Research in Motion Video Features Michael Brown, PhD

6/22/2026

Transcript I'm excited that I get to study the immune system and learn how the immune system protects our bodies from infection and cancer, and I'm thrilled to work with…

Xiaowei Lu, PhD, Earns $2.9 Million to Study Microtubule-Mediated Mechanisms in Hair Cell Development and Deafness

6/22/2026

Xiaowei Lu, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Cell Biology, has been awarded a five-year $2.9 million grant from the NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to…

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, Elected President of the RNA Society

6/22/2026

Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, has been elected the next president of the RNA Society, an international society dedicated to fostering research and education in the field of RNA science. Dr. Garcia-Blanco will…

Research in Motion: Stefanie Redemann, PhD

4/16/2026

By learning about [cell] structure, we hope to develop a knowledge base that will help us to create better treatments, diagnostics, and get a deeper understanding of some of the…

Research in Motion — Team Science: Manoj Patel, PhD, and Hannah Grote, PhD Student

4/9/2026

The School of Medicine is excited to introduce the first Research in Motion (RIM) Team Science video, a special variation on the RIM video series that started in 2023. Sparked…

The Graduate Biosciences Society Research Symposium for 2026 was a success!

4/8/2026

We were honored to hear from two outstanding keynote speakers, Dr. Erica Pimenta (WIMS-hosted) and Dr. Dan Needleman (GBS-hosted), whose presentations were highlights of the day. We also heard talks…

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.…

Applications for the 2026 Neurosurgery Research Symposium hosted by the UVA Department of Neurosurgery are now open!

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…