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5/26/22 issue

School of Medicine Graduates Walked the Lawn

5/25/2022

Training healthcare providers of the future is one of our four missions, and this weekend new graduates of the School of Medicine walked the Lawn as part of the University’s…

Category: Education

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Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD, MPH Receives NIH Funding for New Anti-Parasitic Drug

5/25/2022

Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, was awarded an R34 grant from the NIH to initiate clinical trial planning to determine if a repurposed…

Category: Research

Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD

Rahul Sharma, PhD, Has Study Featured on European Journal of Immunology Cover

5/25/2022

Dr. Rahul Sharma, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology-CIIR and his colleagues working with collaborators published a study that featured on the cover page of the European Journal of Immunology.…

Category: Research

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Looking for Ways to Improve Your NIH Grant Submission Success?

5/25/2022

Want to learn more about NIH grant development? Sign up for the iTHRIV Proposal Development Series which begins on Tuesday, May 31, 4-6pm. This series of 6 hosted webinar sessions…

Category: Research

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School of Medicine Public Health Sciences Confers Degrees

5/25/2022

On Sunday, May 22, a total of 62 Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Clinical Research degrees were conferred by the UVA School of Medicine in an…

Category: Education

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School of Medicine Graduated 162 MDs

5/25/2022

Final Exercises returned to the Lawn for the first time since 2019. The UVA School of Medicine is proud to have conferred 162 Doctor of Medicine degrees. In an afternoon…

Category: Education

2022 MD grads

School of Medicine Biomedical Sciences Presented Degrees

5/25/2022

Thirty-nine students earned their PhDs from one of our eight BIMS-affiliated degree programs during the 2021-22 academic year. All were invited to participate in our 2022 BIMS Hooding Ceremony, where…

Category: Education

2022 Biomedical Sciences graduates

Ryan Smith, MD, Conducts Clinical Trial for Erectile Dysfunction

5/25/2022

Ryan Smith, MD, of UVA Urology conducts restorative therapies for erectile dysfunction, such as Low-intensity Shockwave Lithotripsy (LiSWT), and has garnered significant public interest. Read more about the clinical trial.

Category: Clinical

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SOM New Faculty Retreat

5/25/2022

Save the date! Thursday, September 15 at the Colonnade Club. All new SOM faculty are encouraged to attend a half-day New Faculty Retreat; invitations to register will be sent soon!

Category: Faculty

SOM Retreat for New Faculty

Karen Johnston, MD, MSc, First US Woman to Win International ASA Award

5/25/2022

Dr. Karen C. Johnston, the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research, won the 2022 William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical…

Category: Honors & Awards

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J. Kim Penberthy, PhD President-Elect of Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, The Society of Clinical Psychology

5/25/2022

J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, ABPP, was named president-elect of the Society of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the leading scientific & professional organization for psychology.

Category: Honors & Awards

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Becca Krukowski, PhD Comments on a New Monitoring Device in Healthline

5/25/2022

A Wearable Sensor That Measures Glucose, Alcohol: Could It Become a Reality? Read the article

Category: Media Highlights

Becca Krukowski, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences