Research in Motion: Madhusmita Misra, MD
8/27/2024
Girls with anorexia nervosa and athletes who lose their periods have low bone density and increased fracture risk. We've elucidated the mechanisms leading to low bone density in these young…
Interventional Radiology Technologist Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
8/20/2024
In 1973, University of Virginia interventional radiologist and faculty member Charles J. Tegtmeyer, MD, had a vision for his field. Interventional radiology (IR) – the practice of using medical imaging…
Bettina Winckler, PhD, and Collaborators Awarded $2.8 Million to Study Neuronal Endosomes
8/20/2024
Bettina Winckler, PhD, the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Cell Biology and Chan Choo Yap, PhD, an assistant professor of research in the Winckler Lab, were awarded a $2.8 million…
Ling Qi, PhD, Awarded $4.1 Million to Investigate Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis
8/20/2024
The National Institute on Aging awarded a prestigious $4.1 million R01 grant to a pioneering, multi-principal investigator team led by Ling Qi, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of…
Bloomberg Businessweek Highlights Potential of Focused Ultrasound
8/20/2024
An article in Bloomberg Businessweek* featured the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, a non-profit started in 2006 by Neal Kassell, MD, former professor and co-chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. Jeff Elias,…
Research in Motion: Scott Heysell, MD, MPH
8/20/2024
Our work is in infection. We work in the infections of poverty like tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, for instance, is one of the leading killers from infection worldwide. So we work to…
From Lab to Real Life: Innovative Approaches to Precision Medicine
8/14/2024
Whether collaborating with the National Football League to study hamstring injuries, addressing the data gap in female musculoskeletal modeling research or simulating the effects of estrogen levels on muscle regeneration,…
Mark Romness, MD, Receives Virginia Orthopaedic Society Career Achievement Award
8/14/2024
Mark Romness, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, received the Virginia Orthopaedic Society’s Career Award at their…
