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Medical Grand Rounds | Dean H. Kedes, MD, PhD — “Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus”

5/6/2016

Wednesday, May 11, 12:00-1:00 pm *Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium [note change] (This lecture is part of the Department of Medicine's Research and Scholars Day) Dean H. Kedes, MD, PhD,…

ID & Biodefense Research Day 2016

5/3/2016

ID & Biodefense Research Day 2016 was held on April 18th at Jordan Hall Conference Center. Organized by the Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health and held each spring in conjunction with…

Medical Grand Rounds | Jessica D. Lewis, MD: “Epidemiology of Resistant Enterococcus at UVA”

3/24/2016

Wednesday, March 30, 12:00-1:00 pm Old Jordan Hall Auditorium Jessica Lewis, MD, is assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health. Her research focus is…

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" --…

Medical Grand Rounds | Greg Townsend, MD: “On Diversity — What Is It? Why Do We Need It? How Do We Achieve It?”

3/8/2016

Wednesday, March 9, 12:00-1:00 pm Old Jordan Hall Auditorium Gregory C. Townsend, MD, is Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at UVA School of Medicine, associate director of the Ryan White…

As Zika Virus Spreads, UVA Infectious Diseases Expert Answers Key Questions

2/17/2016

Reprinted from UVAToday -- Jane Kelly The World Health Organization on Monday declared a global public health emergency over the Zika virus, which it said is “spreading explosively” in South America. The…

ID’s Mami Taniuchi Leads Field Research in Bangladesh on Polio Vaccine

1/19/2016

Mami Taniuchi, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, has done groundbreaking work with ID's Eric Houpt, Bill Petri and others on a…

Faculty Profile: Heather Cox Hall, PharmD

1/18/2016

Heather Cox Hall, PharmD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases (ID), and Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator for Infectious Diseases, with responsibility, in collaboration with ID's Amy…

Petri Lab’s Discovery Offers New Way to Boost Nutrition of Infants in Low-Income Countries

1/17/2016

UVA Today news story by Josh Barney December 15, 2015  If every nutritional measure known to be helpful were applied to every child in the world, global malnutrition would be…

“Running a Fever” Program Supports ID Runners

1/15/2016

Bill Petri (right), chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, reports that the division launched a new program in 2015, "Running a Fever," whereby division employees -- faculty, staff, students,…