Dean’s New Faculty Research Seminar Series June Presenters: Laura Newman, PhD, and Uday Tak, PhD
5/19/2025
On the first Thursday of each month, the School of Medicine hosts a seminar highlighting two recently hired assistant professors. Each presenter gives a 30-minute introduction to their research program.…
Date: Jun 5, 2025 - Jun 5, 2025
Start Time: 4:00 pm
End Time: 5:00 pm
Smartphone App Can Detect Heart Attacks, Strokes, Study Finds
5/19/2025
A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and should seek medical attention, a clinical study suggests. The ECHAS app…
5/19/2025
James Stone, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, has been awarded a four-year, $3.2 million grant from the Department of Defense to expand and…
John Platig, PhD, Earns $3.5 Million Award to Study COPD-Specific Effects of RNA Binding Proteins
5/19/2025
John Platig, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Genomes Sciences, was awarded a five-year $3.5 million grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for a…
Research in Motion: Mark Beenhakker, PhD
5/19/2025
My lab studies the basic mechanisms of epilepsy. We're trying to understand where in the brain seizures begin and how they evolve, and we're using electrodes that are implanted in…
Celebrating 2025 National Clinical Trials Day
5/14/2025
In celebration of National Clinical Trials Day on May 20, the UVA Clinical Trials Unit is excited to recognize all clinical research professionals with special treats and giveaways. Clinical research…
5/14/2025
Madhusmita (Madhu) Misra, MD, MPH, the Benjamin Armistead Shepherd Chair and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia and physician-in-chief of UVA Health Children’s, was awarded a $2.3 million…
Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
5/14/2025
A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health to treat debilitating brain lesions called cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) has shown great promise in early testing, halting the growth of the…
