Congratulations to Gordon Laurie for receiving the Pinn Scholars award
12/15/2016
We are pleased to announce that Gordon Laurie, Professor of Cell Biology, was selected to be a member of the inaugural class of Pinn Scholars in the School of Medicine…
12/12/2016
Congratulations to Dr. Chan Choo Yap (Winckler Lab) for having her paper selected as the “paper of the week” for the Dec 23, 2016 issue of the Journal of Biological…
Congratulations to George Bloom on his recent election to the rank of Fellow by the AAAS
12/6/2016
Congratulations to George S. Bloom, PhD, Professor of Biology, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Director, Neuroscience Undergraduate Program, on his recent election to the rank of Fellow by the American Association…
Laurie lab receives new NIH R01 grant
9/30/2016
Microbial infection of the eye can lead to ulceration, a precursor to blindness. This new R01 works out the mechanism(s) by which cleavage of ‘lacritin’, a natural human tear protein,…
Dr. Adrian Halme receives the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
8/25/2016
The Department of Cell Biology is very proud to announce that Adrian Halme, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, will receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching this year in…
8/10/2016
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaowei Lu, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, who has been awarded tenure effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Lu is nationally known for her work on planar cell…
Dr. Kevin Pfister promoted to Professor of Cell Biology
8/10/2016
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Pfister for his promotion to Full Professor effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Pfister is a nationally recognized expert on the motor protein dynein and how its…
Eyleen O’Rourke named 2016 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
6/17/2016
Eyleen O’Rourke named 2016 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts announced recently that Dr. Eyleen O’Rourke has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences,…
Biotechnology Training Program Accepts New Students
6/15/2016
The Biotechnology Training Program recently accepted Maria Ali (Biology), Faith Karanja (Cell Biology), Jennifer Ortiz (Chemistry), Nicole Swope (Chemistry), Lee Talman (BME) and Jacob Wolpe (Cell Biology) into its 16th…
Dr. Christine Thisse awarded grant from the Jefferson Trust
4/20/2016
The Jefferson Trust provides discretionary funding for trustee-selected projects that promote excellence throughout the University of Virginia by providing catalytic support to the University community for initiatives in pursuit of…
