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Charles Farber, PhD, and Abhijit Dighe, PhD, Awarded $3.4 Million NIH Grant to Unravel Genetic Drivers of Osteoporosis

8/25/2025

Abhijit S. Dighe, PhD, (left) and Charles R. Farber, PhD The University of Virginia has been awarded a new $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal…

For Controlling Our Genes, This ORC Is a Versatile Warrior

8/7/2025

Chongzhi Zang, PhD School of Medicine scientists have made surprising discoveries about an important controller of gene activity that could advance efforts to better treat cancer and genetic diseases. Genes,…

John Platig, PhD, Earns $3.5 Million Award to Study COPD-Specific Effects of RNA Binding Proteins

5/22/2025

John Platig, PhD John Platig, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Genome Sciences, was awarded a five-year $3.5 million grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood…

Department of Genome Sciences Celebrates National DNA With Local Middle School Students

5/8/2025

National DNA Day, observed every year on April 25, commemorates two pivotal moments in scientific history: the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 and the completion of the…

A ‘Condensed’ Way to Target Cancer, Other Diseases

4/10/2025

Chongzhi Zang, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed a new tool that could help reveal genetic causes of cancer, predict patient outcomes and improve care for…

New Tool Streamlines Genomic Research, Accelerating Biomedical Breakthroughs

4/3/2025

Nathan Sheffield, PhD A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and collaborators have developed a much-needed new tool to increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development…

Genome Sciences Faculty Awarded $2.9 Million to Identify Molecular Drivers of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes

9/26/2024

(From left) Mete Civelek, PhD, Suna Ӧnengüt-Gümüşcü, PhD, and Clint Miller, PhD Associate Professors Mete Civelek, PhD, Suna Ӧnengüt-Gümüşcü, PhD, and Clint Miller, PhD, from the Department of Genome Sciences,…

Yaohua Yang, PhD, and Collaborators Publish Article on DNA Methylation and Cancer Risk in Nature Communications

8/15/2024

Yaohua Yang, PhD Yaohua Yang, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Genome Sciences, and his research team published a landmark article on tissue-specific DNA methylation and cancer risk…

Yogindra Raghav Invited to Speak at Gordon Research Seminar on Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation

8/8/2024

Yogindra Raghav, a second-year PhD student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics program in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at UVA, was invited to present a research poster at the…

CPHG’s Clint Miller Awarded Four-Year 2.8M Grant from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

7/12/2024

Clint L. Miller, PhD an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and member of the Center of Public Health Genomics was awarded a four-year $2.8 million grant…