USDA Visits UVA Health to Announce Expanded Access to Rural Healthcare Across America
7/26/2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small met with UVA Health leaders and other health institutions in Virginia on Tuesday, July 25, to announce its expanding access…
Category: Featured
Medicine in Motion: Huiwang Ai, PhD
7/26/2023
I'm a biophysicist and a chemical biologist. We develop molecular biosensors to better understand processes related to redox biology, metabolism and neuronal activity. —Huiwang Ai, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular…
Category: Faculty
James Daniero, MD, and Collaborators Awarded Two NIH Grants for $3.1 Million
7/26/2023
James Daniero, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngology Division, and his collaborators were recently awarded two NIH grants totaling $3.1 million to study…
Category: Research
Inflammation Discovery Could Slow Aging, Prevent Age-Related Diseases
7/26/2023
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging. That finding could let us slow the clock to live longer, healthier…
Category: Research
Ian Wenker, PhD, Awarded $2.2 Million to Investigate Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
7/26/2023
Ian Wenker, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology, was recently awarded an R01 grant from NINDS entitled “The Neural Circuitry of Seizure-Induced Apnea” and…
Category: Research
A Tiny Life Saved Through UVA Health’s Living Donor Donation Program
7/26/2023
Right now, more than 20,000 people across the country are waiting for liver transplants, many of whom need them urgently. Living donors have the unique experience of donating to people…
Category: Clinical
UVA Study Will Help New Moms in Bangladesh Recover from Anemia
7/26/2023
Here’s an understatement: Childbirth can be taxing. The process drains the blood of iron, adding to postpartum fatigue, which can lead to life-threatening anemia in up to 25% of new…
Category: Clinical
School of Medicine Hosts 40 Undergraduate Students for Summer Medical Leadership Program
7/26/2023
This summer, the UVA School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted 40 pre-med undergraduates for the Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) from June 5 - July 14.…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Christopher Kramer, MD, Selected as Next Leader of the American College of Cardiology
7/26/2023
Christopher Kramer, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, will serve as vice president of the American College of Cardiology in 2024-2025. In subsequent years, Dr. Kramer will assume…
Category: Faculty
Behind the Scenes of Promotion and Tenure
7/26/2023
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development supports the School of Medicine (SOM) faculty throughout their careers in their work as teachers, investigators, and patient care providers. With this…
Category: Faculty
Healthy Streets, Healthy People Fair Attended by More Than 300 Community Members
7/26/2023
On July 8th, 2023, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) joined Betsy Peyton and the HSHP planning committee at the Booker T. Washington Park…
Category: Community
Applications for Mini-Medical School Accepted Through August 15
7/26/2023
Do you want to learn how doctors think and try your hand at diagnostic reasoning? Visit a medical research lab where scientists are finding new ways to improve health? Listen…
Category: Call for Nominations
Announcing the UVA Health Leadership Institute; Applications Open for First Class
7/26/2023
The new UVA Health Leadership Institute’s mission is to provide leadership development opportunities for team members at different phases of their careers, from across all health system entities, with in-person…
Category: Community
Adishesh K. Narahari, MD, Paper in Annals of Surgery Was Covered by 100 News Outlets Nationally
7/26/2023
Adishesh K. Narahari, MD, a UVA Health surgery intern, is first author of a new scientific paper about surgeons struggling to find funding beyond early careers, which was published in…
Category: Media Highlights
Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, Featured in The Conversation
7/26/2023
Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, the director of the Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, was featured in an article in The Conversation called “Promising assisted reproductive technologies come with ethical,…
Category: Faculty
