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…
8/23/2023
Norbert Leitinger, PhD, a professor of pharmacology and associate director of UVA's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was awarded a $2.5 million grant, for a project to study Acetyl…
8/23/2023
Daniel J. Cox, PhD, a professor of psychiatric and internal medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was awarded a $3.5 million R01 grant from the NIH for…
Research In Motion: Mary Peace McRae, PhD
8/23/2023
"My research studies how opioids negatively impact memory and learning in people living with HIV. Having a better understanding of these cellular and molecular processes, including how opioids decrease the…
Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD, Leads Pioneering Research to Combat Cocaine Addiction
8/23/2023
Pioneering researchers at UVA Health are testing whether focused sound waves can help people overcome cocaine addiction, a growing problem in Virginia and elsewhere. The scientists have launched a clinical…
Implications for Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
8/11/2023
The University’s Task Force on Generative AI in Teaching and Learning issued a report this summer that provides a fascinating and thoughtful picture of how this technology is already affecting…
Peter Dean, MD, to Serve as Chair of the Faculty Communications Council
8/11/2023
UVA Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Dean, MD, as the new council chair of the Faculty Communications Council (FCC). Established in 2021 to improve organizational culture,…
