UVA Researchers Discover New Strategies to Enhance Delivery of mRNA Therapeutics for Gene Therapy

5/14/2024

Researchers in the UVA Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics have unraveled novel insights into the molecule mechanism of mRNA delivery by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). In a recent study…

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, Awarded $2.5 Million to Study the Vascular Mechanisms that Elevate Blood Pressure in Obesity

5/14/2024

Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and UVA’s Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was awarded a $2.5 million grant to…

Construction Updates: Fontaine Research Park

5/14/2024

There have been several important updates to the parking situation at Fontaine Research Park, including extended hours and an on-call number for the Health System shuttle, extended hours for the…

Research in Motion: Doug Bayliss, PhD

5/14/2024

Our lab is interested in the electrical and chemical signals in the brain that control brain function, in particular in areas of the brain that regulate breathing. —Doug Bayliss, PhD,…

UVA School of Medicine Opens Full Service Clinical Trials Unit

5/14/2024

On May 20, National Clinical Trials Day, UVA School of Medicine will celebrate the development of a new, full-service Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to help UVA School of Medicine,…

Adding AI to Artificial Pancreas Enhances Efficiency, Study Finds

5/7/2024

Adding advanced artificial intelligence to an artificial pancreas regulating type 1 diabetes is safe and improves the system’s efficiency, a first-of-its-kind study from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes…

Late School of Medicine Scientist’s Work Could Yield New Cancer Treatments

5/7/2024

Some of the final work of a late University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has opened the door for life-saving new treatments for solid cancer tumors, including breast cancer,…

Uta Erdbruegger, MD, and Colleagues Awarded $3.4 Million to Study Impact of Extracellular Vesicles and Exercise on Type 2 Diabetes

5/7/2024

Uta Erdbrügger, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and colleagues were awarded a five-year, $3.5 million NIH-NIDDK R01 grant titled “Insulin, Extracellular Vesicles, Exercise…