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Medicine In Motion – Melissa Kendall, PhD, and Bill Petri, MD, PhD, Discuss E. Coli in Your Food
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a food safety alert last week related to the recent E. coli outbreak linked to the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. In an effort…
David F. Kashatus, PhD, Named Assistant Dean for Research – Medicine In Motion News
The School of Medicine Office for Research is excited to announce the appointment of David Kashatus, PhD, as the Assistant Dean for Research, replacing Mary Peace McRae who we thank…
Brady Spencer, PhD, Awarded K22 NIH Grant to Study How Group B Streptococcus Impacts Immune Response
Brady Spencer, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a two-year, $250,000 NIH-NIAID K22 Career transition award titled, “Characterization of a Type…
"Years ago, when I arrived at the University of Virginia, my research was focused on discovering toxins in snake venoms that give rise to the hemorrhage associated with snake bites.…
Spark Innovation Competition Winner Johnson Ung!
Congratulations to Johnson Ung, whose ideas and project to "improve experience for prospective and current postdoctoral fellows across UVA Health" was chosen as a project that will focus on uncovering…
Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) Woman of the Month: Caroline Riedstra!
During July, the Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) is celebrating UV Safety Month and is honored to recognize Ms. Caroline Riedstra, a PhD candidate in the lab of Andrew…
The new R01 will investigate the contribution of a form of gene silencing known as Polycomb silencing in both the establishment of HSV latency and reactivation. Polycomb silencing is a…
Dan Gioeli, PhD, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer, and John Bushweller, PhD, a professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and the…
Wagner Fellowship for Mary Wakim!
Congratulations to Mary Broden from the Alison Criss lab who was award a Wagner Fellowship for the 2024-25 academic year!
Parsons-Weber-Parsons (PWP) scholar Nicole Kirk!
Nicole Kirk from the Kwon Park lab has been selected as the “Parsons-Weber-Parsons (PWP) scholar” for the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations Nicole! This award is supported by the Sarah J.…