School of Medicine Celebrates National Clinical Trials Day
5/18/2023
In celebration of National Clinical Trials Day on May 20, the School of Medicine would like to recognize and thank our clinical research community – dedicated professionals who help translate…
Category: Clinical
Research in Motion: Anja Bielinsky, PhD
5/18/2023
I love that I'm able to study a fundamental process in biology. Each cell in our body has about two meters of genetic material that needs to be duplicated before…
Category: Research
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, Awarded $3.1 Million R37 NIH MERIT Grant
5/18/2023
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, a professor of medicine and microbiology and division head for the Department of Medicine's Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, was awarded a $3.1 million R37 MERIT…
Category: Research
5/18/2023
Karen Ingersoll, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was recently awarded the first 2 years of funding for a 5-year R61/R33 project to develop a…
Category: Faculty
5/18/2023
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being developed at UVA Cancer Center. The grant to John H.…
Category: Research
Kyle Enfield, MD, and Ina Stephens, MD, Spoke at UVA Health Congressional Briefing on Long COVID
5/18/2023
On May 11, during a Congressional Briefing organized by UVA Health, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and Representative Don Beyer of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District outlined proposed legislation and policies…
Category: Media Highlights
Don Detmer, MD, and Colleague Outline Plan to Improve Electronic Health Records
5/18/2023
An early advocate for the electronic health records now found in hospitals across the country has developed a plan to improve their use, lighten clinicians’ workload and enhance patient care.…
Category: Clinical
Mitchell Rosner, MD, Appointed Associate Global Director for the Royal College of Physicians
5/18/2023
Mitchell Rosner, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as the associate global director for the Americas at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). Dr. Rosner is…
Category: Honors & Awards
Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, Named 2023 Searle Scholar
5/18/2023
Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, an assistant professor of molecular physiology and biological physics, has been named a 2023 Searle Scholar. In a highly competitive process, the Kinship Foundation selected Dr. Jomaa…
Category: Honors & Awards
Congratulations 2022-23 Early-Career Faculty Mentoring Program Participants
5/18/2023
The final meeting of the 2022-23 Early-Career Faculty Mentoring Program was held Thursday, May 11. This year 14 junior faculty and mentor dyads participated in the program. The Early-Career Faculty…
Category: Faculty
SOM Faculty Present ‘My Brilliant Career’ Workshop
5/18/2023
The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) co-hosted a workshop with the Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development on May 5 called “My Brilliant Career: Strategies for…
Category: Faculty
Dean Melina Kibbe, MD, Interviewed for Minds of Medicine Podcast
5/18/2023
In the May 15 episode of the Minds of Medicine podcast, Sunny Murthy interviews Melina Kibbe, MD, Dean of UVA School of Medicine. Murthy covers Dean Kibbe's path to medicine…
Category: Faculty
5/18/2023
Kyle B. Enfield, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation about evidence-based ways to deal with long COVID that was shared in over…
Category: Media Highlights
