Research in Motion: Jung-Bum Shin, PhD
7/29/2025
We are working on hearing and deafness. We are especially interested in a cell type called the sensory hair cells that converts mechanical energy arising from sound vibrations into electrical…
7/22/2025
Jay W. Fox, PhD, was interviewed by CBS Saturday Morning about his mentorship of a high school student developing a potential cure for skin cancer. Dr. Fox is director of…
Healthy Streets, Healthy People Fair: A Day of Unity and Hope
7/22/2025
This summer marked the largest turnout yet for Charlottesville’s annual Healthy Streets, Healthy People health fair—and it couldn’t have come at a more meaningful time. Against the backdrop of recent…
Congratulations to the 2025 Wagner Fellows
7/22/2025
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Robert R. Wagner, MD, and his wife Mary, the Wagner Fellowship fund was able to award fellowships to nine Biomedical Science Graduate (BIMS) students…
Research in Motion: Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD
7/22/2025
My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels. And we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health —Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD,…
7/15/2025
Through an experience funded by the Center for Global Health Equity and facilitated by faculty in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Public Health Sciences, a team of UVA medical…
Elias Spiliotis, PhD, Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Septin Proteins in Cells
7/15/2025
Elias Spiliotis, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his research…
Research in Motion: Jennifer Charlton, MD
7/15/2025
My lab focuses on adverse maternal environments and how they can impact long-term kidney health, particularly for those that are born preterm or born early. —Jennifer Charlton, MD, Associate Professor,…
