Manning Institute of Biotechnology Hosts Inaugural UVA SPARK Tank
8/7/2026
On August 4, 2026, the UVA Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology held its inaugural SPARK Tank competition, bringing together a dynamic mix of faculty from the School of Medicine…
Leading Nervous System Researcher to Chair UVA Department of Cell Biology
8/7/2026
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Bettina Winckler, PhD, a scientific leader in cellular neuroscience research, to lead its Department of Cell Biology. Winckler began her new…
8/7/2026
The UVA Facial Nerve Center is a multidisciplinary clinical team started in 2025 by Samuel Oyer, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and director of the Division of…
NCI-Funded SASCO Center Spotlights Findings in Breast, Colorectal Cancers and Glioblastoma
7/24/2026
UVA’s Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-adapted Cancer Organelles (SASCO) recently held its annual symposium, hosting a pair of leading figures in breast cancer research and sharing findings including identification…
7/22/2026
Zygmunt Derewenda, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, retired on June 30, 2026, after a distinguished career at the University of Virginia School of…
Donna Broshek, PhD, Receives Barth Distinguished Mentor Award
7/22/2026
The Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) presented Donna Broshek, PhD, with the 2026 Barth Distinguished Mentor Award in May. It is the Society’s highest honor awarded to a member who prioritizes…
Ariel Polizio, PhD, Named NIH Butler-Williams Scholar
7/14/2026
UVA Research Scientist Ariel Polizio, PhD, in the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), was chosen as one of a select group of participants in this year’s Butler-Williams Scholars…
Lunardi Lab Researchers Find Postoperative Delirium May Leave an Epigenetic ‘Memory’ in the Brain
7/14/2026
New study identifies reversible molecular changes linking surgical stress, circadian disruption, and cognitive vulnerability. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered evidence that postoperative delirium, a…
