Scott Zeitlin, PhD, Advances Understanding and Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
9/4/2024
Since UVA neuroscientists discovered the link between the brain and the immune system in 2015, researchers across UVA Health and worldwide have been investigating ways of leveraging this connection to…
9/4/2024
Question: Is there a safety corridor built into the compensation plan? Answer: Yes. Clinical faculty will begin to be eligible for incentive payments after reaching 80% of the clinical wRVU…
One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Primary Care Physician Panel Sizes Are Risk Adjusted
9/4/2024
In determining the Primary Care Physician (PCP) panel size, UVA Health used the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) 2023 National Panel Size Academic Benchmark and methodology to determine the targets…
Synthetic Blood Platelets Might Be as Good as the Real Thing to Stop Bleeding
9/4/2024
SelSym, a company co-founded by University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor Thomas Barker, PhD, is developing a product to stop uncontrolled bleeding caused by traumatic injury or surgery. Findings published…
Tajie Harris, PhD, Awarded $2.6 Million to Study How the Immune System Benefits the Brain
9/4/2024
Tajie Harris, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, titled “Caspase-8 mediated…
9/4/2024
Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, director of the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Aakrosh Ratan, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Genome Sciences, have been awarded a five-year, $3.4…
Research in Motion: Jay Fox, PhD
9/4/2024
Years ago, when I arrived at the University of Virginia, my research was focused on discovering toxins in snake venoms that give rise to the hemorrhage associated with snake bites.…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month
9/4/2024
Each September, we join the medical profession to commemorate Women in Medicine Month — a time to celebrate all women and highlight those who are making their mark toward our…
