UVA Anesthesiology Resident Martin Hehir, MD, Heads to Olympic Marathon Trials
1/31/2024
UVA Anesthesiology resident, Martin Hehir, MD, has successfully qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials in the marathon. Training for the Olympics while balancing his roles as a third-year resident and…
UVA Cancer Center Enrolls First Patient in National Phase 1 Immunotherapy Trial
1/31/2024
Led by Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology Matthew Reilley, MD, the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) recently enrolled the first patient in a nationwide Phase 1 drug trial to…
NIH and NSF Proposal Development Guidance Documents Available Through iTHRIV
1/31/2024
In the iTHRIV Research Portal page, researchers may conveniently access selected suggested language, boilerplates, and standard templates designed to meet the specific requirements of external grant applications, with a dedicated…
UVA Brain Institute: Request for Proposals for Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grants 2024
1/31/2024
The UVA Brain Institute offers a seed funding program for transformative neuroscience research projects. The purpose of the program is to tackle important questions, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and perform groundbreaking…
Sameer Bajikar, PhD, Aims to Unlock the Inner Workings of the MECP2 ‘Goldilocks’ Gene
1/31/2024
As a postdoctoral fellow working with neurogeneticist Huda Zoghbi at Baylor College of Medicine, Sameer Bajikar began to study a pair of neurodevelopmental disorders that work as two sides of…
First Author Xin Hu, PhD, Publishes Study About Health Insurance and Cancer Care
1/31/2024
Xin Hu, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, is first author of a study in collaboration with the American Cancer Society about how cancer patients…
UVA Researchers Combine Machine Learning and Human Learning to Identify Heart Drug
1/31/2024
University of Virginia scientists have developed a new approach to machine learning – a form of artificial intelligence – to identify drugs that help minimize harmful scarring after a heart…
Research in Motion: Jamieson Bourque, MD
1/31/2024
My research is focused on patients who have unexplained chest pain. They often have significantly reduced functional status and uncomfortable symptoms; we are looking at ways to use exercise and…
