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Melanie R. Rutkowski, PhD Research Reveals How Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread

9/22/2022

An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that help breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from UVA Cancer Center reveals. The gut microbiome…

UVA Researchers Awarded $12M for Establishment of New Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-Adapted Cancer Organelles.

9/22/2022

With a 12M grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, the School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with UVA Health Cancer Center and the School…

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Appointed to Chair UVA Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology

9/22/2022

The School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology, to lead its Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology.…

Jeffrey Gander, MD, and Amy Wrentmore, MD, Receive USDA Grant to Study Benefits of Produce Prescription Program

9/15/2022

Jeffrey Gander, MD, an associate professor and pediatric surgeon in the Department of Surgery, Amy Wrentmore, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and their collaborators at Local…

Catherine Casey, MD, Certified as World Professional Association for Transgender Health Provider

9/15/2022

After three years of effort, Catherine Casey, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has completed certification to become a World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)…

Amy Bouton, PhD Welcomes Researchers from Minority-Serving Universities for New Cancer Center Summer Research Program

9/15/2022

The 2022 inaugural session of a UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center program that hosts researchers from minority-serving universities for short-term summer research experiences is drawing praise from participants, and UVACCC hopes…

Leadership in Academic Matters Fall 2022 Program Begins with 34th Faculty Cohort

9/15/2022

On Monday, September 12 the Leadership in Academic Matters (LAM) fall program began with its thirty-fourth faculty cohort. LAM was created in the School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development…

Celebrating the Life of Frederic “Fritz” Berry, MD, Remarkable Leader, Teacher and Clinician in the Department of Anesthesiology

9/15/2022

Frederic “Fritz” Aroyce Berry, MD, an emeritus faculty member and pediatric anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology for 40 years, retiring in 2009, passed away at age 87 on September…