Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program 2022 Lab Coat Ceremony
4/20/2022
The UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony was celebrated on April 15. This event marks the transition of our first-year BIMS students to the next phase of…
Category: Education
4/20/2022
The Hartwell Foundation consistently has named the University of Virginia a “Top Ten Center of Biomedical Research” since 2007. Each Top Ten Center is invited to nominate up to three…
Category: Honors & Awards
4/20/2022
Jeffrey Wilson, MD, PhD, Featured in U.S. News & World Report for his research on antibodies from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Category: Media Highlights
New Book from Pathologist James Zimring
4/20/2022
James Zimring, MD, PhD, a professor of pathology, has published a new book entitled Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort Our Thinking, that deals with errors commonly made by people when misperceiving…
Category: Research
Catherine Varney, DO, Publishes on the Economic Costs of Obesity in Medical Economics
4/20/2022
Catherine Varney, DO publishes article "The Economic Costs of Obesity" in Medical Economics. Read article.
Category: Research
NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowship to Sam Crowl
4/20/2022
Congratulations to Sam Crowl in Kristen Naegle’s Lab in the Center for Public Health Genomics. Sam was named to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The…
Category: Honors & Awards
Zhiwen Xu Selected as 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholar
4/20/2022
Congratulations to Zhiwen Xu in Mete Civelek’s Lab in the Center for Public Health Genomics. Zhiwen was selected as a 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholar. The scholarship program, which honors Senator…
Category: Honors & Awards
General Faculty Meeting Scheduled for April 26
4/20/2022
SOM General Faculty Meeting Scheduled for April 26, 2022. The meeting will be virtual, 5-6 pm, with attendance restricted to the voting faculty. Faculty have received a calendar invitation with…
Category: Faculty
Becca Krukowski Published a Review of Strategies for Gender Inequities
4/20/2022
Becca Krukowski, PhD, a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, published a review of strategies for gender inequities for funding bodies, journals, professional societies, and colleges/universities. Read more…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Foundations of Clinical Medicine Coaching Associates Program
4/20/2022
Foundations of Clinical Medicine (FCM) program leadership would like to highlight the recent creation of the Coaching Associates Program. FCM is a longitudinal four-year curriculum led by physician coaches and focused…
Category: Education
Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award: Proposals Due by 5/4
4/20/2022
Proposals for the Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award, in both basic and clinical neuroscience, are due by May 4, 2022. Link to submit a proposal.
Call for Nominations: Thelma R. Swortzel Collaborative Research Award
4/20/2022
Thelma R. Swortzel Collaborative Research Award for innovative research collaborations in the areas of ear, eye, heart, or cancer, proposals due 5/6.
Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD Featured Nationally in The Conversation
4/20/2022
Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD was featured nationally in The Conversation discussing the timeline for COVID vaccines for young children. Read more.
Category: Media Highlights
Ann Kellams, MD Quoted in The Washington Post
4/20/2022
Ann Kellams, MD Quoted in The Washington Post discussing maternal medications while breastfeeding. Read more.
Category: Media Highlights
Taison Bell, MD Featured in The New York Times Discussing COVID Vaccine Booster Shots
4/20/2022
Taison Bell, MD was featured in The New York Times discussing COVID vaccine booster shots. Read more.
Category: Media Highlights
