9/22/2022
A genomic test being developed by a Charlottesville company can predict a patient’s risk of developing severe COVID-19, new research from UVA Health suggests. That information could help doctors identify…
Adam N. Goldfarb, MD Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production On Demand
9/22/2022
Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production to Battle Blood Shortages A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets…
Jayakrishna Ambati, MD and Bradley Gelfand, PhD Receive $3.1 Million Grant to Study ‘Jumping Genes’
9/22/2022
The NIH has awarded a $3.1 million grant to Jayakrishna Ambati, MD and Bradley Gelfand, PhD to research their exciting discovery that "jumping genes" called SINE elements have increased activity…
Melanie R. Rutkowski, PhD Research Reveals How Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread
9/22/2022
An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that help breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from UVA Cancer Center reveals. The gut microbiome…
9/22/2022
With a 12M grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, the School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with UVA Health Cancer Center and the School…
9/22/2022
The School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology, to lead its Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology.…
9/15/2022
Jennifer L. Payne, MD, discovers frequency of premenstrual mood swings and anxiety is a global public health issue. Her findings were published in the Archives of Women's Health and have…
9/15/2022
The 2022 inaugural session of a UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center program that hosts researchers from minority-serving universities for short-term summer research experiences is drawing praise from participants, and UVACCC hopes…
