Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
4/29/2025
The School of Medicine is pleased to announce the election of Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and ongoing research…
Category: Honors & Awards
Research in Motion: Gary Owens, PhD
4/29/2025
My lab studies the disease atherosclerosis, which is the underlying basis of most heart attacks and stroke. We're particularly interested in mechanisms that contribute to formation of this protective fibrous…
Category: Research
Test of Peanut Desensitization in Young Kids Proves Hugely Successful
4/29/2025
A real-world study of peanut oral immunotherapy in children younger than 3 has shown the approach is both safe and effective at desensitizing children to the increasingly common food allergy.…
Category: Research
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Joins Melanoma Research Foundation’s Breakthrough Consortium
4/29/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) was recently accepted as a member of the Melanoma Research Foundation Breakthrough Consortium (MRFBC), a group of 30 top institutions pursuing new and enhanced therapies…
Category: Research
4/29/2025
A decades-long partnership with UVA School of Medicine faculty and institutions in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania now supports two NIH-Fogarty International Center research training grants. The D43 grant to…
Category: Research
UVA Health Opens Expanded Cancer Infusion Center, Clinic at Pantops
4/29/2025
To enhance access to cancer care in an easy-to-reach location, UVA Health has opened an expanded cancer infusion and clinic space at Pantops in Albemarle County. “This new location makes…
Category: Clinical
Newsweek Names UVA Health University Medical Center Among Nation’s Best Weight-Loss Centers
4/29/2025
UVA Health University Medical Center has been named to Newsweek’s inaugural list of the 200 best weight-loss clinics and centers in America. “I want to share my congratulations to this…
Category: Clinical
4/29/2025
Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, director of the Center for Health Humanities and Ethics at the School of Medicine, has received the Society of Critical Care in Medicine (SSCM) Grenvik Award…
Category: Honors & Awards
School of Medicine Announces Optional Mid-Cycle Review: Pilot Program 2025
4/29/2025
The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development is pleased to announce that we are launching an optional mid-cycle review process for all tenure-eligible faculty. A mid-cycle…
Category: Faculty
Carlisle School Students Learn About Research Performed at UVA School of Medicine
4/29/2025
A group of AP Biology and AP Anatomy and Physiology students from Carlisle School, located in Axton, VA, visited UVA this spring to learn about the research occurring in multiple…
Category: Community
4/29/2025
Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neurology and principal investigator of the NIH Autism Center for Excellence, was highlighted in USA Today and more than 50 newspapers…
Category: Media Highlights
4/29/2025
Irène Mathieu, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was featured on With Good Reason (airing on 138 NPR stations nationally) discussing how poetry can help address…
Category: Media Highlights
4/29/2025
How do we tackle the rising epidemic of anxiety with tools that actually scale? Why aren’t traditional therapy models enough? And how can digital technologies like mobile sensing and cognitive…
Category: Media Highlights
Excitement Builds for School of Medicine Graduation on May 18
4/29/2025
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is excited to celebrate our Class of 2025 graduates on Sunday, May 18. We can't wait to share this momentous occasion with the…
Category: Education
