News Archive: 2024
To view Cancer Center news archived by month, click below:
- Ms. Virginia Works To Mitigate Cancer Disparities for Black Women
- Sarah Groves, PhD, Creates Educational Outreach Video: Why Use Systems Approaches in Cancer Research?
- Samantha Ruff, MD, Completes First Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Case at UVA
- Jeffrey Elias, MD, Appointed Interim Chair for Department of Neurosurgery
- Trial Identifies Better Treatment for Grade 2 Gliomas
- BIMS Graduate Student Maciej Gluc Receives Prestigious PhD Fellowship From Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
- Wreath Auction Spreads Holiday Cheer, Supports Cancer Patients Year-Round
- UVA Cancer Center Partnering to Expand Lung Cancer Screenings in Rural Virginia, West Virginia
- Trial Tests Focused Ultrasound to Battle Melanoma
- Faculty Awards Ceremony Celebrates Outstanding Faculty Achievements
- Q&A: What Should You Know About Drinking Alcohol This Holiday Season?
- Stuart Berr, PhD, and James Stone, MD, PhD, to Receive Distinguished Investigator Award
- Cancer Center Research Faculty Welcomes Heman Shakeri, PhD
- New Research Led by Shengyi Iris Sun, PhD, Sheds Light on Fibrinogen Biogenesis and Hepatic Fibrinogen Storage Disease
- Q&A: What’s Going on With Lung Cancer Research?
- Forward Momentum
- Uncovering the Mechanism for Drug Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
- News in Brief
- Big Things, Small Packages
- Discoveries Making a Difference
- UVACCC Welcomes Elias Spiliotis, PhD
- Huiwang Ai, PhD, Engages Audiences Worldwide in Celebration of National Chemistry Week and Mole Day
- Cancer Center Research Faculty Welcomes Jie Yang, PhD
- Innovation Spotlight: New Life-Extending BiTE Therapy Available for Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
- Expanding Access to a Life-Extending Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- CRX Program Welcomes John Wagner, MD
- In Beer Yeast, Scientists See Path to Starving Cancer
- A Healthier Future – One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview with Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD
- Committee on Women in Medicine and Science Honors Jamie Zoellner, PhD, as the October Woman of the Month
- Timothy Martin, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Scott Hollenbeck, MD, Appointed President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Black, White Cancer Patients Now Benefit Equally From Cord Blood Therapy
- Huan Bao, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Survival Gap Eliminated for Black Cord Blood Recipients
- 7 Quick Questions With Breast Reconstruction Surgeon Scott Hollenbeck
- Postdoctoral Research Associate Kelsey Day, PhD, MPH, is awarded the Bridging the Gap Research Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Online Insomnia Treatment Can Help Caregivers
- David F. Kashatus, PhD, Named Assistant Dean for Research
- Early Childhood Cancer Signs: When To Worry
- Sameer Bajikar, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Indicators to Improve Multidisciplinary Care of Brain Metastases
- UVA Cancer Center Seeks Community Members for Community Cancer Research Fellowship
- Debamita Kundu, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Linda Martin, MD, Co-Chairs Prestigious Global Conference on Lung Cancer
- Fourth-Year PhD Student Luke Vass Receives NIH Award for Research Focused on Treating Leukemia
- Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD, Awarded $2 Million to Research Information Processing and Decision-Making Mechanisms of Human Cells
- Kimberly Kelly, PhD, Named Editor in Chief for Molecular Imaging and Biology Journal
- Third Summer of Success for the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center STRIVE Program
- Thomas Loughran, MD, and Aakrosh Ratan, PhD, Awarded $3.4 Million to Study Genomic Architecture of Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Jetze Tepe, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Summer Research Internship Program Shapes Future Scientists
- 2024 Eugene M. Landis Awardee: Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D.
