Edward Egelman, PhD, Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
5/6/2026
Edward (Ed) H. Egelman, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the American Academy of Art and Sciences. Dr. Egelman is among the 252…
Rachelle Crescenzi, PhD, Secures $6.5 Million for MRI Research to Address Chronic Lymphatic Diseases
5/6/2026
Patients with chronic lymphatic diseases like lymphedema and lipedema suffer from misdiagnoses and delayed treatment because lymphatic function is difficult to monitor by current medical technologies. Imaging the lymphatic system…
Research in Motion: Saurabh Kulkarni, PhD
4/21/2026
We study the tiny structures inside the cell called centrioles and cilia... They're present in almost every cell of your body. We study how they’re assembled, maintained, and regenerated. —Saurabh…
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program First-Year Students Receive Lab Coats at Ceremony
4/21/2026
The School of Medicine celebrated our first-year BIMS students at the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on April 17. This event marks the students’ transition to the next…
4/13/2026
Christopher Holstege, MD, a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics and director of UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, attracted attention nationally and internationally for his warnings about the dangers…
4/13/2026
A major new federal grant is set to advance research into respiratory immunity at the University of Virginia, where Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, has been awarded $3.8…
Research in Motion: Stefanie Redemann, PhD
4/13/2026
By learning about [cell] structure, we hope to develop a knowledge base that will help us to create better treatments, diagnostics, and get a deeper understanding of some of the…
Ribosome Function Research Highlights Links to Human Disease
4/13/2026
A recent study from the lab of Ahmad Jomaa, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, reveals how the ribosome-associated chaperone NAC acts as a molecular gatekeeper…
