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9/7/23 issue

Medical Student Finds ‘Pockets of Sunshine’ In Her Quest to Become a Pediatrician

9/5/2023

In recognition of Women in Medicine Month, we’re honoring some of the women who have dedicated their careers to making a positive impact on the lives of patients, women who…

Category: Education

Misky Sharif

Research In Motion: Boris Kovatchev, PhD

9/5/2023

I'm the director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology and also a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Our center works on technologies for the treatment of diabetes like…

Category: Research

Boris Kovatchev

William A. Petri, MD, PhD, Awarded Seven-Year $4.2 Million UG1 Grant Renewal to Support the NICHD Global Maternal-Child Health Network

9/5/2023

Professor William Petri MD, PhD, was awarded a $4.2 million seven-year renewal of his UG1 grant for a project supporting UVA’s partnership with the icddr,b in Bangladesh as a Research…

Category: Research

Bill Petri and colleagues

Two School of Medicine Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Doctoral Students Awarded Research Grants

9/5/2023

Two School of Medicine Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology doctoral students were awarded grants to further their research in the areas of brain endothelial dysfunction and respiratory viral infections.…

Category: Research

Dana May and Harish Narasimhan

UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Enhance Stroke Care Collaboration

9/5/2023

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and UVA Health are strengthening their stroke care collaboration to better serve the stroke care needs of people in Central Virginia and beyond. As part of…

Category: Clinical

iTREAT ambulance with provider

BME Department Hosts Second Annual Symposium for Emerging Leaders in Biomedical Engineering

9/5/2023

The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) held its second annual Emerging Leaders in Biomedical Engineering Symposium on Friday, September 1, at the Pinn Hall Conference Center. After a welcome address…

Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Dean Kibbe and Jennifer West

Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, Awarded the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities 2023 Distinguished Service Award

9/5/2023

Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Professor of Biomedical Ethics, director of the School of Medicine's Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, and professor of…

Category: Honors & Awards

Mary Faith Marshall PhD

Jacqueline Hodges, MD, Selected for HIV Infectious Diseases and Global Health Implementation Research Institute

9/5/2023

Jacqueline Hodges, MD, MPH, a fourth-year American Board of Internal Medicine research pathway fellow in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, was selected for the…

Category: Honors & Awards

Jackie Hodges

Postdoctoral Fellow Xiaoqiong Wei, PhD, Awarded the 2023 Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

9/5/2023

Postdoctoral fellow Xiaoqiong Wei, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), along with…

Category: Research

Xiaoqiong Wei

Four Faculty to Serve as Next Culture Leads for UVA Health’s Culture Journey Initiative

9/5/2023

Four exceptional faculty members have been chosen as the next cohort of Culture Leads for UVA Health's culture journey initiative. This effort began in 2021 and was founded on three…

Category: Faculty

Juliano Bueno, Peter Dean, David Kashatus, and Rachel Kon

Faculty Attend AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

9/5/2023

Recently, two UVA School of Medicine faculty members participated in the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar: Carrie Cowardin, PhD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and Lindsay…

Category: Faculty

Carrie Cowardin and Lindsay Somerville

Department of Medicine’s Infectious Diseases Team Runs Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler

9/5/2023

Congratulations to a team of runners organized by the Department of Medicine’s Infectious Diseases Division who ran the 41st annual Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler at Foxfield on September 2. The…

Category: Community

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