Graduate Medical Education Program Welcomes New 2023 Residents and Fellows
6/28/2023
On June 21-22, 2023, the School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Medical Education welcomed a new group of residents and fellows to UVA Health. In addition to the practical aspects…
Category: Education
Research in Motion: Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD
6/28/2023
The focus of my research is inflammation and interleukin-1, the fever molecule, and how it can make heart disease worse specifically in the heart attack. —Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, Professor,…
Category: Faculty
6/28/2023
Allan Tsung, MD, the S. Hurt Watts Professor of Surgery and the chair of the Department of Surgery, was awarded a 5-year, $2 million grant from NIH to study how…
Category: Research
Cancer Center’s New Genome Engineering Shared Resource Offers CRISPR-Based Editing and Expertise
6/28/2023
State-of-the-art CRISPR-based genome engineering – and decades of combined gene editing expertise – are now available at half cost to UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center member researchers through its new Genome…
Category: Research
iTHRIV Launches Public Research Data Commons
6/28/2023
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) and Research and Clinical Trial Analytics (RCTA) unit, in collaboration with the UVA Library Strategic Technology Partnerships team, have released a…
Category: Research
Philanthropic Visionaries Mobilize Groundbreaking Neuroscience Discoveries at UVA
6/28/2023
Harald Sontheimer, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, who joined UVA in 2021 as chair of the Department of Neuroscience, is leading UVA to the forefront of neuroscience…
Category: Philanthropy
Bizz Glover Shares UVA Health’s Efforts to Support the LGBTQ+ Population
6/28/2023
Bizz Glover is a clinical risk manager in the Department of Patient Safety & Risk Management and co-chair of UVA Health’s LGBTQ & Transgender Advisory Committee with David Repaske, MD.…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
6/28/2023
Professor Rasheed Balogun, MD, in the Department of Medicine's Division of Nephrology, was selected as the 13th board member and president-elect of the International Society of Apheresis (ISFA). He will…
Category: Faculty
Becca Krukowski, PhD, Received Science Communication Award From Society of Behavioral Medicine
6/28/2023
Becca Krukowski, PhD, a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, was awarded the Leading the Narrative science communication award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine for her article…
Category: Honors & Awards
6/28/2023
Sula Mazimba, MD, an associate professor of medicine, and a team of UVA cardiologists met with five clinicians from Zambia last week to help them gain experience in cardiovascular care.…
Category: Faculty
Jeff Schroeder Named School of Medicine’s Director of Information Systems and Technology Solutions
6/28/2023
Jeff Schroeder joins the School of Medicine as Director of Information Systems and Technology Solutions effective July 31, 2023. He will provide leadership, oversight and strategic guidance for the school’s…
Category: Community
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Discusses Relationship Between Long COVID and Perimenopause
6/28/2023
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of UVA's Midlife Health Center, was featured in The Daily Progress about long COVID symptoms and how it relates…
Category: Media Highlights
