Women’s History Month 2023 — Amplifying School of Medicine Women
3/14/2023
Women’s History Month has been celebrated each March in the U.S. since 1987 when Congress passed a proclamation requesting the President to honor this occasion. This month-long celebration of women’s…
Category: Faculty
Research in Motion Video: Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD
3/14/2023
I do basic research on renal expressing cells, which are endocrine cells in the kidney, that maintain blood pressure homeostasis. It is very important to do basic research because without…
Category: Research
Sana Syed, MD Leads UVA Team as Part of International Study Receiving $3 Million Grant
3/14/2023
An international team of researchers has received $3 million to support an ambitious effort to understand how early gut development can profoundly shape children’s health throughout life. The funding from…
Category: Research
Jennifer L. Payne, MD’s Research is Making an Impact Stigma of Mental Health Illness
3/14/2023
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month we’re excited to spotlight Jennifer L. Payne, MD, professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral…
Category: Faculty
Two UVA Discoveries UVA Discoveries Advance to Sweet 16 in STAT Madness
3/14/2023
Not one but two UVA Health discoveries have made it to the Sweet 16 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advance. An Alzheimer’s discovery from…
Category: Research
Alyssa Mixon, DO, Pens Message to Future Doctors
3/14/2023
Alyssa Mixon, DO, wrote a message to future doctors about her late father's influence on her becoming a doctor and his impact on medical students as an anatomical donor. The…
Category: Education
Marquita Taylor, PhD Says Ingraining DEI in Cancer Research is Personal
3/14/2023
One sentence in cancer epidemiologist Dr. Marquita Taylor’s research philosophy stands out as an absolute. “Cancer epidemiology and health equity must exist under the same umbrella,” states Marquita Taylor, PhD,…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
3/14/2023
Uta Erdbrügger, MD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Nephrology, is an internationally known expert in the field of EV research who has spearheaded the Extracellular Vesicles…
Category: Honors & Awards
Angie G. Nishio-Lucar, MD Selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation
3/14/2023
The American Society of Transplantation’s FAST Selection Committee has selected Angie G. Nishio-Lucar, MD as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST). The FAST designation recognizes members who…
Category: Honors & Awards
3/14/2023
The Committee on Women and Medicine in Science (COWIMS) celebrates Women’s History Month in March by featuring Dean Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA, as the Woman of the Month.…
Category: Faculty
Get to Know Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
3/14/2023
The School of Medicine appointed Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering on September 15, 2022. She is both a graduate of the Department of Biomedical…
Category: Faculty
UVA Health Honored Nationally for High-Quality Heart Imaging
3/14/2023
UVA Health’s Heart & Vascular Center is one of just 46 facilities recognized nationally for their longstanding commitment to excellent heart imaging with echocardiograms, which use ultrasound waves to examine…
Category: Community
3/14/2023
The SOM Office for Research is soliciting projects for the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP). The MSSRP is a summer research experience offered to our medical students as an…
Category: Call for Nominations
Apply for a Health Equity & Justice Fellowship – Deadline April 30
3/14/2023
Calling all artists, scholars, clinicians, and writers whose work highlights health (in)equity in Virginia to apply for a new Health Equity & Justice Fellowship available due to a partnership between…
Category: Call for Nominations
Kate McManus, MD Interviewed by CNN Health About Effect of Prior Authorization Delays
3/14/2023
Kathleen (Kate) McManus, MD, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by CNN for an article titled "Insurance requirements for prior authorization may…
Category: Research
Ann Kellams, MD Quoted in The New York Times About Breast Pumps and Bacterial Infection
3/14/2023
Ann Kellams, MD was quoted in The New York Times article about breast pumps and bacterial infection. The article shares information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new…
Category: Faculty
