UVA Discovery by John Lukens, PhD’s Lab Makes Elite 8 in Hunt for Biggest Biomedical Advance
3/21/2023
A UVA Health discovery that could help us better treat Alzheimer’s disease has fought its way to the Elite 8 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest…
3/21/2023
Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, is co-first and senior author for research published in Nature Communications about the high-resolution structure of the bacterial ribosome, which could lead to better antimicrobial drugs to…
Alexander Podboy, MD’s Study Finds Troubling Disparities in Esophageal Cancer Outcomes
3/21/2023
Lower-income people are significantly less likely to receive a potentially lifesaving treatment for the fastest-increasing type of esophageal cancer – and are more likely to die from the disease, new…
3/21/2023
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk. The new research from UVA School of Medicine's Jie Sun, PhD, and colleagues…
Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6
3/21/2023
An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to…
Research in Motion Video: Jason Papin, PhD
3/21/2023
We build computer models of networks inside cells. We apply these computer models to problems in cancer and infectious disease to understand the genes or proteins, which are the…
Two UVA Discoveries UVA Discoveries Advance to Sweet 16 in STAT Madness
3/14/2023
Not one but two UVA Health discoveries have made it to the Sweet 16 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advance. An Alzheimer’s discovery from…
Sana Syed, MD Leads UVA Team as Part of International Study Receiving $3 Million Grant
3/14/2023
An international team of researchers has received $3 million to support an ambitious effort to understand how early gut development can profoundly shape children’s health throughout life. The funding from…
