Kipnis Receives Prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

7/11/2019

Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, a School of Medicine neuroscientist who is transforming our understanding of the brain’s relationship to the immune system has been awarded the prestigious Director’s Pioneer Award from…

Leitinger Lab Discovery Reveals How Obesity Causes Disease and How We Can Stop It

7/11/2019

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to diabetes, clogged arteries and other health problems. Doctors may be…

Lukas Tamm Appointed Chair of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

7/11/2019

Effective July 1, 2018, Lukas Tamm, PhD, has been appointed as chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics. Dr. Tamm received his basic training in molecular biosciences…