Department of Genome Sciences Celebrates National DNA With Local Middle School Students
5/6/2025
National DNA Day, observed every year on April 25, commemorates two pivotal moments in scientific history: the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 and the completion of the…
Joseph Rispoli, PhD, Inducted Into National Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging
5/6/2025
The University of Virginia’s Joseph Rispoli, PhD, associate professor of radiology and medical imaging, was inducted into a prestigious national council of early career imaging researchers earlier this year. Dr.…
Brain Awareness: How Student Volunteers Rebuilt UVA’s Neuroscience Outreach Program
5/6/2025
Neuroscience outreach isn’t new at the University of Virginia: researchers have been communicating the importance of research to the public through Brain Awareness Week since 1996. However, in March 2020,…
Public Health Sciences Spring Poster Day Showcases MPH Graduate Work
5/6/2025
The Department of Public Health Sciences was excited to host the Master of Public Health Spring Semester Poster Day last week. Twenty-seven graduating MPH students presented their work and recommendations…
5/6/2025
When Tuyet-Minh Tran, a medical student in the Class of 2025, was given the assignment to reflect on her anatomy lab experience through artistic expression, she chose to use her…
UVA Brain Retreat Hosts Nearly 200 Neuroscience Researchers On Grounds
5/6/2025
Nearly 200 neuroscience researchers including UVA faculty, undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff gathered last week at Newcomb Hall for the 2025 UVA Brain Retreat, organized by…
Seham Ebrahim, PhD, Earns $2 Million NIH-R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
5/6/2025
Seham Ebrahim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes…
Immune System Changes Explain Long COVID Breathing Problems
5/6/2025
Groundbreaking research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into the immune systems of COVID-19 survivors, particularly those struggling with persistent breathing issues. The…
