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CPHG’s Chongzhi Zang Named 2024 Pinn Scholar

7/11/2024

Chongzhi Zang, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Public Health Genomics was named a 2024 Pinn Scholar. The Pinn Scholars program is named in honor of the extraordinary career of Dr.…

Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Receives Approval for New PhD Program in Computational Biology

7/11/2024

In July of 2017, Nathan Sheffield, PhD (then Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences and resident member of the Center for Public Health Genomics) and Janet Cross, PhD (then Assistant…

CPHG and School of Data Science Collaborate to Add Genomics Coursework to Master’s Program

7/3/2024

The School of Data Science will support three students per master's cohort as they complete coursework in genomics data science. The University of Virginia’s School of Data Science will soon…

UVA Researchers Lead $3.2 Million Study to Identify Unique and Shared Determinants of Stroke and Stroke Recurrence Risk

5/30/2024

(From left) Bradford Worrall, MD, Keith Keene, PhD Bradford Worrall, MD, a Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences and vice-chair for Clinical Research of Neurology, and…

CPHG’s Mete Civelek Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

3/25/2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Mete Civelek, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Virginia to its College of Fellows.…

Congratulations to Clint Miller for making the UVAHealth CEO’s List

3/13/2024

The CEO’s List highlights the incredible range of talent we see across UVA Health. These team members work in various capacities and illustrate the best of us through their research,…

In Our Cellular Glue, Scientists (led by CPHG’s Mete Civelek) Discover Answers About Heart Attacks, Stroke, and More

3/7/2024

Mete Civelek, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have found important answers about strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases by probing the biological glue our bodies create to protect us from…

CPHG’s Keith Keene Will Present iTHRIV Voices in Clinical and Translational Science Seminar on March 26 About Integrating Genomics and Public Health for Health Equity

2/29/2024

iTHRIV Voices in Clinical Translational Science: Integrating Genomics and Public Health for Health Equity Location: Virtual Date: Mar 26, 2024 - Mar 26, 2024 Start Time: 1:00 pm End Time: 2:00 pm Event Link…

CPHG Researchers Obtain New Insights Into Coronary Artery Disease

2/29/2024

Clint L. Miller, PhD, (left) and Chani J. Hodonsky, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have obtained important new insights into the development of coronary artery disease –…

CPHG’s Mete Civelek Studies How Our Genetic Makeup Influences the Risk of Having a Heart Attack

2/29/2024

Research in Motion: Mete Civelek, PhD "I’m a cardiovascular researcher, and my lab aims to understand how our genetic makeup increases our risk of having a heart attack. We do…