1/3/2023
A team of UVA School of Medicine neuroscientists found that commonly used antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can interact powerfully with inflammation in the mother’s body from…
Jeffrey Wilson, MD, PhD’s Research Shows COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response
1/3/2023
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine speaks to the benefits of a COVID-19 booster. The new findings shed light on how mRNA boosters – both Pfizer…
PKD Foundation Names UVA Health as Center of Excellence
1/3/2023
The PKD Foundation, a foundation dedicated to battling polycystic kidney disease, has named UVA Health as a Center of Excellence for providing patient-focused, comprehensive care for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney…
Kathleen A. McManus, MD Selected as Chair for Committee on Women in Medicine and Science
12/13/2022
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development is pleased to announce the selection of Kathleen A. (Kate) McManus, MD as the next chair of the Committee on Women in…
Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH Receives the 2022 Early Career Physician Award by the Virginia ACP
12/13/2022
Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine and hospitalist in the Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative and Hospital Medicine, received the Early Career Physician (ECP)…
Jose Javier Provencio, MD Elected to the Council of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
12/13/2022
Jose Javier Provencio, MD, the Louise Nerancy Chair in Neurology and a neurointensivist in the Department of Neurology, has been elected to the Council of the Society of Critical Care…
12/13/2022
Barry M. Gumbiner, PhD, a research professor in the Department of Cell Biology, was awarded an NIH R01 for $2.4 million to study mechanisms controlling endothelial junctions and vascular permeability.…
iPRIME Awards Four $100,000 Faculty Seed Grants
12/13/2022
Four interdisciplinary teams of researchers have been awarded $100,000 seed grants by the University-funded iPRIME P2PE initiative. iPRIME supports projects focused on immunology, imaging, and informatics in precision immunomedicine for Cardiovascular Disease. Learn…
