Synthetic Blood Platelets Might Be as Good as the Real Thing to Stop Bleeding
9/4/2024
SelSym, a company co-founded by University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor Thomas Barker, PhD, is developing a product to stop uncontrolled bleeding caused by traumatic injury or surgery. Findings published…
Tajie Harris, PhD, Awarded $2.6 Million to Study How the Immune System Benefits the Brain
9/4/2024
Tajie Harris, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, titled “Caspase-8 mediated…
9/4/2024
Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, director of the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Aakrosh Ratan, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Genome Sciences, have been awarded a five-year, $3.4…
Research in Motion: Jay Fox, PhD
9/4/2024
Years ago, when I arrived at the University of Virginia, my research was focused on discovering toxins in snake venoms that give rise to the hemorrhage associated with snake bites.…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month
9/4/2024
Each September, we join the medical profession to commemorate Women in Medicine Month — a time to celebrate all women and highlight those who are making their mark toward our…
Compassionate Care Initiative Learning Series: Making Room for Rest and Recovery in Healthcare
9/3/2024
Increased awareness of global inequality and collective suffering has made compassion a critical behavior and business imperative. Making room for rest and recovery in healthcare is necessary to sustain compassionate…
Date: Sep 10, 2024 - Sep 10, 2024
Start Time: 12:00 pm
End Time: 1:00 pm
The State of the School Address Scheduled for September 26
9/3/2024
Dean Melina Kibbe is presenting the annual UVA School of Medicine “State of the School Address” on September 26, 5-6 p.m. The event is in person in the Learning Studio…
Date: Sep 26, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024
Start Time: 5:00 pm
End Time: 6:00 pm
9/2/2024
Speaker: Fariba Rezaee, MD, F.A.A.P, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Staff Physician, Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Children's;…
Date: Sep 13, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024
Start Time: 11:45 am
End Time: 1:00 pm