UVA Brain Institute: Request for Proposals for Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grants 2025
1/22/2025
The UVA Brain Institute offers a seed funding program for transformative neuroscience research projects. The purpose of the program is to tackle important questions, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and perform groundbreaking…
Libraries Empower Translational Science Hubs With Collaborative Resources and Expertise
1/22/2025
Academic health sciences libraries play a pivotal role in advancing clinical and translational science, offering services that span the entire research lifecycle. As essential partners in the success of clinical…
UVA Researchers Discover Genetics May Impact Weight and Metabolism More Than Diet
1/22/2025
New research from University of Virginia scientists indicates that genetics may have a larger impact on weight and metabolism than previously thought. This challenges the commonly accepted idea that everyone…
Alison Criss, PhD, Awarded $2.7 Million for Research to Combat Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
1/22/2025
Alison Criss, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor and vice chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, and colleagues were awarded a five-year, $2.7 million renewal of…
Research in Motion: Jeffrey Gander, MD
1/22/2025
I look at two of the most important issues affecting children today: reducing opiate use and increasing access to healthy food. —Jeffrey Gander, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery ;
UVA Receives $9.3 Million Award for Clinical Trial Using Ketamine to Treat Seizures
1/22/2025
The University of Virginia has received funding from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to oversee a 60-site, five-year clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy…
1/15/2025
Marquita Taylor, PhD, MPH, MBA, is a pancreatic cancer survivor who uses her "Ms. Virginia" title from the Miss Black USA pageant as a platform to increase awareness about the disease.…
Dean’s New Faculty Research Seminar Series Launches on February 6
1/15/2025
The School of Medicine is excited to announce the re-launch of the Dean’s New Faculty Seminar Series. Starting in February, we will host a seminar on the first Thursday of…
