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J. Kim Penberthy, MD Elected President of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology

1/12/2023

Jennifer Kim Penberthy, MD has been elected to serve as president of the American Psychological Association's Division 12 which is the Society of Clinical Psychology. The Society of Clinical Psychology…

BME Professor John A. Hossack, PhD, Elected to National Academy of Inventors

1/12/2023

John A. Hassack, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors. Hossack’s…

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD Awarded Two Grants for $3 Million to Study How Brain Cholesterol Impacts Risk for Alzheimer’s

1/12/2023

Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Neuroscience Department, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million…

William Petri, MD, PhD Receives $3 Million R37 NIH MERIT Award to Study the Parasite Causing Amebic Dysentery

1/12/2023

William A. Petri MD, PhD, the Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Epidemiology and a clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a R37 MERIT Award…

UVA Researchers Solve Mysteries About Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease

1/12/2023

Tau protein is notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, and for helping to cause cognitive decline associated with those…

Virginia Pain Society’s 4th Annual Educational Meeting

1/11/2023

The Virginia Pain Society will be holding its 4th Annual Educational Meeting on February 11-12, 2023 at the Omni, Charlottesville Downtown Mall. This 1.5 day event will include presentations on…

Date: Feb 11, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023

Start Time: 7:30 am

End Time: 5:00 pm

Faculty Guide Webinar: Retirement Considerations for SOM Clinical Faculty (Am I done yet?!)

1/10/2023

Donna K. Broshek, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, and co-presenters Rich Parella, Director HR Service, School of Medicine (SOM), and Christine Rudge, Senior Director of…

Date: Jan 26, 2023 - Jan 26, 2023

Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 1:00 pm

Robert Sinkin, MD Plays Santa for UVA Health NICU patients for Nearly 40 Years

1/3/2023

Robert Sinkin, MD, MPH, the Charles I. Fuller Chair Professor of Neonatology, was featured in The Washington Post for the joy he's brought UVA Health NICU patients playing Santa during…