Julia Scialla, MD, Links Chronic Kidney Disease to Eating Fewer Fruits and Vegetables
8/3/2022
Julia J. Scialla, MD, a UVA School of Medicine Division of Nephrology kidney specialist and her research team found that adults with chronic kidney disease generally ate fewer fruits and…
Category: Research
Egelman Team Discovery Leads to Breakthrough in Materials Science
8/3/2022
Edward H. Egelman, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and his team used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that could revolutionize electronics. One possible outcome…
Category: Research
Hui Li, PhD, Discovers Gene Responsible for Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer
8/3/2022
Hui Li, PhD, a Department of Pathology researcher, along with his team discovered that a gene responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also found to be responsible…
Category: Research
School of Medicine Faculty Contribute to AAMC Special Report
8/3/2022
School of Medicine faculty Margaret L. Plews-Ogan, MD, Susan M. Pollart, MD, Anneke T. Schroen, MD, MPH, Gregory Townsend, MD and UVA Human Resources consultant Carol Caesar contributed to the…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Min Park, MD, and Sherita Chapman, MD, Lead UVA Health’s Comprehensive Stroke Center Recertification
8/3/2022
UVA Health’s stroke program was recently recertified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), the highest level of certification available from The Joint Commission and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Just…
Category: Clinical
UVA Cancer Center Announces New Administrator to Oversee Patient Care
8/3/2022
Welcome Blake Herring, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, as administrator of UVA Cancer Center, starting October 3, 2022. Blake joins UVA from Stanford Health Care in Stanford, California where he is…
Category: Clinical
UVA BIMS Student-Adviser Pair Wins Gilliam Fellowship to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in Science
8/3/2022
Nadia Holness, a biomedical sciences graduate student, and her adviser Sarah Ewald, PhD, were awarded a 2022 Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The program provides awards to…
Category: Honors & Awards
8/3/2022
The University of Virginia's Division of Thoracic Surgery earned a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for Lobectomy for Lung Cancer. Only the top 5% or so of…
Category: Honors & Awards
8/3/2022
Christopher P. Holstege, MD, a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics and director of Blue Ridge Poison Center, was elected a member of the board of directors for the American…
Category: Honors & Awards
Celebrating the Life of Hans Olav Riddervold, MD
8/3/2022
Dr. Hans Olav Riddervold, a faculty member in the UVA Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging for fifty years who retired in 2008, passed away on July 14, 2022 in…
Category: Faculty
Jefferson Trust Seeking Grant Proposals for Innovative Ideas or Program Expansion Projects
8/3/2022
The Jefferson Trust annual grant cycle is open for the 2022-23 academic year to any UVA student, faculty, or staff with an innovative idea or idea to radically expand an…
RAMP UP UVA Request for Mentee Applications
8/3/2022
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV), the School of Medicine Office of Grants and Contracts, and the Office of Sponsored Programs at UVA are pleased to announce…
Jie Sun, PhD Featured in U.S. News & World Report for COVID intranasal vaccine-boosting research
8/3/2022
Ji Sun, PhD was featured in U.S. News & World Report and other national headlines for research on intranasal vaccine to boost the leading mRNA vaccines currently in widespread use.…
Category: Media Highlights
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Featured Nationally in HealthDay Interview
8/3/2022
OB/GYN Professor JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, received national attention after an interview with HealthDay, a leading producer of health news for consumers and physicians. Dr. Pinkerton offered commentary on a recent…
Category: Media Highlights
