Pulmonary Research Staff Profile – Pei-Chi Hou
3/4/2019
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up and was educated in Taiwan, completing my Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences…
ENDOCRINOLOGY PROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2/12/2019
Robert M. Carey, MD, MACP, FRCPI, FAHA, Dean, Emeritus, and Professor of Medicine, served as Co-chair of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Writing Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation…
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research
2/10/2019
2018 was prosperous for the Division’s research program. In FY2018, our investigators received an excess of $10M in external awards. We have internationally recognized research programs in the areas of diabetes…
UVA Expands Type 1 Diabetes Technology Clinic
2/4/2019
University of Virginia Health System has opened an expanded outpatient clinic to help patients with type 1 diabetes and insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes more easily obtain appropriate technology…
1/2/2019
New Grant Awarded Congratulations to Drs. Patrick Dillon and Christian Brenin who have been awarded a grant funded by the Cancer Center and the Women’s 4-miler Breast Cancer Research Fund.…
Exercise Discovery Could Save Lives of Sickest, Most Gravely Injured
11/1/2017
From UVA Today By Josh Barney (10/24/17) A new discovery about how exercise helps protect us from disease could one day dramatically reduce the death rate among the sickest and most…
Discovery May Help Patients Beat Deadly Pneumonia
4/4/2017
By Josh Barney Researchers have found that a hormone responsible for controlling iron metabolism helps fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia, and that discovery may offer a simple…
2/28/2017
Unique "Vests" Offer New Promise for Treating A-Fib The routine beat of the human heart is easy to take for granted—unless you are one of the seven million patients in…
Celebrating Life: Grateful Patient Leaves a Legacy for Cancer and Cardiovascular Research
12/28/2016
Bob Tanner kept a handwritten note in his wallet that read, “I would like my legacy to be a celebration of life by helping to alleviate the pain and suffering…
‘Bad Guy’ Cells Prove Vital for Stopping Deadly Bug
11/17/2016
By Josh Barney* // Researchers in ID chief Bill Petri's lab have identified immune cells vital for protecting us from potentially fatal C. difficile bacterial infections. Surprisingly, those cells are…
