Autism Risk Determined by Health of Mom’s Gut, UVA Research Reveals
7/20/2018
July 18, 2018, Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu The risk of developing autism-spectrum disorders is determined by the mother’s microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us – during pregnancy, new…
Every Heartbeat Matters: From the Dominican Republic to UVA, and Back Again
7/13/2018
By Whitelaw Reid; reprinted from UVA Today, July 06 Eliany Mejia-Lopez was 20 years old and completing her final year of medical school in the Dominican Republic when she met…
7/6/2018
Republished from the Dean's Office Blog The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test that most graduate schools across the nation require to accompany student applications. It certainly was…
Pediatric Oncologist’s Work Among Top 10 Clinical Research Achievements of 2017
6/25/2018
By Dan Heuchert (reprinted from UVA Today, May 23, 2018) A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher’s pioneering work in childhood cancer has been honored as one of the top 10 clinical research…
Mills Receives Distinguished Pathologist Award
6/21/2018
By Brian Murphy Congratulations to Stacey Mills, MD, Professor of Pathology, for receiving the Distinguished Pathologist Award, which recognizes distinguished service in the development of the discipline of Pathology. This award, from…
UVA’s PositiveLinks App Improving HIV Care
6/18/2018
By Joshua Barney A smartphone app designed to improve care for people living with HIV has increased users’ consistency in doctor visits and improved their health outcomes, a new study…
Lukas Tamm Appointed Chair of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
6/15/2018
Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that Lukas Tamm, PhD, has been appointed as chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, effective July 1, 2018. As a…
UVA Physician Leads Creation of New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
6/12/2018
The American Cancer Society has announced significant new guidelines for colorectal cancer screenings, and a major contributor to the new protocol is the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Dr. Andrew…
