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Category: Student Stories

Lighting a Spark for Science With The Science Gnomad

3/18/2021

A little over a year ago, Naomi Atkin hit publish on her first article for her new website, The Science Gnomad. Through her website, this book-happy 6th year Biochemistry and…

Breaking the Silence in Basic Science with Anti-Racism Discussions

10/29/2020

For Gustavo Pacheco, it wasn’t an option to move forward with lab research without stopping to acknowledge the debilitating hurt and anguish his colleagues felt over the loss of Black…

Welcome, BIMS Class of 2020!

7/7/2020

Incoming first-year BIMS PhD students marked the beginning of their graduate school training by participating in a Welcome Lunch and Summer Orientation Zoom session on Monday, July 6th.  Associate Dean…

Pharmacology Student Shares Story of Finding Power in Resilience at Story Collider Live Event

4/15/2020

Brittany Martinez shared her experience of finding power in resiliency at the February 12th Story Collider live event featuring stories of Power in Science. “I think a lot of people…

Neuroscience Student Has Essay Published in “Working Life” Column in Science Magazine

3/5/2020

Kate Still’s article, How I Got Through My Grad School Slump, was published in the February 13th “Working Life” column in Science Magazine. The article shared how she adjusted her…

Congratulations to Pedro Costa-Pinheiro

9/19/2019

Congratulations to Pedro Costa-Pinheiro for being the first BIMS student to have received a Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This award supports…

Ellen Mintz

9/3/2019

Ellen Mintz graduated in the summer of 2019 with a degree in Experimental Pathology.  She was the first student to join the lab of George Christ when he moved to…

Molly Kelly-Goss

7/11/2019

Medical researchers Gary Owens, left, and Molly R. Kelly-Goss collaborated to make the discovery, which will advance the burgeoning field of angiogenesis, or blood vessel formation. (UVA Health System photo)…

Lessons from Lindau

7/11/2019

By Ricky Baylis When I was 8 years old, my parents took me and my siblings to Disney World. I can still remember the feeling of unbridled awe I experienced…

Paige Kulling: what she learned from her PhD experience

7/11/2019

Before leaving for her postdoctoral fellowship in California, Paige was interviewed about her experience as a graduate student at UVA. During her PhD, Paige authored several publications, presented at international…