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Category: Research

Research in Motion: Chelsea Marie Braun, PhD

6/19/2025

My lab researches the parasite Cryptosporidium. And we're really interested in understanding across a variety of pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, why some people [with] a particular infection become very sick and…

Research Town Hall: Wednesday, June 25

6/11/2025

As the federal landscape continues to evolve, the School of Medicine recognizes the ongoing uncertainty this creates—particularly for those of you working diligently to sustain your research programs and support…

Update on Construction Progress at the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

6/11/2025

Construction is progressing on the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the Fontaine Research Park. All underground plumbing and electrical work were completed and inspected, allowing the concrete…

Interactive Artificial Pancreas Better Controls Type 1 Diabetes Using Digital Twins, Study Finds

6/11/2025

New technology that allows a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas system to adapt to users’ changing bodies – and lets users test changes to how the system operates – improved…

Research in Motion: Matthew Gurka, PhD

6/11/2025

As a biostatistician, I've been recently focusing on pragmatic clinical trials. These are real world clinical trials where we are randomizing, not patients, but providers or clinics to interventions to…

UVA Division of Perceptual Studies Names New Director, Faculty Discuss New Research

6/11/2025

The UVA Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) in the Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences is making headlines with the announcement of a new research director, a press release about…

The Scientist Interviews Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, About Uncovering Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Which Causes a Red Meat Allergy

6/3/2025

Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, emeritus professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine's Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Division, talked with The Scientist about his discovery of alpha-gal syndrome, which causes a…

New Organelle Discovered: UVA and NIH Researchers Identify ‘Hemifusomes’ as a Key to Cellular Recycling

6/3/2025

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a previously unknown cellular…