlights Promising New Drug for Brain Tumor
8/23/2023
A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people. David Schiff, MD, the Harrison…
