Robotics Boot Camp Supports Trainee Education in Performing Robotic Surgery
1/24/2024
The University of Virginia’s commitment to advancing surgical education is exemplified by its latest initiative, the Robotic Surgery Bootcamp. This boot camp is part of a revamped curriculum designed to…
Timothy Showalter, MD, Wins Prestigious UVA Innovator of the Year Award
1/24/2024
Timothy N. Showalter, MD, has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia. The endowed award recognizes University inventors whose work is making…
Research In Motion: Wendy Lynch, PhD
1/24/2024
I study the neurobiology of addiction. Looking at how the brain changes once addiction has developed, I use preclinical models to look at these changes in the brains, including both…
1/17/2024
John Kim, MD, MS, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, received a Young Physician-Scientist Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation…
Research in Motion: Hongji Zhang, PhD
1/17/2024
As a cancer immunologist, my research revolves around understanding the role of the tumor microenvironment in various oncologic disease processes, such as colorectal cancer and liver cancer; and providing novel…
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, Named First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
1/10/2024
Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, the Shure Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the UVA School of Medicine, has been elected first vice president of the American Epilepsy Society (AES). Dr.…
School of Medicine Awarded $25,000 American Medical Association Innovation Grant
1/10/2024
The UVA School of Medicine received a $25,000 one-year education grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) this fall and will join the AMA ChangeMedED Consortium — a group committed…
1/10/2024
Irving Kron, MD, and Vic Laubach, PhD, professors in the Department of Surgery, were awarded a four-year, $3.1 million grant from the NIH to study groundbreaking, perfusion-based methods to treat…
