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James Zimring, MD, PhD, Awarded $11.3 Million to Study Alloimmunization of Transfused Red Blood Cells

9/12/2023

James C. Zimring, MD, PhD, the Thomas W. Tillack Professor of Experimental Pathology, was awarded a $11.3 million program project P01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute…

Postdoctoral Fellow Xiaoqiong Wei, PhD, Awarded the 2023 Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

9/5/2023

Postdoctoral fellow Xiaoqiong Wei, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), along with…

BME Department Hosts Second Annual Symposium for Emerging Leaders in Biomedical Engineering

9/5/2023

The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) held its second annual Emerging Leaders in Biomedical Engineering Symposium on Friday, September 1, at the Pinn Hall Conference Center. After a welcome address…

Two School of Medicine Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Doctoral Students Awarded Research Grants

9/5/2023

Two School of Medicine Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology doctoral students were awarded grants to further their research in the areas of brain endothelial dysfunction and respiratory viral infections.…

William A. Petri, MD, PhD, Awarded Seven-Year $4.2 Million UG1 Grant Renewal to Support the NICHD Global Maternal-Child Health Network

9/5/2023

Professor William Petri MD, PhD, was awarded a $4.2 million seven-year renewal of his UG1 grant for a project supporting UVA’s partnership with the icddr,b in Bangladesh as a Research…

Research In Motion: Boris Kovatchev, PhD

9/5/2023

I'm the director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology and also a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Our center works on technologies for the treatment of diabetes like…

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Bradley Gelfand, PhD, Awarded $3.14 Million to Research Cytosolic DNAs In Age-Related Disorders

8/30/2023

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.14 million grant to Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Bradley Gelfand, PhD, to further their research into cytosolic DNAs in aging and age-related…

Gary Owens, PhD, Awarded $3.2 Million to Study Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Incidence of Heart Attacks and Stroke

8/30/2023

Gary Owens, PhD, the Robert M. Berne Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and director of the School of Medicine's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was…