Research Highlights
BIMS Dean and BIMS, SRIP and MSTP staff volunteered at Camp Holiday Trails through @unitedwaycville’s 2025 #UWGCDayofCARING! We joined 2,000+ other volunteers in the Greater Charlottesville region who gave back… Sonkusare Lab Discovers and Targets a Novel Mechanism Driving High Blood Pressure in Obesity 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… Research in Motion: Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD "My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels, and we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health." - Swapnil Sonkusare,… Scientists ID Rogue Antibodies in Patients After COVID Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD Errant antibodies that regulate chemical reactions the way enzymes do could explain low blood pressure and other persistent symptoms that plague patients after COVID, new… Medical Scientist Training Program T32 Grant Marks More Than 50 Years of Funding The UVA Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) educates a highly selective group of students who graduate with both MD and PhD degrees. The program has secured a prestigious five-year T32… Elias Spiliotis, PhD, Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Septin Proteins in Cells Elias Spiliotis, PhD Elias Spiliotis, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical… Research in Motion: Clint Miller, PhD Our group studies the genetics and genomics of cardiovascular diseases using both computational and experimental approaches. More recently, we’re creating this large integrated atlas of human atherosclerosis, using single cell…
