Congratulations to Richard Baylis, who was awarded an F30 NRSA grant through the NHLBI.
7/11/2019
Richard Baylis was awarded an F30 NRSA grant through the NHLBI titled: “IL1beta promotes atheroprotective changes in late stage atherosclerotic lesions”. Working in Dr. Gary Owens’ lab, his grant began…
Congratulations to Corina Marziano, who was awarded an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Award
7/11/2019
Corina Marziano was awarded an AHA Predoctoral Fellowshihp titled: “Novel purinergic receptor-TRPV4 signaling in small pulmonary arteries”, which began on 7/1/17. While working in Dr. Sonkusare’s lab, Corina studies the…
7/11/2019
Elizabeth Pereira was awarded an NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirchstein NRSA for Individual Predoctoral Fellows through the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which began on 7/1/17. Working in Dr. Kevin Janes’…
7/11/2019
Sarb Nagdas is an MSTP student who was awarded an NIH F30, an Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), beginning on 6/6/17. Sarb is a Microbiology degree…
7/11/2019
James McCann has been awarded an NIH F31, an Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which began on 1/13/17. He is a visiting graduate student in the…
Unhealthy Gut Promotes Spread of Breast Cancer, UVA Study Finds
7/11/2019
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, found that disrupting the microbiome of mice caused hormone receptor-positive breast cancer to become more aggressive. Altering the…
The Secret Superpower That Makes C. Difficile So Deadly
7/11/2019
A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria — and possibly others like it — cause severe disease. C. diff is the most common hospital-acquired infection…
Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances
7/11/2019
UVA’s Edward H. Egelman and colleagues used cutting-edge technology to gain a greater understanding of how a bacteria, Geobacter sulfurreducens, conducts electricity. Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere…
Surprise Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovery Points to New Treatment for Joint Inflammation
7/11/2019
Kodi Ravichandran, left, and Sanja Arandjelovic led new research into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor…
New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss
7/11/2019
Postdoctoral researcher Ting-Ting Du, left, led the research in the lab of neuroscientist Jung-Bum Shin, right, that explores the role of the inner ear’s cuticular plate in hearing loss. Researchers…
