2 Genome Sciences Mentored PhD Students Awarded Wagner Fellowships

7/22/2026

Wagner Fellowships Awarded to Eight Students in Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Dr. Robert Wagner and his wife, Mary, the Robert R. Wagner Fellowship Fund…

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…

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…