In Memoriam: Celebrating the Life of John A. Owen, Jr., MD
7/12/2023
The Department of Medicine has lost an esteemed faculty emeritus, John A. Owen, Jr., MD, who died on the morning of June 28, 2023, after suffering a series of strokes.…
7/12/2023
Society of Research Administrators International’s (SRAI) Future of the Field recognition program aims to highlight the up-and-comers of research administration demonstrating leadership among their peers and institutions in innovative ways…
School of Medicine Controller Brendon Coll Receives Hoos Building Bridges Award
7/12/2023
Brendon Coll, CPA, the School of Medicine (SOM) controller, received a Hoos Building Bridges Award, along with eight other individuals and two teams, at a reception on June 27 at…
2023 Wagner Fellowships Awarded to 13 BIMS Students
7/12/2023
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Dr. Robert Wagner and his wife Mary, the Wagner Fellowship fund was able to award fellowships to 13 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) students…
UVA Researchers Identify Way to Determine Risk of Deadly Pregnancy Complication
7/12/2023
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a way to identify pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia, a serious disorder characterized by high blood pressure and kidney dysfunction…
Elise Cope, PhD, Awarded $2.8 Million Grant to Study Hippocampal Structural Plasticity
7/12/2023
Elise Cope, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a NIH R01 grant for $2.8 million to investigate the role of hippocampal structural plasticity to social…
Mani Mahadevan, MD, Investigates RNA Toxicity in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
7/12/2023
Mani S. Mahadevan, MD, FRCP (Canada), a professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology, was recently awarded an R01 grant from the NIH providing $3,227,992 in funding over…
Medicine in Motion: Eric Houpt, MD
7/12/2023
"The main focus of my research is to develop molecular tools, think of it like a magnifying glass, that can really finely diagnose the cause of different infections. We apply…
