BIMS Lab Coat Ceremony Marks Transition to Next Phase of Graduate Careers
4/2/2025
The School of Medicine celebrated our first-year BIMS students at the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on April 1. This event marks the students' transition to…
Category: Education
Research in Motion: J. Nicholas Brenton, MD
4/2/2025
My research focuses on the environmental factors that may impact disease course in multiple sclerosis, such as obesity, diet, metabolism, and also physical activity levels. —J. Nicholas Brenton, MD, Associate…
Category: Research
4/2/2025
Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts note in a new paper highlighting…
Category: Research
New Tool Streamlines Genomic Research, Accelerating Biomedical Breakthroughs
4/2/2025
A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and collaborators have developed a much-needed new tool to increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development of new ways…
Category: Research
A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview With Alexandra Kadl, MD
4/2/2025
Five years post pandemic, clinical investigators like Alexandra Kadl, MD, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology and Kyle Enfield, MD, professor of medicine, co-directors of UVA Health’s long COVID clinic,…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Examine Role of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Hypertension
4/2/2025
Understanding the origins of medication-resistant hypertension is the focus of a new research by Ariel Polizio, PhD, a scientist in the lab of Ken Walsh, PhD, professor of research in…
Category: Research
Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center No. 1 in Virginia
4/2/2025
UVA Health University Medical Center ranks as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia and among the top 50 hospitals nationally in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2025” guide. The newsmagazine rates…
Category: Clinical
Innovative Hospital Leader Named Inaugural Chief of UVA Health Children’s
4/2/2025
UVA Health has named Cindy Bo, MBA, FACHE, a seasoned hospital leader, as the inaugural chief of UVA Health Children’s. Bo will oversee all operations and team members at the…
Category: Clinical
Students in Jianjie Ma, PhD, Laboratory Receive Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards
4/2/2025
Four undergraduate students in the lab of Jianjie Ma, PhD, a professor in the Department of Surgery's Division of Surgical Sciences, have been honored with prestigious Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards.…
Category: Honors & Awards
2025 Faculty Senate Election Results Announced
4/2/2025
The School of Medicine was tasked with appointing six members to the University's Faculty Senate for a four-year term beginning June 2025. The election process concluded last week, and we…
Category: Faculty
Muller-Jones-Kron Surgical Society Hosts 28th Meeting
4/2/2025
The Muller-Jones-Kron Surgical Society hosted its 28th meeting in Charlottesville on March 20-22, 2025. There were 100 current and former trainees, faculty and staff who participated in the activities over…
Category: Alumni
UVA Health Leadership Institute Virtual Info Session
4/2/2025
Thursday, April 10 | 12-1 p.m. | via Zoom Meeting ID: 937 9062 9032, Passcode: 19aEQ^YB If you’re considering applying to the UVA Health Leadership Institute (HLI) cohort program now…
Category: Community
Join the One Healthcare Ecochallenge in April
4/2/2025
The UVA Office for Sustainability invites all School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, and trainees to join the One Healthcare Ecochallenge April 1-30, 2025. The goal is to show how…
Category: Community
Nominate: Hoos Building Bridges Award
4/2/2025
The Hoos Building Bridges award acknowledges the cross-disciplinary partnerships and projects of staff and team members. Recipients demonstrate leadership and build thoughtful collaborations and relationships across schools, units, and/or departments.…
Category: Call for Nominations
Biomedical Frontiers Podcast Showcases Improvements in Rural Medicine and Physician Inventors
4/2/2025
Can medical devices improve patient care in rural healthcare systems? In this episode of the Biomedical Frontiers podcast, Aileen Helsel, MD, director of Innovation at Carilion Clinic, shares how her…
Category: Media Highlights
4/2/2025
Huilun (Helen) Wang, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the UVA Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was featured across Virginia, and on TV stations nationally, highlighting her recent grant…
Category: Media Highlights
