News & Highlights

New Insights Into Seizures Advance Efforts to Develop Better Treatments

May 2023- Congratulations to Dr. Ukpong B. Eyo, PhD, and Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD, for publishing their paper on the advancement of seizure treatments! Research from the labs of UVA’s Ukpong…

SOM Earns Top Honors in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings

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.…

Robert J. Kadner Award

May 2023 – Congratulations to Dr. Alban Gaultier for winning the 2022 Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching! This award was established in honor of Robert J. Kadner,…

Jordi Folch-Pi Award

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…

Peach Award

April 2023- Congratulations to Dr. 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,…

Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience

April 2023- Dr. 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…

GBS Leadership Award

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…

Carleigh publishes paper and passes thesis defense!

March 2019- Carleigh O’Brien is nearing graduation! She published her second first author paper in February of 2019 in the Journal of Immunology, titled “IL-10 and ICOS Differentially Regulate T…

Neuroscience at President Ryan’s Inauguration 5K

October 2018 – The “B.I.G. Neuro” team had a showing of nearly 50 people for the Community Bridges 5K Run/Walk for President Jim Ryan’s inauguration weekend. What a turnout! Special…

Graduate Student is Featured in Alpha Omega Alpha Periodical

October 2018 - Neuroscience graduate student, Mark Rudolf of Corwin Lab, has recently published in The Pharos, a prestigious periodical released by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His poem…

Neuroscience at President Ryan’s Inauguration 5K

October 2018 - The "B.I.G. Neuro" team had a showing of nearly 50 people for the Community Bridges 5K Run/Walk for President Jim Ryan's inauguration weekend. What a turnout! Special…

Jonathan Kipnis Receives NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

October 2018 - Congratulations to Dr. Kipnis and his lab for receiving the NIH Director's Pioneer Award! Click here to read the full UVA Today article.

Lukens Lab Publishes in Journal of Immunology

August 2018 - Lukens Lab is featured in the "Tech and Science" section of Newsweek for their recent publication! The full article entitled, "Critical Roles for Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the…

Neuroscience Welcomes Dr. Ukpong Eyo

August 2018 - Dr. Ukpong Eyo is the newest primary faculty member in the Department of Neuroscience. Welcome Dr. Eyo!

Kipnis Lab’s Recent Publication

July 2018 - Congratulations to Dr. Sandro Ferreira Da Mesquita, Dr. Antoine Louveau, and the Kipnis Lab for recently publishing in Nature! The paper is titled, "Functional aspects of meningeal…

Alban Gaultier is Promoted

July 2018 - Primary Neuroscience Faculty member Alban Gaultier is promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations Dr. Gaultier!

Alban Gaultier and Ioana Marin find new way to reverse depressive symptoms

Alban Gaultier and Ioana Marin have discovered a fascinating new use for Lactobacillus, a probiotic found in live-culture yogurt: reversing depressive symptoms and in a larger sense, highlighting a link between…

Antoine Louveau earns LE&RN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Congratulations are in order for Antoine Louveau in the Kipnis Lab, who recently was awarded a 2016 LE&RN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for his project "Regulation of Brain Homeostasis by the…

Tony Filiano publishes breakthrough in Nature

Congratulations to Tony Filiano, Research Associate in the Kipnis Lab, who published his paper "Unexpected role of interferon-γ in regulating neuronal connectivity and social behavior" in Nature. To read his article and learn…

Jung-Bum Shin is promoted

Primary Neuroscience faculty member Jung-Bum Shin was awarded promotion to Associate Professor. Congratulations Dr. Shin!! Very well deserved!

John Lukens selected as Hartwell Investigator

Neuroscience faculty member John Lukens was selected as a Hartwell Investigator and received an Individual Biomedical Research Award from the Hartwell Foundation.  John won for his proposal entitled: "Targeting the Interplay between the…

Carleigh O’Brien receives AAI travel award

Carleigh O'Brien from Tajie Harris's lab received a generous travel award for the most recent American Association of Immunologists (AAI) 4-day conference in Seattle, Washington, where she was invited to…

Welcome new faculty and staff!

We are excited to welcome Elizabeth (Beth) Wagner and Dr. Doug Ruhl to the Shin lab! Beth is a PhD student and Doug is a neurotology fellow from the ENT department…

New Members in the Kipnis Lab

We would like to welcome Sandro Dá Mesquita, Courtney Miller and Chris Overall to the Kipnis lab! Sandro joins us from Portugal, Cortney from UNC Chapel Hill and Chris from Pacific…

Smart Drug Smarts podcast interview highlights lymphatic system discovery

“Brain, Meet Lymphatic System” – A Biology Surprise The Leap Day podcast from the Smart Drug Smarts show featured Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D. as he discusses the very exciting, recent discovery of…

Peach Award

March 2023 – Congratulations to Hannah Ennerfelt for being named an Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience this year, as well as winning the Peach award!

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Jordi Folch-Pi Award

March 2023 – Congratulations to Dr. Jaeda Couthino-Budd for winning the 2023 Jordi Folch-Pi Award!

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Robert J. Kadner Award

March 2023 – Congratulations to Dr. Alban Gaultier for winning the 2022 Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching!

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Microglia Regulate Vascular Structure and Function

September 2021 – Congratulations to Drs. Kanchan Bisht and Ukpong Eyo for publishing their research related to microglia, vasculature, and PANX1-P2RY12 in Nature Communications!
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New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss Identified

March 2019 – Congratulations to Drs. Ting-Ting Du and Jung-Bum Shin for publishing their recent findings related to hearing loss in Nature Communications!

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Carleigh publishes paper and passes thesis defense!

March 2019 – Carleigh O’Brien is nearing graduation! She published her second first author paper in February of 2019 in the Journal of Immunology, titled “IL-10 and ICOS Differentially Regulate T Cell Responses in the Brain during Chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection.” She passed her private defense on March 6th 2019 and is currently making plans for post-graduation. We are going to miss her!

Antidepressant Could Stop Deadly Sepsis, Study Suggests

February 2019 – Dr. Alban Gaultier and Dorian Rosen have identified an antidepressant that may also stop deadly sepsis. Their findings were published in the February 6, 2019 issue of Science Translational Medicine.

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Graduate Student is Featured in Alpha Omega Alpha Periodical

October 2018 – Neuroscience graduate student, Mark Rudolf of Corwin Lab, has recently published in The Pharos, a prestigious periodical released by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

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Neuroscience at President Ryan’s Inauguration 5K

October 2018 – The “B.I.G. Neuro” team had a showing of nearly 50 people for the Community Bridges 5K Run/Walk for President Jim Ryan’s inauguration weekend. What a turnout! Special thanks to Kate.

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Jonathan Kipnis Receives NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

October 2018 – Congratulations to Dr. Kipnis and his lab for receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award! Click here to read the full UVA Today article.

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Lukens Lab Publishes in Journal of Immunology

August 2018 – Lukens Lab is featured in the “Tech and Science” section of Newsweek for their recent publication! The full article entitled, “Cutting Edge: Critical Roles for Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the Immune System in a Prenatal Immune Activation Model of Autism”

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Neuroscience Welcomes Dr. Ukpong Eyo

August 2018 – Dr. Ukpong Eyo is the newest primary faculty member in the Department of Neuroscience. Welcome Dr. Eyo!

UVA Brain Discovery Could Block Aging's Terrible Toll On The Mind

July 2018 – Congratulations to Dr. Sandro Ferreira Da Mesquita, Dr. Antoine Louveau, and the Kipnis Lab for publishing in Nature! The findings are related to aging and treating/preventing Alzheimer’s.

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