- Bloomberg Businessweek Highlights Potential of Focused Ultrasound
- Michael Catalino, MD, MSc, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- UVA Cancer Center 1st in State to Offer New Lung Cancer Treatment
- UVA Engineering Professor’s $600,000 Grant Set to Innovate Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment
- Bridging Gaps in Rural Southwest Virginia Cancer Care
- Yaohua Yang, PhD, and Collaborators Publish Article on DNA Methylation and Cancer Risk in Nature Communications
- Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-Adapted Cancer Organelles Symposium Showcases Research Progress and Priorities
- Dan River Cancer Task Force Collaborates to Combat Cancer Disparities
- Tom Hartvigsen, PhD, MS, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Kelly Shaffer, PhD, and Chongzhi Zang, PhD, Join Cancer Center Leadership
- Two Data Science Faculty Named UVA Research Communications Fellows
- Asal Pilehvari, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- UVA Cancer Center Seeks Ideas for Innovative Community Cancer Projects
- JEDI Capstone Project: Starr Hill Pathways Program Students Explore Medicine
- Helping Rural Cancer Survivors Live Healthier, Enjoy Better Quality of Life
- Kathleen Porter, PhD, Conducts Study to Help Rural Cancer Survivors Live Healthier Lives
- Precision Medicine Guide to Improve Patient Care
- Cancer Center Welcomes Kari Ring, MD, MS
- DNA Replication Finding Could Have Implications for Cancer
- What My Patients Have Taught Me During Their Cancer Journeys
- John Bushweller, PhD, and Dan Gioeli, PhD, Awarded $3.3 Million to Develop a Novel Drug Targeting ERG for Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Ifeyinwa Obiorah, MD, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Komen Supports UVA Engineering Researchers Targeting ‘Triple Negative’ Breast Cancer
- Melissa Kendall, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Association for Computing Machinery Honors Professor Aidong Zhang
- iTHRIV Backs Promising Researchers to Improve Patient Care
- Jinghang Xie, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- UVA Health Update-Appreciation-At the Forefront
- Meet Cancer Center Member Steven Zeichner, MD, PhD
- Using Lipid Biomarkers for Blood Cancer May Result in Better Outcomes
- Lu Q. Le, MD, PhD, Study About Novel Method to Treat Tumors Featured on Cover of the Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez, PhD, Joins Cancer Center Research Faculty
- Late Scientist’s Last Works Could Spur New Cancer Treatments
- Anne Kenworthy, PhD, Elected a 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
- UVA Hosts the 15th Annual T-Cell Lymphoma Forum, Chaired by Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD
- Jefferson Scholars Foundation, School of Medicine, and Engineering School Work Together to Attract Renowned Scholar in the Field of Nanotechnology
- Christopher A. Moskaluk, MD, PhD, Awarded $3.2 Million to Fund Cooperative Human Tissue Network
- At the Helm
- A Different Answer to Fighting Cancer
- White House Leader Visits the Cancer Center
- Webinar: ‘Hope in the Fight Against Blood Cancers’
- Melissa Little, PhD, Launches NIH-Sponsored Community-Engaged Clinical Trial Impacting Rural Smokers in Appalachia
- Lead Author Xin Hu, PhD, Publishes Study About Mental Health Care Utilization Among Parents of Children with Cancer
- Elias Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Innovators List
- New Plan Seeks to Improve Cancer Prevention, Clinical Trial Access
- UVA Health Seeks to Improve Cancer Prevention, Clinical Trial Access Across U.S.
- Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Offers Improved Survival for Men
- First Participant Receives Sonodynamic Therapy for Glioblastoma in New Clinical Trial
- BIMS Spotlight: Johnson Ung Appointed to American Association for Cancer Research Council
- Natasha Sheybani, PhD, Featured on New UVA Biomedical Frontiers Podcast
- David Penberthy, MD, Presents Talk at World’s Largest Tech Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- High School Students Learn About Neurology During Discover Medicine Event
- BIMS Spotlight: Alxys Riddick Receives UVA Cancer Center Aspiring Leader and Phenomenal Woman Award
- UVA Partnering with Southwest Virginia Care Providers to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening
- White House Leaders Visit UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Following President Biden’s State of the Union Address
- New Center for RNA Science and Medicine Poised to Become an Epicenter for RNA Focused Inquiry and Innovation
- UVA Cancer Center backs Five Community Projects to Reduce Cancer-Related Disparities
- Public Health Sciences Professor Jamie Zoellner, PhD, and Team Awarded $3.4 Million to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption
- Making Medicine Personal: Moving Away from a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Health Care
- UVA Scientists and Community Organizations Join to Reduce Cancer Disparities
- Blood Cancer Discovery IDs High-Risk Patients, Could Improve Outcomes
- UVA Cancer Center Enrolls First Patient in National Phase 1 Immunotherapy Trial
- First Author Xin Hu, PhD, Publishes Study About Health Insurance and Cancer Care
- Timothy Showalter, MD, Wins Prestigious UVA Innovator of the Year Award
- $3.1 Million Grant Backs Promising Focused Ultrasound Research
- New Study Shows Substantial State Variations in Health Insurance Coverage at Cancer Diagnosis in the U.S.
- Leigh Cantrell, MD, Appointed Oncology Service Line Leader
- Gary Owens, PhD, and Amy Bouton, PhD, Receive 2023 Research Achievement Awards