Isabelle Derré, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million NIH Grant to Research Chlamydia
4/3/2026
Isabelle Derré, PhD Isabelle Derré, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a new five-year $3.6 million grant from the NIH National…
New AI Technology to Speed Drug Development
4/3/2026
Nikolay V. Dokholyan, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed a bold new approach to drug development and discovery that could dramatically accelerate the creation of new…
Research in Motion: Hui Li, PhD
3/16/2026
We do three things in the lab. One is conducting cutting-edge basic science discovery, and some of our findings are challenging existing dogmas. Second is we’re conducting clinically-driven translational research.…
3/12/2026
The Symposium will take place on June 12, 2026 from 9-11:30AM in the Jane Conference Room. The application is open to all UVA Resident Physicians, Medical, PhD, MsC, and Undergraduate…
12/12/2025
Ani Manichaikul, PhD Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of lung function and COPD have identified more than 1,000 independent genetic association signals, but the metabolic implications of the GWAS signals…
Cause of Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure Found Inside Blood Vessels
12/12/2025
Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered an unknown way obesity causes high blood pressure – and it comes from within the blood vessels themselves.…
Research in Motion: Gordon Laurie, PhD
12/8/2025
There are no effective treatments for many chronic diseases. One approach is an unbiased screen. We did this to address the most common eye disease and discovered a new protein…
Research in Motion: Ilya Levental, PhD and Kandace Levental, PhD
11/7/2025
We’re focused on the immune system and understanding how the membranes in immune cells survey our bodies to regulate pathogens and cancers. — Ilya Levental, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular…
11/7/2025
Michael Brown, PhD (left) and former PhD student Jack Cronk Michael Brown, PhD, a professor of medicine, nephrology, and of microbiology, immunology and cancer biology and resident member of the…
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…