2/13/2017
Dr. Lukas Tamm is now the president of the Biophysical Society. He was interviewed by their newsletter editors.
12/15/2016
The Pinn Scholars program was designed to support and recognize our mid-level faculty and is named in honor of Dr. Vivian Pinn, the only woman and only African American graduate…
Congratulations to Dr. Ed Egelman, UVA 2016 Distinguished Scientist
10/4/2016
Biochemist Edward H. Egelman Excerpt from the article in UVA Today, October 03, 2016, by Fariss Samarrai, farisss@virginia.edu Egelman, Kron, Petri Named UVA’s 2016 Distinguished Scientists Edward H. Egelman Harrison…
Odysseus 1 Award to Dr. Kodi Ravichandran, PhD
9/15/2016
"Congratulations to Kodi Ravichandran, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, on receiving the Odysseus 1 Award, from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Belgium.…
Eyleen J. O’Rourke Awarded the 2016 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
7/7/2016
From the Pew Charitable Trusts website: "The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement…
Published in Nature: Jochen Zimmer’s observation of cellulose biosynthesis and translocation
3/17/2016
Abstract Many biopolymers, including polysaccharides, must be translocated across at least one membrane to reach their site of biological function. Cellulose is a linear glucose polymer synthesized and secreted by…
Peter Kasson’s Wallenberg Academy Fellowship
12/3/2015
Computer model of how the influenza virus invades cells Every year, influenza vaccines save many lives, but no effective medicines are available to those who have already been infected. Wallenberg…
Ebola’s ‘Fist’: U.Va. Unlocks How Deadly Virus Smashes Into Human Cells
6/3/2014
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered how the deadly Ebola virus punches its way into the cytoplasm of cells. The finding identifies an important target for blocking…
