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Adam N. Goldfarb, MD Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production On Demand

9/22/2022

Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production to Battle Blood Shortages A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets…

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD and Bradley Gelfand, PhD Receive $3.1 Million Grant to Study ‘Jumping Genes’

9/22/2022

The NIH has awarded a $3.1 million grant to Jayakrishna Ambati, MD and Bradley Gelfand, PhD to research their exciting discovery that "jumping genes" called SINE elements have increased activity…

Melanie R. Rutkowski, PhD Research Reveals How Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread

9/22/2022

An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that help breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from UVA Cancer Center reveals. The gut microbiome…

UVA Researchers Awarded $12M for Establishment of New Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-Adapted Cancer Organelles.

9/22/2022

With a 12M grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, the School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with UVA Health Cancer Center and the School…

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Appointed to Chair UVA Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology

9/22/2022

The School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology, to lead its Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology.…

Primary Care Week Oct. 3-7 – Presented by the Generalist Scholars Program

9/21/2022

On behalf of the Generalist Scholars Program, you're invited to Primary Care Week 2022, October 3-7. This is a week of fantastic speakers, rich discussions, yummy (and free) food, and…

Date: Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 7, 2022

Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 1:00 pm

Second Annual Michael J. Weber Symposium

9/19/2022

The second annual Michael J. Weber Symposium will be held Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, honoring the life and achievements of the late research scientist and longtime director of the UVA…

Date: Oct 14, 2022 - Oct 14, 2022

Start Time: 8:00 am

End Time: 4:00 pm

Jennifer L. Payne, MD, Research Study on Premenstrual Anxiety and Mood Swings Covered in U.S. News and World Report

9/15/2022

Jennifer L. Payne, MD discovers frequency of premenstrual mood swings and anxiety is a global public health issue. Her findings which were published in Archives of Women's Health have received…