‘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…
11/10/2016
Date: Wednesday November 30, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Location: Pinn Hall auditorium , 1-5 Eric R. Houpt, MD, is the Jack Gwaltney Professor of Medicine in the Division…
Pneumonia Discovery May Offer Way to Boost Body’s Defenses
11/2/2016
By Josh Barney // A molecule being targeted in cancer is also critical for the immune system’s ability to battle pneumonia, researchers in the at the University of Virginia School of…
Endocrinology’s Shetal Padia Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Study Hunger Hormone
10/15/2016
Shetal Padia, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the UVA Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, was awarded a five-year NIH R01 grant for her research on "Intrarenal Mechanisms of…
2016 Carey-Marshall-Thorner Research & Scholars Day
5/16/2016
With a Grand Rounds presentation by Dean Kedes, PhD, MD (director, UVA Medical Scientist Training Program), ten other oral presentations by Department of Medicine residents, fellows, and graduate students, and…
On the Frontiers of Kidney Disease Research
3/21/2016
A "silent killer": that's what kidney disease is called. It strikes one in ten people in the U.S., but often with few symptoms until later stages in the disease --…
DOM’s Annual K-Award Symposium for Junior Faculty
3/17/2016
Of the nearly 300 faculty members in the Department of Medicine, approximately one-third are on investigative research tracks. The National Institute of Health's Research Career Development Awards -- known as "K awards" --…
DOM at Medical Education Week Poster Session
3/8/2016
The Department of Medicine was well-represented at the poster session on Thursday, March 3rd, that culminated the School of Medicine's celebration of Medical Education Week. The posters were displayed in the…
Michael Brown & Team Find Link Between Immune Cells, Weight Control, Disease Resistance
2/10/2016
A research team led by UVA Nephrology's Michael Brown, PhD, has shown how our DNA determines our ability to fight off viruses, revealing that many genes work together to control immune…
Pediatric Nephrology Fellow Erika Rhone Receives ASPN Award
2/3/2016
Congratulation to Erika Rhone, MD, Pediatric Nephrology Fellow and postdoctoral fellow on the UVA Nephrology T32 Training Grant, who was awarded a 2016 Trainee Research Award in Basic Science from the…
