Neuroscience Graduate Program and Department Expand Brain Awareness Week to Year-Round Initiative
7/19/2024
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 longstanding passion for…
Tsai-Yi Lu Selected for the National Institute on Aging’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program
7/9/2024
July 2024 - Congratulations to Tsai-Yi Lu, Ph.D., for being selected to participate in the prestigious Butler-Williams Scholars Program sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)! The Butler-Williams Scholars…
John Lukens Featured in Interview with VPM
6/13/2024
June 2024 - VPM's Morning Edition Host Phil Liles recently spoke with John Lukens, Ph.D., about recent advances in medicine, treatments and what’s on the horizon for the new Harrison…
Tajie Harris Appointed as Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellow
6/11/2024
June 2024 - Congratulations to Tajie Harris, Ph.D., who was selected as a Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellow! The Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellowship program was launched last year to honor outstanding…
5/22/2024
May 2024 - Congratulations to John Lukens, PhD, who has been appointed as the inaugural Director of the University of Virginia’s Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative…
Tajie Harris Featured in The New York Times and Time Discussing Brain Parasites
5/21/2024
May 2024 - Tajie Harris, PhD, was recently featured in The New York Times and Time discussing the effects of parasites on the human brain. Visit this link for more information!
BBC Features the Gaultier Lab’s Research into the Role of the Microbiome in Mood Disorders
3/8/2024
March 2024 - A recent BBC Food article featured the Gaultier Lab's research into the role of Lactobacillus on mood disorders. Click here to read the article!
Aida Lopez Receives iPRIME Fellowship
2/15/2024
February 2024 - Aida Lopez, a 3rd-year Neuroscience Graduate Program student in the Eyo Lab, received funding through the iPrecision immunomedicine (iPRIME) Fellowship Awards Program for her project “P2RY12 regulation…
Neuroscience Faculty Among Winners at School of Medicine Shark Tank Competition
2/6/2024
February 2024 - The Shark Tank Competition was the highlight of the second day of UVA's School of Medicine research retreat. With $500,000 total being awarded, five teams pitched their…
Implant Prototype Featured in UVA Today
12/14/2023
December 2023 - Neuroscience professor and chair Harald Sontheimer was featured in UVA Today, highlighting his work on a "deep brain implant" that may treat or even reverse the degenerative…