Dwyer lab shows how aberrant neural stem cell divisions cause brain malformation
7/1/2021
Neural stem cells divide rapidly to grow the brain during development. The Dwyer Lab has discovered a role for the gene Cep55 in ensuring the speed and success rate of…
5/6/2021
Dr. Karen Hirschi’s laboratory in Cell Biology (along with collaborators from Yale University and Stanford University) are attracting considerable attention for two papers published in December, 2020 (Inside UVa and…
Graduate student-run reflections on anti-racism and inclusion gaining attention
10/23/2020
In response to the greatest social unrest in our country in a generation, a group of PhD students within the Cell and Developmental Biology training program, led by Faith Karanja,…
Anti-Racism Efforts in Cell Biology – A Start
6/11/2020
All of us have been struggling to come to terms with the horror of George Floyd’s death and to confront the reality of continuing entrenched racism within our society. Gustavo…
Chris Bott chosen as 2020 CDB training program Outstanding Student of the Year
4/10/2020
Recent PhD graduate Christopher Bott has been chosen as the Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) training program’s Outstanding Student of the Year. As such, he will the CDB Program’s nominee…
2020 SDB Lifetime Achievement Award
1/22/2020
The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) has announced that Dr. Ray Keller, Professor of Biology and Cell Biology, will receive the 2020 SDB Lifetime Achievement Award this July at the…
1/16/2020
Adrian Halme, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, and Katia Sol-Church, Research Professor of Pathology, have recently received an Educational Fellowship Award from the UVa School of Medicine. Their proposal was…
Best Oral Presentation awards for the 2019 Cell Biology Research Retreat
10/22/2019
A Cell Biology research retreat was held on October 11th in the newly renovated meeting space on the 3rdfloor of Pinn Hall. Best Presentation awards were presented in both graduate…
Lois Rowsey honored for her long service to the Department of Cell Biology
10/16/2019
On Friday, October 4th, Lois Rowsey was honored at a luncheon at the Boar's Head Inn for her long term service to the Department of Cell Biology. For 36 years, Lois was…
Judy White research paper on Ebola virus receives special recognition
8/15/2019
A recent research paper from Judy White’s laboratory entitled "An exploration of conditions proposed to trigger the Ebola virus glycoprotein for fusion" has been selected by the editors of the…
