1/17/2023
Hui Li, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Pathology, was awarded a $2.5 million grant for a project titled "Targeting AVIL, a novel oncogene in rhabdomyosarcoma." Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the…
1/12/2023
Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Neuroscience Department, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million…
1/12/2023
William A. Petri MD, PhD, the Frost Professor of Epidemiology and a clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a R37 MERIT Award for $3…
UVA Researchers Solve Mysteries About Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease
1/12/2023
Tau protein is notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, and for helping to cause cognitive decline associated with those…
NIH Proposal Development Series
1/10/2023
Looking for ways to improve your NIH grant submission success? Register for six hosted webinar sessions with discussions. Participation is FREE and open to all faculty, staff, and trainees at…
Date: Feb 2, 2023 - Mar 9, 2023
Start Time: 4:00 pm
End Time: 6:00 pm
Potentially Deadly Infection Has Dangerous Ally Lurking in Our Guts
1/3/2023
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and collaborators reveals how microorganisms found in our guts can worsen dangerous C. difficile infections. The discovery could help doctors…
1/3/2023
A team of UVA School of Medicine neuroscientists found that commonly used antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can interact powerfully with inflammation in the mother’s body from…
Jeffrey Wilson, MD, PhD’s Research Shows COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response
1/3/2023
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine speaks to the benefits of a COVID-19 booster. The new findings shed light on how mRNA boosters – both Pfizer…
