Events
Dean's New Faculty Research Seminar Series
First Thursday of every month from 4 to 5 PM in Pinn Hall 1005.
Each month, the School of Medicine will host a seminar highlighting two recently hired assistant professors to present a 30-minute introduction to their research program. The goal is to introduce our talented new faculty to the broader research community within the UVA School of Medicine and to potentially seed new cross-school collaborations.
Monthly Featured Speakers
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Stephanie Zuo, MD
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Title: Does Application Technique Matter for Vaginal Estrogen Effectiveness in Preventing UTIs?: Results from the TAPER Trial
Tania Velez, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Title: T regulatory responses in the lung lymph nodes during pulmonary fibrosis
No registration required. Light refreshments will be served.
Seminar Series Speaker Archive
Dr. Brady Spencer from the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology
Dr. Jie Yang from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetic
Dr. Allison May from the Department of Urology
Dr. Ariel Williams from Public Health Sciences
Timothy Martin, PhD from Pharmacology
Christine Nelson, PhD from Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Kelsey Kubelick, PhD from Biomedical Engineering
Sameer Bajikar, PhD from Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Laura Newman PhD from Cell Biology
Uday Tak, PhD from Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology
Jarred M. Whitlock, PhD from Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Anisha R. Gerber, MD from Pediatrics
Anderson Lecture 2025 — September 22, 2025
Huda Yahya Zoghbi, MD
Professor, Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics
Pediatrics, Neurology and Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Title of Lecture: Molecular and Neurobiological Studies in Rett syndrome and other MECP2 disorders
Location: Claude Moore Medical Education Building Auditorium
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
Dr. Huda Zoghbi is the Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetics, Neurology and Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine. She is also an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her laboratory uses genetic, cell biological, and biochemical approaches to explore the pathogenesis of polyglutamine neurodegenerative diseases, and how MECP2 mutations cause postnatal neurodevelopmental disorders, including Rett syndrome and spinocerebellar ataxias. In addition to being a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), National Academy of Medicine (NAM), and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), she has been awarded the Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, the Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine, the Canada Gairdner International Award, the Breakthrough Prize, the Brain Prize, Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, and the Ross Prize.
Refreshments to follow the lecture, Medical Education Building, first floor lobby
About the Anderson Lecture and Symposia
The John F. Anderson Memorial Lectureship was established in 1955 by Dr. John F. Anderson, a graduate in 1895 of the University of Virginia, School of Medicine. Through his gift to the University, it has been possible to establish a lectureship in medical science and public health which will bring to this medical community the latest developments in these fields.
Dr. Anderson made many outstanding contributions to the science of medicine during his long career of service and leadership in public health, medical research, and medical production. Dr. Anderson was the third director of the Hygienic Laboratory (the predecessor of the National Institute of Health) and was among the early scientists who made the Laboratory well-known in scientific circles.
Anderson Symposium Form
For questions, please contact Joyce Fortune, JCF9U@uvahealth.org
| Date | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | Zhijian "James" Chen, PhD, UT Southwestern (David Rekosh, Host) |
| September 12, 2023 | Jennifer Doudna, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, and HHMI (Anja Bielinsky, Host) |
| October 24, 2022 | Taekjip Ha, PhD, Johns Hopkins University and HHMI (Lukas Tamm, Host) |
| April 18, 2022 | Aviv Regev, PhD, Genentech/Roche and the Broad Institute of MIT/Harvard (Mark Okusa, Host) (virtual) |
| October 27, 2021 | Phillip D Zamore, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School and HHMI (Jogender Tushir-Singh, Host) (virtual) |
| March 22, 2021 | Richard Henderson, PhD, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK) (Ed Egelman, Host) (virtual) |
| February 5, 2019 | Helen H Hobbs, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center and HHMI (Gary Owens, Host) |
| October 8, 2018 | Fred H (Rusty) Gage, PhD, Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Mike McConnell, Host) |
| June 2016 | Craig C Mello, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School and HHMI (Todd Stukenberg, Host) |
| March 7, 2017 | Robert Langer, ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (George Christ, Host) |
| October 5, 2015 | Mary-Claire King, PhD, University of Washington (Stephen Rich, Host) |
| June 15, 2015 | Lew Catley, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College (Todd Stukenberg, Host) |
| March 24, 2015 | Eric Betzig, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, and HHMI (Janelia Farm Research Campus) (Jay Fox, Host) |
| September 25, 2013 | April Greenan, PhD, University of Mary Washington |
| November 17, 2010 | Catherine Belling, PhD, Northwestern University |
| November 10, 2010 | Abigail D Zuger, MD, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and medical writer, The New York Times |
| October 20, 2010 | Jane Macnaughton, MD, PhD, Durham University (UK) |
There were numerous Anderson Memorial Lecture as co-presentations (and others as part of the Medical Center Hour) in the 2010-2015 period.
Research Faculty Retreat - Dates TBA
The Faculty Research Retreat is a biannual event for faculty researchers at the School of Medicine. Every other year, the faculty gather for a two-day retreat to explore ideas and learn from experts about various topics.
In 2024, nearly 300 School of Medicine research faculty gathered for two days on February 2 and 3. They explored the topic “Emerging Approaches and Biotechnologies” in a variety of sessions.
In addition, Dean Kibbe introduced the inaugural “Shark Tank” Research Competition, where six faculty teams competed for up to $500,000 in prize money. Read about the 2024 research retreat and competition.