Research and testing of antiviral drug that could possibly treat #COVID-19
4/4/2020
“This is the first clinical trial to demonstrate an effective treatment for COVID-19,” said Patrick Jackson, MD, the principal investigator of the trial at UVA. “Remdesivir will be one tool…
12/12/2019
CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Criss! Being elected to a major leadership position in such an important professional society is a tribute to Dr. Criss' successful research program and leadership. Most of all,…
12/2/2019
On Tuesday, November 19th, the Web of Science Group revealed its annual list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2019. Six faculty members from the University of Virginia were among those…
Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Reveals How the Aggressive Cancer Fuels Its Growth
9/27/2019
A new discovery about pancreatic cancer sheds light on how the cancer fuels its growth and may help explain how promising cancer drugs work – and for whom they will…
Erickson Lab Ids Biological Changes Triggered by Tick Bites
8/21/2019
Loren Erickson has, for the first time, identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef. His work also provides an…
UVA Reveals E. Coli’s Secret for Causing the Worst Possible Infection
8/20/2019
A pair of University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have revealed how E. coli seeks out the most oxygen-free crevices of your colon to cause the worst infection possible. The new…
Unhealthy Gut Promotes Breast Cancer’s Spread, Study Finds
6/12/2019
An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more quickly to other parts of the body, new research from the University of Virginia Cancer…
How Cancer Hijacks Wound Healing To Create Its Own Blood Supply
6/12/2019
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on how cancers hijack the body’s natural wound-healing response to grow and spread. The researchers have identified specific processes…
$12.5 Million Grant Funds Ambitious Health Research Collaboration
5/29/2019
Original Content can be found here from UVA's News Room. A groundbreaking research collaboration at the School of Medicine that is shedding light on everything from cancer to diabetes to cardiovascular disease…
3/22/2019
In partnership with UVA’s Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the four multidisciplinary institutes are kicking off a Building…
