9/23/2025
Sarah Ewald, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a five-year $2.3 million R35 grant renewal from the NIH National Institute of…
NIH Awards John Kim, MD, $3.2 Million to Identify Blood Protein Biomarkers for Pulmonary Fibrosis
9/23/2025
John Kim, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was awarded a five-year $3.2 million NIH grant to identify blood protein biomarkers…
Discovery Suggests How Immune Cells May Drive Alzheimer’s, Neurological Diseases
9/23/2025
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research has revealed how and why ailing immune cells called microglia may be contributing to Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.…
UVA Health Launches Statewide Clinical Trials Network
9/23/2025
UVA Health announces the launch of its Clinical Trials Network to improve access to clinical trials across Virginia. In Northern Virginia and surrounding regions, two UVA Health clinical trials are…
Research in Motion: Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez, PhD
9/23/2025
My research is centered on RNA binding proteins that control how heart genes are turned on and off at the RNA level. Mutations in these RNA binding proteins can cause…
School of Medicine Hosts 20th Annual New Faculty Retreat
9/23/2025
The School of Medicine celebrated its 20th Annual New Faculty Retreat on September 17 at Newcomb Hall. Of the 170 new faculty hired this past year, nearly 100 attended the…
William Brady, MD, Featured in The Washington Post and Canadian Media Explaining Heart Attack Signs
9/16/2025
William Brady, MD, professor of emergency and cardiovascular medicine, was featured in The Washington Post and Canadian media discussing the warning signs of a heart attack. Cardiologists explain that heart…
UVA Among 70 Cancer Centers and Organizations Urging HPV Vaccination
9/16/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, along with 61 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Centers, top advocacy organizations and the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center issued a joint statement…
