Ammasi Periasamy, PhD and Researchers Acquire Funding for a $1.25 Million Microscope
10/18/2022
UVA researchers have acquired a Leica Microsystems Stellaris 8 STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) super-resolution microscope through a $1.25 million grant from the NIH and $150,000 in matching funds from the…
Huiwang Ai, PhD Awarded Two Grants From the NIH for $5.3 Million
10/18/2022
Huiwang Ai, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, received two R01 grants from the NIH…
UVA Joins $15M NSF-Funded ‘Innovation Hub’
10/18/2022
The University of Virginia has joined the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) new Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub, a consortium whose aim is to enhance innovation capacity, support promising research, generate…
Brain Discovery Could Help Doctors Boost Body’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis
10/18/2022
UVA School of Medicine researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system’s responses to Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to…
Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, Awarded a $2.4M NIH R01 Grant
10/11/2022
Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, a professor of microbiology, immunology & cancer biology and neurology, the Arthur and Margaret Ebbert Endowed Chair of Medical Science, and associate director of basic science…
Nathan Sheffield, PhD Awarded $1.5M NIH Grant to Improve Methods for Analyzing Genome Locations
10/11/2022
Nathan Sheffield, PhD, an associate professor in the Departments of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and in the School of Data Science, was recently awarded…
Wendy Lynch, PhD Receives $2.5M NIH Grant to Study Substance Use Disorder and Its Impact on Women
10/11/2022
Wendy Lynch, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was awarded a $2.5 million R01 grant from the NIH to study substance use disorder (SUD)…
Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD and Colleagues Discover the Key Driver of High Blood Pressure
10/11/2022
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a key contributor to high blood pressure that could lead to new treatments for a condition that affects almost half of…
