Research in Motion: Kevin Janes, PhD

12/10/2024

My laboratory studies cancer and infectious disease from a complex systems perspective. We combine quantitative experiments in the laboratory with computer models that formalize how we think the disease works.…

BIMS Graduate Student Maciej Gluc Receives Prestigious PhD Fellowship From Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds

12/3/2024

BIMS graduate student Maciej Gluc in the Ahmad Jomaa Laboratory in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics has been awarded the prestigious Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship. This…

Inaugural Application Round for SOM Research Shared Instrumentation Program Was Huge Success

12/3/2024

School of Medicine Office for Research recently completed the inaugural application cycle for the new Shared Instrumentation Program. The Shared Instrumentation Program seeks to expand the core model to include…

Clinical Trial Identifies Better Treatment for Brain Tumors

12/3/2024

Adding the chemotherapy pill temozolomide to radiation treatment significantly improves survival for adults with brain tumors known as grade 2 gliomas, a clinical trial led by a top UVA Health…

New Study Reveals Key Mechanism Behind Cerebellar Ataxia and Neurodegeneration

12/3/2024

Researchers from the University of Virginia have uncovered a critical role for the SEL1L-HRD1 complex in preventing neurodegeneration in Purkinje cells—a type of neuron crucial for motor coordination. The findings,…

UVA Health Testing Focused Ultrasound to Battle Deadly Melanoma Through Clinical Trials Led by Lynn Dengel, MD

12/3/2024

A research team at UVA Health is testing the potential of focused ultrasound to increase the immune response to immunotherapy in melanoma. UVA’s work with focused ultrasound already has led…

Research in Motion: Steven Munger, PhD

12/3/2024

Our group studies the senses of smell and taste. We're interested not only in the nitty-gritty of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow us to detect odors in taste,…

Call for Applications: Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab

11/20/2024

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab (BDSIL). The theme for this year is Quantitative Approaches in Spatial Multi-Omics for Guiding Personalized Medicine. The…