5/24/2023
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University are calling on the National Institutes of Health – and America as a whole – to take bold steps to…
Immune System’s Ability to Respond to Spinal-cord Injuries Diminishes with Age
5/24/2023
New research suggests that the immune system’s ability to respond to spinal-cord injuries diminishes with age – and identifies potential avenues to improve that response and help patients heal. The…
Research in Motion: Zhiyi Zuo, MD, PhD
5/24/2023
I have two research focuses. The first one is on stroke. We're particularly interested in targeting proteins, so that we can improve the outcome of patients after ischemia stroke. And…
5/18/2023
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being developed at UVA Cancer Center. The grant to John H.…
5/18/2023
Karen Ingersoll, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was recently awarded the first 2 years of funding for a 5-year R61/R33 project to develop a…
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, Awarded $3.1 Million R37 NIH MERIT Grant
5/18/2023
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, a professor of medicine and microbiology and division head for the Department of Medicine's Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, was awarded a $3.1 million R37 MERIT…
Research in Motion: Anja Bielinsky, PhD
5/18/2023
I love that I'm able to study a fundamental process in biology. Each cell in our body has about two meters of genetic material that needs to be duplicated before…
Focused Ultrasound Trial Finds Promise for Parkinson’s Patients
5/11/2023
The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal…
