Student Researchers Study Cancer with Top SOM Faculty Through Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards
10/25/2022
Two UVA fourth-year undergraduate students, Emma Imbarlina and Priya Katyal, are contributing to discoveries in cancer immunotherapy thanks to Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, which are funded through the generosity of…
Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD Brings Clinical Trial for STEMI patients to UVA
10/25/2022
Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, the Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology, recently joined the faculty in the Department of Medicine's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is conducting a clinical trial…
10/25/2022
Joshua Li, MD, PhD, an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery in the Division of Spine Surgery, and Li Jin, PhD, an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, received a five-year NIH…
Kristen Naegle, PhD and Colleagues Develop Shining ‘KSTAR’ to Guide Cancer Treatments
10/25/2022
UVA Cancer Center researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors. The…
10/25/2022
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network working to better identify,…
Minorities Face Longer Waits for Vital Lung Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
10/18/2022
A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.…
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…
