UVA Health Launches Mobile Care Unit
1/15/2025
To make it easier for patients who have trouble accessing traditional healthcare facilities to receive the care they need, UVA Health has launched a mobile care unit to bring care…
Category: Community
Research in Motion: Shayan Moosa, MD
1/15/2025
My research deals with focused ultrasound, where we are developing cutting-edge and non-invasive therapies for treating the brain. —Shayan Moosa, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery To watch more Research…
Category: Research
UVA Research Opens Door to Far More Targeted Antibiotics
1/15/2025
With antibiotic resistance a growing problem, University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed cutting-edge computer models that could give the disease-fighting drugs a laser-like precision to target only…
Category: Research
Jiang He, PhD, Awarded $3.4 Million to Develop Radiotheranostics to Treat Cancer
1/15/2025
Jiang He, PhD, an associate professor in the Departments of Radiology and Medical Imaging (primary), Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering, and his colleagues were awarded a five-year, $3.4 million NIH-NIC R01…
Category: Research
UVA Model Advances Rational Design of More Effective Maternal Vaccines for Newborns
1/15/2025
Newborns, with their developing immune systems, face high risks of infection in the critical early months of life. While maternal vaccines can bolster infant immunity by delivering antibodies through the…
Category: Research
Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications
1/15/2025
Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology researchers have found. That suggests doctors…
Category: Research
Dean’s New Faculty Seminar Series Launches on February 6
1/15/2025
The School of Medicine is excited to announce the re-launch of the Dean’s New Faculty Seminar Series. Starting in February, we will host a seminar on the first Thursday of…
Category: Research
1/15/2025
Marquita Taylor, PhD, MPH, MBA, is a pancreatic cancer survivor who uses her "Ms. Virginia" title from the Miss Black USA pageant as a platform to increase awareness about the disease.…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
1/15/2025
Biomedical engineering professor Silvia Salinas Blemker, PhD, widely regarded as a leader in her field, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, recognizing her ability to…
Category: Honors & Awards
William Brady, MD, Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine
1/15/2025
William Brady, MD, professor, vice chair, and the David A Harrison Distinguished Educator in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was named Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine effective…
Category: Honors & Awards
Hong Zhu, PhD, Appointed to Serve as Statistician on National Cancer Institute Review Board
1/15/2025
Hong Zhu, PhD, a professor of biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences and director of UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Biostatistics Shared Resource, has been appointed to serve in…
Category: Honors & Awards
Radiochemistry Core Selected as UVA’s Research Core of the Year
1/15/2025
The University of Virginia’s Office of Research Core Administration has selected the Radiochemistry Imaging Core as their Core of the Year for 2024. The award was presented by Jay Fox, PhD, who…
Category: Honors & Awards
The Medscape 2050 Challenge: Share Breakthrough Ideas and Perspectives on the Future of Medicine
1/15/2025
Imagine what medicine will look like in 2050. As Medscape celebrates its 30th anniversary, they invite visionaries to share breakthrough ideas and perspectives on the future of medicine — whether…
Category: Call for Nominations
Nominations Sought for John T. Casteen Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award
1/15/2025
The UVA Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites nominations for the 16th annual John T. Casteen Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award. The award honors one student, one staff, and one faculty…
Category: Call for Nominations
2025 Sustainability Leadership Award Nominations Now Open
1/15/2025
The 2025 Sustainability Leadership Award nominations cycle, led by UVA’s Office for Sustainability, is open. The University of Virginia envisions environmental sustainability as fundamental to its overall commitment to making…
Category: Call for Nominations
Ann Kellams, MD, Featured on CNN and Yahoo Discussing Breastfeeding Challenges
1/15/2025
Ann Kellams, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and an international board-certified lactation consultant, was featured on CNN and Yahoo discussing challenges new mothers face when breastfeeding. Breast…
Category: Media Highlights
1/15/2025
Chris Holstege, MD, a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the UVA School of Medicine and director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center, was featured across Virginia and on…
Category: Media Highlights
