U.S. Soldiers 10 Times More Likely to Use Addictive Nicotine Pouches, Study Finds
1/8/2025
American soldiers are 10 times more likely to use nicotine pouches that can cause serious health issues than average American adults, according to a survey of military personnel at Fort…
1/8/2025
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health and the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, was awarded…
Research in Motion: Laura Newman, PhD
1/8/2025
My research concerns how inflammation is initiated on a cellular level. Primarily what we're interested in is how a little piece of the cell, called mitochondria, controls the initiation of…
New Team Member Gym Opens at UVA Health
1/8/2025
UVA Health celebrated a milestone in its commitment to team member wellness and work-life balance with the opening of the new UVA Health Team Member Gym. Located just outside the…
Discover Medicine Program Introduces Local High School Students to the Pulmonary System
12/18/2024
Discover Medicine is a monthly program that invites local high school students from underrepresented backgrounds to spend the day at UVA to get an introduction to the medical field. This…
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million to Investigate RNA Modifications in Alzheimer’s Disease
12/18/2024
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UVA School of Medicine, was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging…
Research in Motion: Hao Jiang, PhD
12/18/2024
My laboratory studies how the expression of our genetic information is normally regulated and how cancer and certain developmental disorders are caused by disregulation of gene expression through novel mechanisms,…
Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, Named to List of 100 People to Meet in 2025 by Virginia Business
12/10/2024
Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, chair of the UVA Department of Neurology, has been named one of 100 People to Meet in 2025 by Virginia Business. Dr. Huang is an innovative…
