Katrina McNeely awarded Wagner graduate fellowship
7/3/2018
Congratulations to Katrina McNeely for being awarded a Wagner Graduate Fellowship. Katrina is a graduate student in the Neurosciences Graduate Program and is conducting her dissertation research in the laboratory…
Pooja Sonavane awarded PhD in Cell Biology on May 20, 2018
6/1/2018
Cell Biology graduate student Pooja Rajendra Sonavane was awarded her PhD during UVa’s graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 20th. Her dissertation is entitled: “Mechanistic role of forces in the regulation…
Crystal Monique Richardson awarded PhD in Cell Biology
6/1/2018
Cell Biology graduate student Crystal Monique Richardson participated in the UVa’s graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 20th. She had officially been awarded her PhD in Cell Biology on December 21,…
Biotechnology Training Program Accepts New Students for 2018
6/1/2018
The Biotechnology Training Program housed in Cell Biology is proud to announce the 2018 entering class of: Ivan Basurto, Merci Best, Rachel Bour, Shayla Clark, Andrew Heindel and Xavier Horton…
Rachel Silski is new Senior Administrative Assistant to the Chair
4/6/2018
Doug DeSimone, Chair of Cell Biology, is delighted to announce that Rachel Silski is his new Senior Administrative Assistant effective April 2nd. Rachel has worked previously as Assistant to the…
2018 Whitfield Randolph Scholarship Award Winner
3/29/2018
Congratulations to Jessica Neville Little, co-recipient of this year’s Whitfield Randolph Scholarship in Neuroscience. Jessica is an MSTP (MD-PhD) student in her 3rd year of graduate training in Dr. Noelle Dwyer’s laboratory in the Department…
Bob Bloodgood receives 2018 Mulholland Award
3/28/2018
At an award ceremony on February 23rd, faculty member Bob Bloodgood received one of the 2018 Mulholland Awards for Teaching Excellence in the Next Generation Medical Curriculum at UVa. He…
Cville Weekly Article, UVA researchers zero in on ebola “cure”
2/2/2018
Ebola. The flu. The common cold. None of them have cures, or even adequate prevention drugs because they evolve and splay into thousands—possibly millions—of varying strains each year. Cell Biology…
12/13/2017
TearSolutions, Inc., a company spun out of NEI-supported research from the Laurie lab in Cell Biology, just closed its Series B funding of $8.5M. This support was needed to carry…
Professor Bob Bloodgood, recipient of a 2017 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
8/24/2017
The Department of Cell Biology is proud to announce that Professor Bob Bloodgood is the recipient of a 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Through the years, Bob has…