UVA Interviews Harald Sontheimer, Neuroscience Chair
8/28/2023
August 2023 - Our nation is at an inflection point in the battle against Alzheimer’s, dementia, and related neurological disorders. With millions of patients and families impacted by these conditions,…
New Insights Into Seizures Advance Efforts to Develop Better Treatments
5/11/2023
May 2023 - Congratulations to Ukpong Eyo and Edward Perez-Reyes for publishing their paper on the advancement of seizure treatments! Research from the Eyo and Perez-Reyes labs suggests that immune…
SOM Earns Top Honors in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings
5/11/2023
May 2023- The University of Virginia School of Medicine has earned a top national ranking for its biomedical research in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools guide.…
5/4/2023
May 2023 – Congratulations to Alban Gaultier for winning the 2022 Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching! This award was established in honor of Robert J. Kadner, PhD,…
5/4/2023
April 2023- Congratulations to Jaeda Coutinho-Budd for winning the Jordi Folch-Pi Award! The Jordi Folch-Pi Award is given to an outstanding young investigator who has demonstrated a high level of…
5/4/2023
April 2023- Congratulations to Hannah Ennerfelt for being named the Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience this year, as well as winning the Peach Outstanding Graduate Student Award! Each year, an…
Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience
5/4/2023
April 2023- Michael Kovacs, from Tajie Harris’s laboratory, has been selected as the 2023 MIC Outstanding Student. Mike will also represent the MIC Graduate Program as our nominee for the…
5/4/2023
March 2023- The Annual Graduate Biosciences Society (GBS) Symposium was held on Friday, March 17, 2023 in McKim Hall. The day was filled with terrific presentations from the Outstanding Student…
Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Could End Disease’s Chronic Inflammation
2/15/2023
February 2023 - Congratulations to Andrea Merchak and the Gaultier Lab for publishing their recent findings related to multiple sclerosis! View publication
Antidepressants, Infection Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
12/19/2022
December 2022 - Congratulations to Kristine Zengeler and the Lukens Lab for publishing their research related to Antidepressants and their link to neurodevelopmental disorders! Learn more