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Category: Research

A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview With Alexandra Kadl, MD

4/2/2025

Five years post pandemic, clinical investigators like Alexandra Kadl, MD, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology and Kyle Enfield, MD, professor of medicine, co-directors of UVA Health’s long COVID clinic,…

New Tool Streamlines Genomic Research, Accelerating Biomedical Breakthroughs

4/2/2025

A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and collaborators have developed a much-needed new tool to increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development of new ways…

New Research by Daniel Cox, MD, Encourages Doctors to Consider New Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes

4/2/2025

Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts note in a new paper highlighting…

Research in Motion: J. Nicholas Brenton, MD

4/2/2025

My research focuses on the environmental factors that may impact disease course in multiple sclerosis, such as obesity, diet, metabolism, and also physical activity levels. —J. Nicholas Brenton, MD, Associate…

BIMS Lab Coat Ceremony Marks Transition to Next Phase of Graduate Careers

4/2/2025

The School of Medicine celebrated our first-year BIMS students at the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on April 1. This event marks the students' transition to…

Sharma Lab Receives a New Award from Breakthrough T1D for Islet Transplantation

3/26/2025

The laboratory of Rahul Sharma, PhD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology's Center for Immunity Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, was awarded a new three-year grant from…

Ling Qi, PhD, and Shengyi Iris Sun, PhD, Earn $3.2 Million to Research Protein Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

3/26/2025

Ling Qi, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, and Shengyi (Iris) Sun, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, and their research…

Sheybani Laboratory Receives $5.5 Million for Patient-Centered Focused Ultrasound Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Research

3/26/2025

Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA) and research director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, has received an…