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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…