Second Annual Spark Competition Focuses on Research
1/10/2024
UVA Health believes that its most promising innovators and changemakers likely come from within – from the people who care for patients, work in the research labs, lead clinical trials…
Category: Featured
Research in Motion: Michael E. Williams, MD
1/10/2024
My work is focused on lymphoma; specifically, understanding the molecular underpinnings that drive these cancers, and also employing and testing in clinical research novel targeted agents and immunotherapies that are…
Category: Research
1/10/2024
Irving Kron, MD, and Vic Laubach, PhD, professors in the Department of Surgery, were awarded a 4-year, $3.1 million grant from the NIH to study groundbreaking, perfusion-based methods to treat…
Category: Research
UVA Discovery Could Help Prevent Major Cause of Deaths Following Lung Transplant
1/10/2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to improve the success of lung transplants by preventing damage caused when blood flow is restored to the…
Category: Research
Xinxin Chen, PhD, Awarded the 2023 American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
1/10/2024
Postdoctoral Fellow Xinxin Chen, PhD, of the Qi laboratory in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was awarded the 2023 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This 3-year…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Seek to Save Children From Deadly Diarrhea in New International Effort
1/10/2024
UVA researchers have joined a new international consortium that will work to understand how climate change could affect dangerous diarrheal diseases, a leading cause of death for children under 5…
Category: Research
iTHRIV Offers New Funding Opportunity
1/10/2024
The iTHRIV Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Pilot Studies Program announces $200,000 in available funding to support innovative approaches to translational science projects (TS), and to foster research collaborations across…
Category: Research
Leigh Cantrell, MD, Appointed Oncology Service Line Leader
1/10/2024
After an extensive national search, Leigh A. Cantrell, MD, MSPH, has been selected to serve as our next Oncology Physician Service Line Lead, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Cantrell will succeed…
Category: Clinical
Department of Surgery’s Cardiothoracic Division Earns 3-Star Distinction
1/10/2024
The Department of Surgery's Cardiothoracic Division earned a 3-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for Lung Cancer Lobectomy. This is the highest rating given, placing UVA among…
Category: Clinical
School of Medicine Awarded $25,000 American Medical Association Innovation Grant
1/10/2024
The UVA School of Medicine received a $25,000 one-year education grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) this fall and will join the AMA ChangeMedED Consortium — a group committed…
Category: Education
High School Students Learn About the Pulmonary System Through Discover Medicine Program
1/10/2024
Local high school students joined UVA School of Medicine's National Medical Association (SNMA) Chapter on December 7 for another installment of the Discover Medicine program, which focused on the pulmonary…
Category: Education
JEDI Education Program – The Constant Pursuit of Justice
1/10/2024
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated that “of all forms of discrimination and inequalities, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhuman.” Through our inaugural Justice, Equity, Diversity,…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, Named First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
1/10/2024
Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, the Shure Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the UVA School of Medicine, has been elected first vice president of the American Epilepsy Society (AES). Dr.…
Category: Honors & Awards
UVA Health Partners With The Nightingale Channel to Launch New Arts Initiative
1/10/2024
UVA Health and The Nightingale Channel are partnering to launch a new arts initiative to bring classical and chamber music to our patients, team members and guests — inspiring hope…
Category: Community
M. Norman Oliver, MD, Returns to Department of Public Health Sciences to Share Healthcare Insights
1/10/2024
M. Norman Oliver, MD, returned to the School of Medicine last fall to teach a PHS course titled "U.S. Healthcare: Policy, Organization, and Administration." He brings a unique perspective to…
Category: Community
Nominations Sought for John T. Casteen Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award
1/10/2024
The UVA Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites nominations for the 15th annual John T. Casteen Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award. The award honors one student, one staff, and one faculty…
Category: Call for Nominations
Office of Sustainability Launches the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards
1/10/2024
The UVA Office for Sustainability is excited to announce the launch of the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards. The University envisions environmental sustainability as fundamental to its overall commitment to making…
Category: Call for Nominations
Peter Kasson, MD, PhD, Writes Article for The Conversation Covered by Media Outlets Nationwide
1/10/2024
How do the viruses that cause diseases such as COVID-19 and the flu actually infect you? Peter Kasson, MD, PhD, from the UVA School of Medicine wrote an article for…
Category: Media Highlights
