Creating the Fourth Chapter of Human Genomics Seminar with Eric Green, MD, PhD from NIH

3/14/2023

Eric D. Green, MD, PhD, the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is presenting a seminar titled “Creating the Fourth…

Date: Apr 10, 2023 - Apr 10, 2023

Start Time: 3:00 pm

End Time: 4:00 pm

All 3 UVA Contenders Advance in Search for 2022’s Biggest Biomedical Discovery

3/8/2023

The people have spoken! All three of UVA Health’s contenders for the biggest biomedical advance of 2022 have advanced to the second round of the STAT Madness bracket tournament. STAT…

Graham Casey, PhD and Research Team Publish Article on a Large Colorectal Cancer Genome-wide Association Studies in Nature

3/8/2023

Graham Casey, PhD, a professor in the Center for Public Health Genomics, and research team published an article on large colorectal cancer (CRC) in Nature in December 2022. Colorectal cancer…

UVA Researcher Eyleen O’Rourke, PhD and Team Discover Anti-Aging Detox Approach That Could Help Humans Live Longer

3/8/2023

University of Virginia scientists have identified a promising approach to delay aging by detoxifying the body of glycerol and glyceraldehyde, harmful by-products of fat that naturally accumulate over time. The…

UVA Cancer Center Receives American Cancer Society Research Grant

3/8/2023

The American Cancer Society is backing the UVA Cancer Center’s efforts to nurture promising ideas from early career scientists that could lead to important breakthroughs in our understanding of cancer…

Research in Motion Video: William Petri, MD, PhD

3/8/2023

One of the things I love about my research is this opportunity to explain to the public things that come up in infectious diseases.  --William Petri , MD, PhD, Professor,…

3 UVA Health School of Medicine Discoveries Nominated for 2022’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

3/1/2023

Not one but three UVA Health School of Medicine discoveries have been selected to compete for the title of 2022’s biggest biomedical advance in the STAT health news site’s annual…

William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD and Team Find Common Antibiotic Can Reduce Risk of Death During Childbirth

3/1/2023

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and…