Jie Sun, PhD, Featured in More Than 100 Media Outlets Internationally for Research About Influenza and COVID Link to Lung Cancer

3/24/2026

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 featured…

School of Medicine Faculty Receive National Recognition for Outstanding Contributions and Expertise

3/24/2026

Congratulations to School of Medicine faculty who were nationally recognized for their outstanding contributions and expertise in their fields. Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, was honored on The Ophthalmologist’s 2026 Power List…

Research in Motion: Uta Erdbrügger, MD

3/24/2026

My translational research focuses on extracellular vesicles as biological messengers. Some of my work is foundational science, exploring new mechanisms, but also translational, identifying biomarkers for kidney and vascular disease.…

School of Medicine Class of 2026 Celebrates Match Day

3/24/2026

UVA School of Medicine students celebrated Match Day on March 20, 2026, a significant milestone in their medical career journey. After years of demanding coursework and rigorous clinical training, Match…

Jennifer Payne, MD, Featured in 100 Media Outlets and The Associated Press About Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

3/17/2026

Jennifer Payne, MD, a professor in the UVA Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and expert in reproductive psychiatry, talked with The Associated Press and was featured in more than…

Tianpeng Zhang, PhD, Earns $2.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Genome Integrity Maintenance Mechanisms in Repetitive DNA Sequences

3/17/2026

A new $2.2 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences has been awarded to Tianpeng Zhang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and…

Research in Motion: Chiara Fabris, PhD

3/17/2026

I'm a biomedical engineer by training, and my work focuses around the development of algorithms to support the management of diabetes. — Chiara Fabris, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral…

Isabelle Derré, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million NIH Grant to Research Chlamydia

3/9/2026

Isabelle Derré, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a new five-year $3.6 million grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy…