Chuanxi Cai, PhD, Secures $3.3 Million to Advance Novel Therapies for Lung Injury and Heart Failure
6/25/2026
Chuanxi Cai, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Surgery's Division of Surgical Sciences at the University of Virginia, has been awarded three grants totaling $3.3 million to develop…
UVA Focused Ultrasound Innovation Summit Draws Media Attention
6/16/2026
The University of Virginia hosted the inaugural Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Innovation Summit on June 4, 2026. The event was organized by the UVA Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence with support from the Charlottesville-based Focused…
Jamie Zoellner, PhD, Leads Study Testing Program to Reduce Families’ Sugary Drink Consumption
6/16/2026
University of Virginia researchers are testing a digital program designed to help rural families across Appalachia and the South reduce their consumption of sugary drinks. Backed by a $669,251 grant…
6/16/2026
Xiaowei Lu, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Cell Biology, has been awarded a five-year $2.9 million grant from the NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to…
Brian Wamhoff, PhD, Joins UVA Manning Institute as Chief Strategy and Business Officer
6/16/2026
Brian R. Wamhoff, PhD, a biotech entrepreneur, drug discovery innovator and longtime member of the University of Virginia community, has been named the inaugural Chief Strategy and Business Officer (CSBO)…
Multi-Institutional Study Uncovers Genetic Control Circuit That Shapes Key Immune Cells
5/29/2026
A new study published in the journal Blood reveals how a previously unrecognized genetic regulatory circuit helps control the development and function of monocytes and macrophages—two types of white blood…
Ken Walsh, PhD, and Research Team Earn $3.3 Million to Study Sex Differences in Heart Failure
5/29/2026
Ken Walsh, PhD, Lockhart B. McGuire Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and resident member of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, has earned a…
Discovery Evolves Our Understanding of How Dormant Cells Awaken
5/29/2026
School of Medicine scientists have discovered an important trigger that allows dormant cells, such as in cancer or hibernating animals, to awaken – and they’ve named it SNOR, after a…
