7/18/2023
Golam Mohi, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was awarded two new NIH grants (one R01 and one R21) for approximately $2.8 million to study…
Research in Motion: Linda Duska, MD, MPH
7/18/2023
I'm a clinical researcher and I love clinical research for two main reasons. The first reason is that it allows me to offer my patients novel state of the art…
Elise Cope, PhD, Awarded $2.8 Million Grant to Study Hippocampal Structural Plasticity
7/12/2023
Elise Cope, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a NIH R01 grant for $2.8 million to investigate the role of hippocampal structural plasticity to social…
Mani Mahadevan, MD, Investigates RNA Toxicity in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
7/12/2023
Mani S. Mahadevan, MD, a professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology, was recently awarded an R01 grant from the NIH providing $3,227,992 in funding over the next…
Medicine in Motion: Eric Houpt, MD
7/12/2023
"The main focus of my research is to develop molecular tools, think of it like a magnifying glass, that can really finely diagnose the cause of different infections. We apply…
BIMS 2023 Graduate Arby Abood, PhD: Journey from Iraq to Virginia to Become a Scientist
7/5/2023
Growing up in Iraq, Arby Abood dreamed of becoming a scientist his whole life. In 2003, at the age of 15, he and his mother fled Iraq to Jordan due…
Jung-Bum Shin, PhD, Awarded $2.3 Million for Study of Auditory Hair Cell Repair
7/5/2023
Jung-Bum Shin, PhD, from the Department of Neuroscience, has been awarded a NIH R01 grant for over $2.3 million. The grant, titled "Mechanosensor Proteins in Hair Cell Repair," aims to…
Research in Motion: Roger Abounader, MD, PhD
7/5/2023
"I work on two types of brain cancers, which are the most common brain cancers in adults and children. I try to understand the basic mechanisms that lead to this…
