8/11/2022
Graduate students and post-doctoral research fellows are the lifeblood of our research community – they continually reinvigorate our laboratories with their eager enthusiasm for scientific discovery, and their accomplishments fill…
Category: Research
8/11/2022
Stephen Abbott, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmacology with School of Medicine and John Campbell, a molecular neuroscientist and professor with the College of Arts and Sciences are part of…
Category: Research
Jennifer Sasson, MD, Study Finds Treatment for Asthma and Eczema Can Improve COVID Survival Rates
8/11/2022
A new clinical trial, designed and led by Jennifer Sasson, MD, with the School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, suggests a monoclonal antibody used to treat…
Category: Faculty
iTHRIV Offers NIH Specific Aims Review
8/11/2022
Looking for advice about your specific aims? Want to make sure you quickly capture the attention of reviewers? Why not have experts review your specific aims? The specific aims page…
Category: Research
Cell Spotlights UVA BIMS Graduate Student Author Leticia Beltran in Faces of Cell Campaign
8/11/2022
Leticia Beltran, a biophysics PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) at UVA School of Medicine, was highlighted in the journal Cell's campaign "Faces of Cell" which aims…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
School of Medicine Class of 2026 Attended Student Orientation
8/11/2022
On August 3, 2022, the School of Medicine hosted a student orientation for the incoming Class of 2026. The students were welcomed by Dean Melina Kibbe, Senior Associate Dean for…
Category: Education
Extended Deadline: Submit a Nomination Packet for the Hostler Award by September 1
8/11/2022
The submission deadline for nomination packets for the Sharon L. Hostler Women in Medicine Leadership Award has been extended to Thursday, September 1. The award recognizes the leadership qualities of…
Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD, Received American Heart Association Award
8/11/2022
Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD, FAHA received a 2022 Harriet Dustan Award from American Heart Association (AHA). The Harriet Dustan Award, sponsored by the Council on Hypertension, recognizes female investigators…
Category: Honors & Awards
Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development Office Presented at AAMC GFA Conference in July
8/11/2022
How is the Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development working to provide dynamic, useful professional development learning activities for UVA faculty? In July, team members attended and presented during…
Category: Faculty
8/11/2022
William A. Petri, MD, PhD discusses COVID-19 questions about individual susceptibility to COVID and the connection to genetic differences in chromosome 3 which comes in part from Neanderthals. He also…
Category: Community
Karmen Fittes, MBA, Inaugural Chief of UVA Health Human Resources to begin September 1
8/11/2022
Karmen Fittes, MBA will join UVA Human Resources as UVA Health's inaugural Chief of Human Resources on September 1, 2022. Karmen is joining UVA from University of California, Davis where…
Category: Community
Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD and Anastasia Brodovskaya, PhD Featured in The Conversation
8/11/2022
School of Medicine researchers, Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD and Anastasia Brodovskaya, PhD, were featured in The Conversation and other national news coverage for work on how seizures can cause memory…
Category: Media Highlights
8/11/2022
Harish Narasimhan, a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) studying immunology, wrote an article entitled "Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem…
Category: Media Highlights
