Immune System’s Ability to Respond to Spinal-cord Injuries Diminishes with Age
5/24/2023
New research suggests that the immune system’s ability to respond to spinal-cord injuries diminishes with age – and identifies potential avenues to improve that response and help patients heal. The…
Research in Motion: Zhiyi Zuo, MD, PhD
5/24/2023
I have two research focuses. The first one is on stroke. We're particularly interested in targeting proteins, so that we can improve the outcome of patients after ischemia stroke. And…
5/18/2023
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being developed at UVA Cancer Center. The grant to John H.…
5/18/2023
Karen Ingersoll, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was recently awarded the first 2 years of funding for a 5-year R61/R33 project to develop a…
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, Awarded $3.1 Million R37 NIH MERIT Grant
5/18/2023
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, a professor of medicine and microbiology and division head for the Department of Medicine's Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, was awarded a $3.1 million R37 MERIT…
Research in Motion: Anja Bielinsky, PhD
5/18/2023
I love that I'm able to study a fundamental process in biology. Each cell in our body has about two meters of genetic material that needs to be duplicated before…
Focused Ultrasound Trial Finds Promise for Parkinson’s Patients
5/11/2023
The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal…
5/11/2023
The Department of Medicine’s Gastroenterology Division is thrilled to host Nobel Laureate and former UVA faculty member Barry J. Marshall, MBBS, as the guest speaker for the inaugural “David A.…
