A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview With Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD
10/15/2024
Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, the Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, joined the UVA School of Medicine in July 2022. As a cardiologist, Dr. Abbate…
Research in Motion: Heather Ferris, MD, PhD
10/15/2024
I take care of older adults with diabetes, and my lab is interested in how brain metabolism affects your risk for developing dementia. In particular, we’re interested in how buildup…
In Beer Yeast, Scientists Find Potential Path to Starving Cancer
10/15/2024
The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive starvation could open the door to new treatments for cancer. The discovery, from University of Virginia School…
10/8/2024
Natasha Sheybani PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and School of Medicine, will collaborate with researchers at Children’s National Hospital to…
10/8/2024
Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and cardiac arrest are frequently complicated by impaired blood flow and oxygenation, which may lead to progressive brain injury. Current devices, designed to measure tissue oxygenation,…
A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview with JoAnn Pinkerton, MD
10/8/2024
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the UVA Midlife Center, was the national lead and UVA site principal investigator for the international, randomized OASIS…
Research in Motion: Chongzhi Zang, PhD
10/8/2024
We develop new quantitative models and computational methods for analyzing high throughput data from emerging genomics technologies. A better understanding of the genetic and epigenetic code, or how the human…
10/1/2024
Ifrah Zawar, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, was awarded a prestigious five-year K23 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the interplay between seizures…
