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Category: Honors & Awards

Ariel Polizio, PhD, Named NIH Butler-Williams Scholar

7/14/2026

UVA Research Scientist Ariel Polizio, PhD, in the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), was chosen as one of a select group of participants in this year’s Butler-Williams Scholars…

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Elected President of the RNA Society

6/16/2026

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, has been elected the next president of the RNA Society, an international society dedicated to fostering research and education in the field of RNA science. Dr.…

John Fritz Angle, MD, Receives Society of Interventional Radiology’s Inaugural Master Clinician Award

5/13/2026

On April 14, John Fritz Angle, MD, professor in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, was awarded the first-ever Dr. Barry T. Katzen Master Clinician Award during the Society…

Alan Matsumoto, MD, Elected President of American College of Radiology

5/13/2026

Alan Matsumoto, MD, professor in the University of Virginia's Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, has been elected as president of the American College of Radiology (ACR), effective May 6.…

Edward Egelman, PhD, Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

5/6/2026

Edward (Ed) H. Egelman, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the American Academy of Art and Sciences. Dr. Egelman is among the 252…

Two Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Inducted as Fellows of the American College of Critical Care Medicine

4/1/2026

UVA Department of Anesthesiology faculty members Erin Hennessey, MD, MEHP, and Akram Zaaqoq, MD, MPH, were inducted into the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) and awarded Fellow of…

School of Medicine Faculty Receive National Recognition for Outstanding Contributions and Expertise

3/24/2026

Congratulations to School of Medicine faculty who were nationally recognized for their outstanding contributions and expertise in their fields. Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, was honored on The Ophthalmologist’s 2026 Power List…

Ashish Kabra, PhD, Honored With Full Membership in Scientific Research Honor Society Sigma Xi

3/17/2026

Ashish Kabra, PhD, has been selected as a full member of the Sigma Xi scientific research honor society. Sigma Xi is a prestigious international society that honors scientific achievement and…