Immune System Changes Explain Long COVID Breathing Problems
5/6/2025
Groundbreaking research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into the immune systems of COVID-19 survivors, particularly those struggling with persistent breathing issues. The…
Research in Motion: Michelle Bland, PhD
5/6/2025
My lab studies how hormones like insulin control growth and metabolism. And on the flip side, we study how infection can derail the control of growth and metabolism by insulin…
UVA 2025 Postdoctoral Research Symposium
4/29/2025
Bridging Gaps: Fostering Belonging in the Postdoc Community The UVA Postdoc Association and Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs are co-hosting the 2025 UVA Postdoc Research Symposium at Alumni Hall.…
Date: May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Start Time: 8:30 am
End Time: 5:00 pm
4/29/2025
A decades-long partnership with UVA School of Medicine faculty and institutions in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania now supports two NIH-Fogarty International Center research training grants. The D43 grant to…
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Joins Melanoma Research Foundation’s Breakthrough Consortium
4/29/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) was recently accepted as a member of the Melanoma Research Foundation Breakthrough Consortium (MRFBC), a group of 30 top institutions pursuing new and enhanced therapies…
Test of Peanut Desensitization in Young Kids Proves Hugely Successful
4/29/2025
A real-world study of peanut oral immunotherapy in children younger than 3 has shown the approach is both safe and effective at desensitizing children to the increasingly common food allergy.…
Research in Motion: Gary Owens, PhD
4/29/2025
My lab studies the disease atherosclerosis, which is the underlying basis of most heart attacks and stroke. We're particularly interested in mechanisms that contribute to formation of this protective fibrous…
4/23/2025
It has become abundantly clear that chronic inflammation underlies many autoimmune diseases, cancer and aging. To find new treatments, the first step is to identify the cellular mechanisms that drive…
