Minorities Face Longer Waits for Vital Lung Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
10/18/2022
A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.…
Ammasi Periasamy, PhD and Researchers Acquire Funding for a $1.25 Million Microscope
10/18/2022
UVA researchers have acquired a Leica Microsystems Stellaris 8 STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) super-resolution microscope through a $1.25 million grant from the NIH and $150,000 in matching funds from the…
Huiwang Ai, PhD Awarded Two Grants From the NIH for $5.3 Million
10/18/2022
Huiwang Ai, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, received two R01 grants from the NIH…
Brain Discovery Could Help Doctors Boost Body’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis
10/18/2022
UVA School of Medicine researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system’s responses to Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to…
Biomedical Data Science Seminar: Challenges in Estimating Vaccine Effectiveness Using Big Data
10/14/2022
Seminar description: Many estimates of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness rely on large-scale data systems such as national health insurance plans. There is a temptation to believe that since these datasets are…
Date: Oct 21, 2022 - Oct 21, 2022
Start Time: 12:00 pm
End Time: 1:00 pm
UVA School of Medicine Reception at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting
10/11/2022
Join the UVA Medical Alumni Association at a cocktail reception for alumni, students, housestaff and faculty from the UVA School of Medicine during the 2022 Association of American Medical Colleges’…
Date: Nov 12, 2022 - Nov 12, 2022
Start Time: 6:30 pm
End Time: 8:00 pm
Faculty Development Learning Opportunities
10/11/2022
Faculty professional development learning opportunities for October - December 2022 are listed on the Faculty Affairs and Development website here: For virtual classes, Zoom links will be emailed after…
The Early-Career Faculty Mentoring Program begins October 20
10/11/2022
This fall will be the third offering of the Early-Career Faculty Mentoring Program. Program details and the list of participants for the 2022-2023 cohort are available here. Created in 2020,…
