5/1/2024
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Ling Qi, PhD, two grants totaling $4.2 million for projects that could lead to new therapeutic treatments for metabolic and liver disorders. Dr.…
5/1/2024
UVA Health is excited to announce the semifinalists of the second annual Spark Innovation Competition. Focused on improving the research environment, this year’s competition created a special union of our…
Research in Motion: Anita Clayton, MD
5/1/2024
I've helped develop treatments for major depressive disorder, primarily monoamine reuptake inhibitors, but most recently for postpartum depression with novel mechanisms of action, including allopregnanolone analogs, and psychedelics, specifically psilocybin…
School of Medicine Doctoral Students Among Grad Thesis SLAM Winners
4/24/2024
On Tuesday, April 16, nine doctoral candidates — five of whom are from the School of Medicine — met up on the Grad Thesis SLAM stage in Alumni Hall to…
4/24/2024
Health Services Research (HSR) Journal and the UVA School of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences are partnering to publish a special issue on "The Role of Health Services Research…
Nationwide Clinical Trial Provides Insights into Link Between Blood Sugar, Dangerous Brain Bleeds
4/24/2024
An ambitious, nationwide clinical trial led by UVA Health’s Karen Johnston, MD, has provided doctors with long-needed insights into the importance of managing stroke patients’ blood sugar after treatment with…
Craig Kent, MD, and Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, Target Prevention of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
4/24/2024
A new $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support research led by Craig Kent, MD, and Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, in their efforts to tackle the prevention…
Research in Motion: Roger Anderson, PhD
4/24/2024
My research is dedicated to reducing and eliminating social disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes. A lot of my research has been focused on rural cancer disparities, especially in Appalachia,…
