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Congrats to the following trainees, many whom are in the BIG community, for receiving Wagner Fellowships! The Wagner is named for Dr. Robert Wagner and his wife, Mary; Dr. Wagner…
June 2025 - Congrats to BIG faculty Richard Price and John Lukens for being awarded a new $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging! Focused ultrasound in combination…
Immune System Discovery Reveals Potential Solution to Alzheimer’s Disease
June 2025 - The pioneering research of John Lukens, PhD, Jessica Thanos, and colleagues may be the key to stopping cognitive decline associated with the AD. Their research reveals that…
March 2025 - Tajie Harris was interviewed for Research In Motion; about her lab's work, she says: "We’re tackling questions at the interface of how the nervous system interacts with…
Lulu Jiang Awarded $3.6 Million to Investigate RNA Modifications in Alzheimer’s Disease
December 2024 - Congrats to Lulu Jiang, who was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project titled “Epitranscriptomic Mechanism in the Pathogenesis…
October 2024 - Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, examines how brain metabolism affects risk for developing dementia. Visit this link to learn more about her lab's work!
John Lukens receives 2024 Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences
Congrats to John Lukens, PhD, who was honored by the UVA Medical Alumni Association as the recipient of its 2024 Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences! Visit this link to…Tajie Harris, PhD, Awarded $2.6 Million to Study How the Immune System Benefits the Brain
Congrats to Tajie Harris, BIG Center director, who was awarded a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, titled “Caspase-8 mediated control of CNS…
May 2024 - Congratulations to John Lukens, PhD, who has been appointed as the inaugural Director of the University of Virginia’s Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative…
Tajie Harris Featured in The New York Times and Time Discussing Brain Parasites
May 2024 - BIG Center Director Tajie Harris, PhD, was recently featured in The New York Times and Time discussing the effects of parasites on the human brain. Visit this link for…New Insights Into Seizures Advance Efforts to Develop Better Treatments
May 2023- Congratulations to Dr. Ukpong B. Eyo, PhD, and Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD, for publishing their paper on the advancement of seizure treatments! Research from the labs of UVA’s Ukpong…SOM Earns Top Honors in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings
May 2023- The University of Virginia School of Medicine has earned a top national ranking for its biomedical research in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools guide.…
May 2023 – Congratulations to Dr. Alban Gaultier for winning the 2022 Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching! This award was established in honor of Robert J. Kadner,…
April 2023- Congratulations to Jaeda Coutinho-Budd for winning the Jordi Folch-Pi Award! The Jordi Folch-Pi Award is given to an outstanding young investigator who has demonstrated a high level of…
April 2023- Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Ennerfelt for being named the Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience this year, as well as winning the Peach Outstanding Graduate Student Award! Each year,…