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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 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…

CPHG’s Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, PhD, Awarded $4.4 Million to Study How Genes Affect Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children

2/22/2024

Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, PhD Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and resident faculty of the Center for Public Health Genomics, was awarded a $4.4…

Xiaowei Hu Awarded TOPMed Fellowship for 2024

2/13/2024

Xiaowei Hu, PhD, a Research Scientist in Ani Manichaikul's lab at the Center for Public Health Genomics, was awarded a TOPMed Fellowship for 2024. Dr Hu's project is entitled, “Pathway-enriched…

CPHG’s Clint Miller Receives Junior Faculty Award

1/18/2024

CPHG Associate Professor Clint Miller was awarded the 2023 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research Junior Faculty Award by the School of Medicine's Dean Melina R. Kibbe, MD in a…

Miller Lab’s Jose Verdezoto Mosquera and UVA Researchers Create New ‘Atherosclerosis Atlas’ That Sheds Light on Causes of Heart Attacks, Strokes

12/12/2023

Clint L. Miller, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an “atlas of atherosclerosis” that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming…

Zhaoxia Ma Wins Best Speaker Award at the Commonwealth of Virginia Cancer Research Conference

12/6/2023

Zhaoxia Ma, a PhD candidate in Chongzhi Zang's lab (BIMS program) won a Best Speaker Award at the Commonwealth of Virginia Cancer Research Conference (CVCRC) held at the University of…