3/17/2026
A new $2.2 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences has been awarded to Tianpeng Zhang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and…
Research in Motion: Chiara Fabris, PhD
3/17/2026
I'm a biomedical engineer by training, and my work focuses around the development of algorithms to support the management of diabetes. — Chiara Fabris, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral…
UVA School of Medicine Climbs in National Research Funding Rankings
3/17/2026
The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s cutting-edge research program has climbed to No. 36 nationally in total funding from the National Institutes of Health, a new analysis from the…
UVA Long COVID Discovery Advances in STAT Madness Tournament
3/9/2026
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have advanced to the second round of a nationwide contest that pits elite research institutions against each other to crown 2025’s biggest biomedical…
Isabelle Derré, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million NIH Grant to Research Chlamydia
3/9/2026
Isabelle Derré, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a new five-year $3.6 million grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy…
Research in Motion: Hui Li, PhD
3/9/2026
We do three things in the lab. One is conducting cutting-edge basic science discovery, and some of our findings are challenging existing dogmas. Second is we're conducting clinically-driven translational research.…
Manning Institute Accelerates Breakthroughs for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
3/9/2026
The UVA Manning Institute of Biotechnology will bring together top researchers whose work spans the full spectrum of Alzheimer's disease, from understanding its earliest mechanisms to identifying new treatment…
UVA Study Finds Preoperative Exercise Reduces Cancer Recurrence After Liver Surgery
3/3/2026
Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related death. For patients with colorectal cancer that spreads to the liver, more than half will experience tumor recurrence even after successful surgery. A…
