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9/14/23 issue

James C. Zimring, MD, PhD, Awarded $11.3 Million to Study Alloimmunization of Transfused Red Blood Cells

9/12/2023

James C. Zimring, MD, PhD, the Thomas W. Tillack Professor of Experimental Pathology, was awarded a $11.3 million program project P01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute…

Category: Faculty

James Zimring, MD, PhD

Research in Motion: Xinyu Zhou, PhD

9/12/2023

My research focuses on the role of ion channels in the calcium homeostasis in the heart, as well as a potential function of chromatin positioning and a gene regulation. —Xinyu…

Category: Research

Xinyu Zhou

Mami Taniuchi, PhD, Awarded $2.5 Million to Explore Environmental Surveillance in Tracking Infectious Diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh

9/12/2023

Mami Taniuchi, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases Division, was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to explore the…

Category: Research

Mami Taniuchi

Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD, Presents the 2023 John F. Anderson Distinguished Lecture

9/12/2023

Title of Lecture: "Crispr Biology and Technology: What's Ahead for Genome Editing" Presented by: Jennifer Doudna, PhD, Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley,…

Category: Research

Jennifer Doudna 2023 Anderson Lecture

Bobby Chhabra, MD, Answers Questions About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

9/12/2023

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition affecting arms, hands and wrists that involves persistent burning, numbness or tingling, leaving many individuals with hand weakness and inability to grasp items.…

Category: Clinical

Bobby Chhabra

Office of Citizen Scholar Development Offers Informational Series on Fellowships and Undergraduate Research

9/12/2023

The Office of Citizen Scholar Development offers weekly information sessions to introduce current students (undergraduate, graduate, professional) and alumni to various fellowship and scholarship opportunities. The meetings occur every Monday…

Category: Education

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Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD, Commended by the UVA Career Center For Supporting Students in Their Career Development

9/12/2023

In a student survey conducted by the UVA Career Center, Professor Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD, in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Physics, was identified by one or more…

Category: Honors & Awards

Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD

Irène P. Mathieu, MD, Featured in Poetry Foundation Podcast

9/12/2023

Irène P. Mathieu, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of pediatrics and assistant director of programs in the School of Medicine's Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, was featured in Poetry…

Category: Faculty

Irène Mathieu, MD,

UVA Health Celebrates Women in Medicine Month

9/12/2023

September is Women in Medicine Month, an annual celebration recognizing the significant accomplishments of women in medicine along with the issues impacting women’s health and women in the medical profession. This year,…

Category: Community

Kelly Wingerter, MD, and Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD

In Memoriam: Gerald Lee “Jerry” Mandell, MD, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine’s Infectious Diseases Division

9/12/2023

Gerald Lee “Jerry” Mandell, MD, a professor emeritus in the Department of Medicine and an expert on infectious diseases, passed away on July 13, 2023. Dr. Mandell arrived in Charlottesville…

Category: Community

Gerald Mandell

Vote: Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People Awards

9/12/2023

Each year, Modern Healthcare profiles the top influential leaders in healthcare. This year, UVA Health has been recognized with CEO Dr. K. Craig Kent as one of 300 nominees for…

Category: Community

Craig Kent, MD

Hoos Making an Impact Competition

9/12/2023

The UVA Staff Senate is partnering with the President's Office to host the annual "Hoos Making an Impact" competition, which aims to cultivate staff success and foster process improvement that…

Category: Call for Nominations

UVA Rotunda in the fall

Employee Assistance Fund Review Committee Seeks Three New Members

9/12/2023

Support your colleagues by joining the Employee Assistance Fund Review Committee.  The Employee Assistance Fund Review Committee is seeking three new members from the academic division who care about supporting…

Category: Call for Nominations

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