Research in Motion: Kelly Shaffer, PhD
2/4/2026
In our center, we build internet delivered programs that bring mental health to scale, and my work in particular focuses on helping cancer survivors and family caregivers with things like…
Scientists Identify Potential New Treatment for Deadliest Brain Cancer
2/4/2026
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have identified a molecule that blocks the gene responsible for glioblastoma, raising hopes that the molecule could become a much-needed new treatment for the deadliest…
Scleroderma Discovery Could Let Doctors Prevent Deadly Skin, Organ Hardening
1/28/2026
Scientists may be able to develop ways to prevent the potentially deadly hardening of skin and organs caused by systemic scleroderma by targeting particular immune cells, new findings from the…
Research in Motion: Adam Goldfarb, MD
1/28/2026
My research focuses on the development of cells in the bone marrow that lead to the production of red blood cells and platelets. — Adam Goldfarb, MD, Professor of Pathology…
New Vaccine-Development Platform Produces Promising Results
1/28/2026
UVA Health scientists are reporting promising success as they pioneer a new way to create vaccines far more quickly, nimbly and inexpensively than ever before. The University of Virginia School…
Faculty Researchers Invited to Attend a Demonstration of the SciENcv Platform
1/20/2026
Attention: Faculty Researchers Per NOT-OD-26-018, NIH will require use of the new Common Forms, prepared and certified in the SciENcv platform, for Biosketches and Other Support submitted for applications, RPPRs,…
Scientists Reveal How Ketogenic Diet Protects Against Seizures When Drugs Fail
1/20/2026
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Keto, as…
Research in Motion: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD
1/20/2026
My lab uses a combination of experimental and computational tools to study how human cells change their identity or behavior in response to different environments and genetic cues. — Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani,…
