Jamie Zoellner, PhD, Studies Consumption of Sugary Drinks
6/15/2022
Public Health Sciences Professor Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RD, has several funded research projects targeting sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors. iSIPsmarter, a web-based program developed by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers,…
Clint Miller, PhD, and Chongzhi Zang, PhD, Publish Coronary Artery Disease Research in Nature
6/15/2022
The UVA Center for Public Health Genomics team, led by Clint Miller and Chongzhi Zang, published research in Nature. Titled "Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling highlights regulatory mechanisms of coronary artery…
Coleen McNamara, MD, and Angela Taylor, MD, Received a Leducq Grant
6/15/2022
Dr. McNamara and Dr. Taylor received a highly prestigious Leducq International Network of Excellence Award as part of an international consortium for a project entitled Checkpoint Athero that will explore…
Mayuresh Abhyankar’s Research into Nasal COVID Vaccines Picked by News Outlets Across the US
6/8/2022
Mayuresh Abhyankar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, explains that vaccinating someone right where the coronavirus is likely to start its attack…
Rahul Sharma, PhD, Receives Virginia Catalyst Research Award
6/8/2022
Dr. Rahul Sharma, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology-CIIR received a research award from the Virginia Catalyst to support IND-enabling research based technology in collaboration with VCU and Virginia Tech.…
Department of Medicine Annual Research Day Celebrates Outstanding Work by Faculty and Trainees
6/8/2022
Carey, Marshall and Thorner Research & Scholar’s Day 2022 The Department of Medicine’s Carey, Marshall and Thorner Research & Scholar’s Day was held in the Education Resource Center on May…
Highlighting UVA Pediatric Research During National Scoliosis Awareness Month
6/8/2022
Every year in June, National Scoliosis Awareness Month highlights the growing need for education, early detection and awareness about scoliosis and its prevalence. Scoliosis is a condition that causes the…
Christopher Holstege and Other UVA Researchers Study Suspected Suicide Attempts by Children
6/8/2022
Suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children ages 6 to 19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 26.7% between 2015 and 2020, which UVA Health researchers say highlights the country’s…
