UVA Researchers Awarded $13 Million to Lead National Study to Battle Leukemia
8/25/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, and Professors of Medicine/Hematology and Oncology Charles Chalfant, PhD, and David Feith, PhD, have been awarded a new five-year, $13…
UVA White Coat Ceremony Celebrates MD Class of 2029
8/20/2025
On August 15, the School of Medicine welcomed the Class of 2029 medical students at our annual White Coat Ceremony—an exciting day that commemorates the beginning of their medical education…
Colin Derdeyn, MD, Appointed Interim Dean of UVA School of Medicine
8/12/2025
This week, University of Virginia and UVA Health leadership announced the appointment of Colin Derdeyn, MD, as Interim Dean of the UVA School of Medicine. Dr. Derdeyn received both his…
Dean Kibbe Named President at UTHealth Houston
8/6/2025
Dear Members of the School of Medicine, I write to you today with mixed emotions. I am excited to share that I have accepted the position of President at UTHealth…
Celebrating Our First Hoos Research Champions
7/29/2025
As one of the country’s top academic medical centers, research is central to our mission at the School of Medicine and UVA Health. Yet, the passionate, hardworking teams who drive…
GLP-1 Drugs Fail to Provide Key Weight-Loss Benefit
7/22/2025
Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health,…
Medical Scientist Training Program T32 Grant Marks More Than 50 Years of Funding
7/15/2025
The UVA Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) educates a highly selective group of students who graduate with both MD and PhD degrees. The program has secured a prestigious five-year T32…
Brain Cancer Discoveries Earn Sontheimer Top Award
7/9/2025
The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Harald Sontheimer, PhD, and Stanford’s Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, have received the 2025 International Prize in Translational Neuroscience from the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation…
