Hoos in STEM Podcast Features Mark Esser, PhD, Discussing UVA’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

6/19/2025

In the latest episode of the HOOS IN STEM podcast, host Ken Ono sits down with Mark Esser, PhD, the inaugural chief scientific officer of UVA’s new Paul and Diane…

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Talks With The Scientist About Microbiome Bacteria and Breast Cancer

6/11/2025

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, talks with The Scientist about how bacteria in the microbiome might assist breast cancer researchers…

Richard Price, MD, Featured on TV Stations Nationally About Focused Ultrasound’s Potential for Treating Debilitating Brain Lesions

6/3/2025

Richard Price, PhD, co-director of UVA Health’s Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center and professor of biomedical engineering, was featured across Virginia and on national TV discussing how focused ultrasound can…

C-Ville Weekly’s Cover Story Highlights UVA Research That Saves Lives

6/3/2025

C-Ville Weekly’s cover story on May 28, 2025, highlights the University of Virginia Medical Center as one of Newsweek’s top 50 hospitals in the country (and No. 1 in the…

Colin Derdeyn, MD, Featured in Virginia Media and National TV Stations About Expanded MRI Suite

5/28/2025

Colin Derdeyn, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, was featured across Virginia and on TV stations nationally discussing UVA Health University Medical Center’s expanded…

Mark Esser, PhD, Newly Appointed Head of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, Featured on NPR

5/28/2025

Mark T. Esser, PhD, the inaugural chief scientific officer and head of the upcoming Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, talked recently with NPR's Virginia Public Media about the…

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, Research About How HIV Drugs Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Was Featured in 100s of News Outlets Worldwide

5/19/2025

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, founding director of UVA’s Center for Advanced Vision Science and DuPont Guerry III Professor of Ophthalmology, led research suggesting that HIV drugs could help prevent Alzheimer’s. The…

Rachel Moon, MD, Featured on NPR Stations Nationwide Discussing the Elimination of the Federal ‘Safe to Sleep’ Program

5/14/2025

Rachel Moon, MD, the Harrison Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was featured on NPR stations nationwide talking about the elimination of the federal “Safe to Sleep” program. Launched…