Medicine in Motion: Huiwang Ai, PhD
7/26/2023
I'm a biophysicist and a chemical biologist. We develop molecular biosensors to better understand processes related to redox biology, metabolism and neuronal activity. —Huiwang Ai, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular…
USDA Visits UVA Health to Announce Expanded Access to Rural Healthcare Across America
7/26/2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small met with UVA Health leaders and other health institutions in Virginia on Tuesday, July 25, to announce its expanding access…
J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, Provides Tips for What to Do When Your Therapist is Away on Vacation
7/18/2023
J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, provides tips and strategies on how to prepare for a lapse in metal health converge when…
Department of Pediatrics Welcomes Firezer Haregu, MD, the First SOM ‘Targets of Opportunity’ Hire
7/18/2023
The Department of Pediatrics recently hired Firezer Haregu, MD, through the ‘Targets of Opportunity’ (TOPS) program, a funding source created to support initiatives aligning with achievement of the University of…
Donna Chen, MD, MPH, Appointed to American Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee
7/18/2023
Donna Chen, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, and Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, has been appointed to the…
Keith Keene, PhD, and UVA Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Address Public Health Equity
7/18/2023
How can UVA scholars and scientists use precision medicine tools, like epigenetics and bioinformatics, to further public health equity? This is a question Keith Keene, PhD, director of the School…
7/18/2023
Surgeon Christine Ibilibor, MD, is conducting a clinical trial titled “Pre-habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy,” a procedure to treat advanced bladder cancer that is considered…
7/18/2023
Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that “broken pipeline” could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn’t…
