2/22/2023
A new review paper published this month in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association underscores the need for high-quality animal models to advance the understanding of the…
2/22/2023
Sanja Arandjelovic, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Nephrology, received two NIH awards for $2.5 million to study molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. The first…
Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Shao-bin Wang, PhD, Discover Potential New Way to Prevent Vision Loss
2/22/2023
UVA Health School of Medicine scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and…
Research in Motion Video: Allan Tsung, MD
2/22/2023
I am a cancer surgeon as well as a cancer researcher. One of my research goals is to determine the role of exercise, exercise before an operation and how it…
Moore Laboratory Awarded $100,000 Grant from The Jefferson Trust
2/15/2023
Harnessing the power of light to transform Organ-on-a-chip technology is the focus of new research by Sean Moore, MD, and his research team. Dr. Moore, a professor and researcher in…
Kelly Shaffer, PhD Awarded a $3.1 Million NIH R37 MERIT Award
2/15/2023
Kelly Shaffer, PhD, an assistant professor in the Center for Behavioral Health and Technology in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was awarded a 5-year, $3.1 million R37 grant…
W. Gerald Teague, MD and Jie Sun, PhD Awarded a $3.38 Million NIH RO1 Grant
2/15/2023
W. Gerald Teague, MD, the Ivy Foundation Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Director of the Child Health Research Center, and Jie Sun, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine…
Research in Motion Video: Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD
2/15/2023
I study the smallest blood vessels in our body, the capillaries, and they're responsible for feeding oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells. -- Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Chair, Department of…
