8/18/2020
Sayo McCowin was recently awarded an NIH F30, Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), which began on 7/1/20. Sayo is…
8/12/2020
Katelyn Ahern was recently awarded an NIH F31, an Individual Predoctoral Fellows Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which began on July 1, 2020. …
8/11/2020
Ashley Bolte was recently awarded an NIH F30, Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows Award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), which begins on 9/1/20. Ashley is a Microbiology, Immunology, and…
8/11/2020
Jamie Null was recently awarded an NIH F31, an Individual Predoctoral Fellows Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which began on 8/1/20. Jamie is a Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer…
Your Brain Parasite Isn’t Making You Sick. Here’s Why.
8/5/2020
More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats and contaminated meat, but most will never show symptoms. A new discovery from the University of…
Q&A: Dr. William Petri on COVID-19, Vaccines and the Pandemic
8/5/2020
COVID-19 cases are spiking in many areas of the United States. More than 4.4 million Americans have tested positive for the disease, and many millions more are likely to have…
UVA Pioneers Study Of Genetic Diseases With Mind-Bending Quantum Computing
7/28/2020
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases – even before quantum computers are a thing. UVA’s…
Discovery Reveals How Plants Make Cellulose For Strength and Growth
7/20/2020
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals how plants create the load-bearing structures that let them grow – much like how building crews frame a house. Funded by the U.S.…
Brain Cancer: Scientists Identify Gene Responsible For Deadly Glioblastoma
7/20/2020
University of Virginia scientists have identified an oncogene (a cancer-causing gene) responsible for glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumor. The discovery offers a promising new treatment target for a cancer that…
Congratulations: 2020 Wagner Fellowship Awardees
7/20/2020
Please join us in congratulating the 2020 Robert R. Wagner Fellowship awardees. In 1997, Bob and Mary Wagner established The Robert R. Wagner Fellowship Fund with the goal of providing…
