Lukens Lab Research Featured in UVA Today
6/4/2025
June 2025 - John Lukens and his lab were recently profiled for UVA Today! Of their current findings, Lukens said: Our findings demonstrate that the DNA damage that naturally accumulates…
Tajie Harris Featured in Research in Motion
3/27/2025
March 2025 - Tajie Harris was interviewed for Research In Motion; about her lab's work, she says: "We’re tackling questions at the interface of how the nervous system interacts with…
Lulu Jiang Awarded $3.6 Million to Investigate RNA Modifications in Alzheimer’s Disease
12/19/2024
December 2024 - Congrats to Lulu Jiang, who was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project titled “Epitranscriptomic Mechanism in the Pathogenesis…
Heather Ferris Featured in Medicine in Motion
10/17/2024
October 2024 - Heather Ferris, MD, PhD, examines how brain metabolism affects risk for developing dementia. Visit this link to learn more about her lab's work!
John Lukens receives 2024 Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences
9/27/2024
September 2024 - Congrats to John Lukens, PhD, who was honored by the UVA Medical Alumni Association as the recipient of its 2024 Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences! Visit…
Isaac Babcock awarded AAI fellowship
9/20/2024
Congratulations to Harris Lab graduate student Isaac Babcock, who was awarded a 2024 fellowship by The American Association of Immunologists!
Tajie Harris, PhD, Awarded $2.6 Million to Study How the Immune System Benefits the Brain
9/5/2024
Congrats to Tajie Harris, who was awarded a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, titled “Caspase-8 mediated control of CNS infection.” Visit this…
Scott Zeitlin, PhD, Advances Understanding and Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
9/5/2024
With visionary support from the Pelican Fund, Zeitlin and his team are uncovering the secrets of Huntington’s disease (HD) and identifying new targets for combating this debilitating, fatal brain disorder.…
Sontheimer Lab Makes Brain Discovery
8/1/2024
August 2024 - Congratulations to Bhanu Tewari, Harald Sontheimer, and the Sontheimer lab for publishing their recent findings on perineural nets in Nature Neuroscience! These mysterious net-like structures that surround…
Neuroscience Graduate Program and Department Expand Brain Awareness Week to Year-Round Initiative
7/19/2024
July 2024 - The University of Virginia’s Neuroscience Graduate Program and Department of Neuroscience have transformed their annual Brain Awareness Week into a groundbreaking year-round outreach initiative. Building on their…