Medicine in Motion: Huiwang Ai, PhD
7/26/2023
I'm a biophysicist and a chemical biologist. We develop molecular biosensors to better understand processes related to redox biology, metabolism and neuronal activity. —Huiwang Ai, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular…
School of Medicine Department Announcement
7/22/2023
This story is embargoed until Wednesday, July 24. Check back then to read about this exciting initiative.
Research Administrators Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications
7/18/2023
The Research Administration Mentoring Program and University Partnership (RAMP UP) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Mentee cohort. Experienced Research Administrators from across Grounds are encouraged to apply. RAMP…
Keith Keene, PhD, and UVA Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Address Public Health Equity
7/18/2023
How can UVA scholars and scientists use precision medicine tools, like epigenetics and bioinformatics, to further public health equity? This is a question Keith Keene, PhD, director of the School…
7/18/2023
Surgeon Christine Ibilibor, MD, is conducting a clinical trial titled “Pre-habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy,” a procedure to treat advanced bladder cancer that is considered…
7/18/2023
Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that “broken pipeline” could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn’t…
Storing Fat Around Waist May NOT Increase Diabetes Risk
7/18/2023
Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But surprising new findings from the University of Virginia School of Medicine…
7/18/2023
Golam Mohi, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was awarded two new NIH grants (one R01 and one R21) for approximately $2.8 million to study…
