Mike Brown, PhD, Receives Grant from Commonwealth Health Research Board

6/1/2022

Mike Brown, PhD, Professor, Division of Nephrology-CIIR and his collaborators received new funding from CHRB: "Risky Variants in Human Cardiovascular Disease" to study atherosclerosis mechanisms.

BIMS Program Recognizes Student Awardees at Annual GBS Symposium

6/1/2022

The Graduate Biosciences Society (GBS) Symposium was held on May 26. The day was filled with a very successful poster session where our students were able to present their compelling…

Tracy Downs — A Catalyst for Change

6/1/2022

Dr. Downs was interviewed by UVA Health about his background and vision for building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution. Read the full interview.

Advice from a First-Year Medical Student

6/1/2022

Jesse Cochran offers insights to incoming M1s in this AMA interview.

Autism Researcher Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, Provides Reasons for Optimism

6/1/2022

Through his work with the UVA Brain Institute, Dr. Pelphrey, the Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor, offers 4 reasons to be optimistic about understanding and treating autism. Read the full…

UVA Researchers Collaborate on Lung Cell Regeneration Project

6/1/2022

The Center for Cell Clearance at the UVA School of Medicine worked with researchers at the University of Edinburgh to conduct the studies, published May 13 in the journal Science…

$8 Million Project Aims to Prevent TBI in Military Personnel

6/1/2022

UVA radiologist James Stone, MD, PhD and his team are backed by an $8M U.S. Department of Defense grant to explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury in military…

National Geographic Spotlights Research by Meghan Puglia and Kevin Pelphrey

6/1/2022

The June 2022 issue of National Geographic, "The Power of Touch," spotlights research by Meghan Puglia, Ph.D. and Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D. examining infants' neural response to touch.