Chronic Kidney Disease Poisons Patients’ Hearts, Scientists Discover
1/20/2026
Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease ultimately die of cardiovascular problems: Their kidneys produce a substance…
Category: Research
Research in Motion: Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD
1/20/2026
My lab uses a combination of experimental and computational tools to study how human cells change their identity or behavior in response to different environments and genetic cues. — Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani,…
Category: Research
Scientists Reveal How Ketogenic Diet Protects Against Seizures When Drugs Fail
1/20/2026
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Keto, as…
Category: Research
Faculty Researchers Invited to Attend a Demonstration of the SciENcv Platform
1/20/2026
Attention: Faculty Researchers Per NOT-OD-26-018, NIH will require use of the new Common Forms, prepared and certified in the SciENcv platform, for Biosketches and Other Support submitted for applications, RPPRs,…
Category: Research
BioLab Student Selected for Prestigious Program at Harvard Medical School
1/20/2026
Kinga Pluta, a participant in this year's Visiting Research Graduate Training Program (VRGTP), also known as BioLab, was selected to participate in the Poland Clinical Scholars Research Training Program at…
Category: Education
Matthew Gurka, PhD, Elected to Virginia Public Health Association Board of Directors
1/20/2026
The Virginia Public Health Association (VPHA) has selected Matthew J. Gurka, PhD, the Evelyn Troup Hobson Professor and Chair of the UVA Department of Public Health Sciences, to join VPHA's…
Category: Honors & Awards
Clinician Scientist Writing Retreat: Registration Now Open
1/20/2026
Clinician Scientist Writing Retreat March 31, 2026 Morven Farm 8:30-4:00pm Led by Monique Dufour, PhD, Director of SOM Faculty Development Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development. For…
Category: Faculty
2026 Dean’s Faculty Awards Call for Nominations
1/20/2026
The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Development is pleased to announce the 2026 Dean’s Faculty Awards cycle, with a nomination deadline of Monday, March 23, 2026. As…
Category: Faculty
1/20/2026
The University of Virginia Medical Alumni Association hosted a reception for Northern Virginia alumni and current Pinn College medical students at the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus on Thursday, Jan. 15.…
Category: Alumni
‘Lifesaving Mission’: January Is National Blood Donor Month
1/20/2026
According to the American Red Cross, someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds. January is National Blood Donor Month. In recognition, UVA School of Medicine Office of Medical Sciences…
Category: Community
New RAND Study Shows U.S. Poison Centers Save the Nation Billions Each Year
1/20/2026
United States poison centers – including those based at UVA Health and VCU Health – save $3.1 billion every year in medical costs and lost productivity, according to a new…
Category: Community
1/20/2026
Costi Sifri, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health and director of hospital epidemiology at UVA Health, was featured locally, across Virginia and…
Category: Media Highlights
