9/22/2025
BIMS Dean and BIMS, SRIP and MSTP staff volunteered at Camp Holiday Trails through @unitedwaycville’s 2025 #UWGCDayofCARING! We joined 2,000+ other volunteers in the Greater Charlottesville region who gave back…
Sonkusare Lab Discovers and Targets a Novel Mechanism Driving High Blood Pressure in Obesity
9/12/2025
Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD Obesity affects about 4 in 10 American adults and 1 in 5 children. Beyond excess weight, it triggers internal changes that can lead to serious health…
8/22/2025
Paul Del was awarded a NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases which began on August 1, 2025. Paul…
UVA Health Pet Therapy Dogs Bring Joyful Respite to BIMS Students This Summer
8/1/2025
While most students leave Grounds for the summer, the School of Medicine’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) students remain hard at work in their labs, conducting research and experiments. To…
Research in Motion: Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD
8/1/2025
"My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels, and we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health." - Swapnil Sonkusare,…
Scientists ID Rogue Antibodies in Patients After COVID
8/1/2025
Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD Errant antibodies that regulate chemical reactions the way enzymes do could explain low blood pressure and other persistent symptoms that plague patients after COVID, new…
Congratulations: 2025 Wagner Fellowship Awardees
7/25/2025
BIMS is proud to announce our 2025 Robert R. Wagner Fellowship awardees. These students, listed above, were selected by the Directors of Graduate Studies from a highly competitive pool…
Medical Scientist Training Program T32 Grant Marks More Than 50 Years of Funding
7/17/2025
The UVA Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) educates a highly selective group of students who graduate with both MD and PhD degrees. The program has secured a prestigious five-year T32…
Elias Spiliotis, PhD, Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Septin Proteins in Cells
7/17/2025
Elias Spiliotis, PhD Elias Spiliotis, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical…
Congratulations to BIMS faculty on 2025 Pinn Scholars Appointment
7/9/2025
(From left) Anna Cliffe, PhD, Uta Erdbruegger, MD, and Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD Please join the School of Medicine in congratulating the following 2025 Class of Pinn Scholars, selected for a…
