Scientists Identify Potential New Treatment for Deadliest Brain Cancer
2/4/2026
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have identified a molecule that blocks the gene responsible for glioblastoma, raising hopes that the molecule could become a much-needed new treatment for the deadliest…
Category: Featured
Research in Motion: Kelly Shaffer, PhD
2/4/2026
In our center, we build internet delivered programs that bring mental health to scale, and my work in particular focuses on helping cancer survivors and family caregivers with things like…
Category: Research
Sepsis Study Identifies Easy Way to Save Lives in Africa
2/4/2026
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major unrecognized cause of deadly sepsis among people with HIV in Africa, a sweeping new study reveals. Beginning treatment for TB immediately – even before sepsis…
Category: Research
Huiwang Ai, PhD, Appointed Director of the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology
2/4/2026
Huiwang Ai, PhD, was appointed director of the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology (CMCP) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, effective Feb. 1, 2026. Ai is a…
Category: Research
Introducing Molecules to Medicines: A New Translational Science and Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
2/4/2026
The Manning Institute, together with the School of Medicine Office for Research and the Enterprise Studio at UVA Licensing & Ventures Group, is launching Molecules to Medicines, a new seminar…
Category: Research
School of Medicine Faculty Research Retreat Planned for Feb. 27
2/4/2026
Registration is open for the School of Medicine Research Retreat scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom. Please register for the retreat by Feb. 13 on…
Category: Research
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Celebrates the Student Interview and Recruitment Committee
2/4/2026
After a successful first year, the Student Interview and Recruitment Committee (SIRC) continues their recruitment efforts for the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS). This committee was created to incorporate student…
Category: Education
Resources for 2026-27 Promotion and Tenure Cycle
2/4/2026
As we approach the 2026-27 Promotion and Tenure (P&T) cycle, The Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development is excited to share pertinent resources, workshops, and panel discussions. All faculty,…
Category: Faculty
Partnership Launches Appalachian Women’s Cervical Cancer Prevention Initiative
2/4/2026
A collaboration for women’s health involving the Health Wagon, Liger Medical, and UVA Health aims to dramatically reduce cervical cancer deaths among women in Southwest Virginia through innovative technology and…
Category: Community
Christopher Kramer, MD, Featured on CBSNews.com
2/4/2026
Christopher Kramer, MD, the George A. Beller MD/Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the UVA School of Medicine, discusses the dangers of snow shoveling and heart attack…
Category: Media Highlights
