Jeffrey Elias, MD, Appointed Interim Chair for Department of Neurosurgery
12/18/2024
The School of Medicine is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Elias, MD, has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, effective December 12, 2024. Dr. Elias…
Samantha Ruff, MD, Completes First Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Case at UVA
12/18/2024
Samantha Ruff, MD, an assistant professor and surgical oncologist, recently performed UVA’s first Cytoreduction Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), marking a significant milestone in cancer treatment at the…
Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Virginia’s No. 1 Hospital
12/18/2024
Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital. “This is a well-deserved honor earned through the hard work and commitment of every…
Winners Announced for Radiology Research Week
12/18/2024
The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging held its 2024 Radiology Research Week November 18-22, which included 21 research abstract submissions and a week of oral presentations. Radiology Research Week…
12/18/2024
Biomedical Engineering post doctoral trainee, Sarah Groves, PhD, in the Kevin Janes Lab, made an educational video to provide insight into the applicability of systems biology in a…
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million to Investigate RNA Modifications in Alzheimer’s Disease
12/18/2024
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UVA School of Medicine, was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging…
Rett Syndrome Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatments
12/18/2024
Scientists investigating the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome have discovered a series of crucial molecular changes that occur long before symptoms appear. The findings could be used to…
Research in Motion: Hao Jiang, PhD
12/18/2024
My laboratory studies how the expression of our genetic information is normally regulated and how cancer and certain developmental disorders are caused by disregulation of gene expression through novel mechanisms,…
