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Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Research Reveals Mosquito Saliva Can Weaken Body’s Defenses Against Deadly Dengue Viruses

4/4/2023

The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become infected with these potentially deadly…

Research in Motion Video: Li Li, MD, PhD, MPH

4/4/2023

I am a family doctor, but also a cancer researcher. We try to understand how our environment works together with the genome to drive the colon cancer carcinogenesis. --Li Li,…

Linda Martin, MD, One of Only 12 Investigators Nationwide Leading Phase 3 Trial to Test Use of Pafolacianine

3/28/2023

Linda Martin, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, presented research as a late-breaking abstract at the 2022 American Association for Thoracic Surgeons about a phase 3 trial…

Five Breakthroughs by UVA Researchers Lead the Way in Our Fight Against Cancer

3/28/2023

Research by School of Medicine researchers coordinated through UVA Cancer Center is making major headway in our battle against cancer. In an article titled "5 Ways the University of Virginia…

Steven Zeichner, MD, PhD, Awarded $2.7 Million NIH Grant to Develop New Globally Appropriate HIV Vaccines

3/28/2023

Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD, the McLemore Birdsong Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology and the Child Health Research Center and the Myles H.…

Research in Motion Video: John Lukens, PhD

3/28/2023

"We now know that the immune system is a key contributor to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. We're trying to work on ways to harness the immune…

Coming Soon – Full-Service Clinical Trials Unit For Researchers

3/28/2023

The School of Medicine is thrilled to announce the development of a new and full-service Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), intended to serve the School of Medicine, UVA Health, and the…

UVA’s Stem Cell Transplant Program Reaches Major Milestones

3/21/2023

UVA's Stem Cell Transplant Program has reached major milestones in its treatment of children and adults battling blood-related cancers such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma. In the article "Marking…