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4/9/26 issue

Research in Motion — Team Science: Manoj Patel, PhD, and Hannah Grote, PhD Student

4/6/2026

The School of Medicine is excited to introduce the first Research in Motion (RIM) Team Science video, a special variation on the RIM video series that started in 2023.…

Category: Research

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Ariel Gomez, MD, and Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD, Earn $3.2 Million to Study Blood Pressure Medication, Kidney Disease

4/6/2026

R. Ariel Gomez, MD, Harrison Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and director of the Department of Pediatrics' Child Health Research Center, and Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez, MD, Harrison Distinguished Professor of…

Category: Research

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UVA Surgery Team Leads JAMA Published Landmark Analysis of National Burden of U.S. Police Pursuit Fatalities

4/6/2026

A team of researchers from the University of Virginia Department of Surgery has published a national study examining police pursuit–related fatalities in the United States, highlighting an important and often…

Category: Research

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UVA Researchers Present Landmark AIDS Drug Assistance Program Studies at Conference

4/6/2026

Researchers from the University of Virginia’s (UVA) McManus Research Group and the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) presented three posters at the 33rd Conference on Retroviruses…

Category: Research

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EMERSE System Downtime Scheduled for April 20-24

4/6/2026

The EMERSE system will be unavailable from April 20 through approximately the end of day April 24 as analytics and reporting teams complete a major upgrade to the platform. EMERSE…

Category: Research

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Attention Staff: UVA Health Engagement Survey Runs May 4-18

4/6/2026

Every few years, UVA Health team members take part in a confidential, system-wide survey to help us understand how we’re progressing toward our goal of being a best place to work — a key priority in our 10-year…

Category: Community

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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Wilford W. Spradlin, MD

4/6/2026

Wilford W. Spradlin, MD, former Chair of Psychiatry at UVA, passed away on March 30, 2026, at the age of 93. Dr. Spradlin was an alumnus of the University of…

Category: Community

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Catherine Varney, DO, Featured on 100 NPR Affiliates Nationally Discussing a Newly Approved Weight-Loss Pill

4/6/2026

Catherine Varney, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was featured on more than 100 NPR affiliates nationally discussing a newly approved weight-loss pill. The Food and…

Category: Media Highlights

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Ribosome Function Research in the Jomaa Lab Highlights Links to Human Disease

4/13/2026

A recent study from the lab of Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, reveals how the ribosome-associated chaperone NAC acts as a molecular gatekeeper…

Category: Research

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