Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, Appointed as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
1/16/2024
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, a leader in revolutionizing how corneal transplants are performed, to chair its Department of Ophthalmology. He…
Drs. Ambati & Gelfand Describe How Sex is Impeding Medical Progress
11/17/2023
Medical research that could improve patient outcomes and transform treatments is being hindered by a lack of genetic research tools that consider biological sex, two UVA School of Medicine experts…
Research in Motion – Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
9/12/2023
Video by Harry Moxley "My team and I tackle something called inflammation and how it promotes aging in diseases like Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and diabetes, and we’ve been able…
Drs. Ambati, MD & Gelfand Cytosolic DNAs In Age-Related Disorders
9/12/2023
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.14 million grant to Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Bradley Gelfand, PhD, to further their research into cytosolic DNAs in aging and age-related…
6/30/2023
Bradley Gelfand, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, was awarded a $2.6 million grant for a study titled “Mechanistic basis of sexual dimorphism in antigen-independent IgG1 angiogenesis…
Discovery of Potential New Way to Prevent Vision Loss
2/23/2023
UVA Health School of Medicine scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and…
Drs. Ambati and Gelfand Receive $3.1M R01 Grant from NIH
10/26/2022
The NIH has awarded a $3.1M grant to Jayakrishna Ambati, MD and Bradley Gelfand, PhD to research their exciting discovery that “jumping genes” called SINE elements have increased activity in…
Dr. Cusick featured in The Daily Progress Ask The Expert
10/14/2022
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that causes damage to the blood vessels of the retina — the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back part of the eye that…
UVA Health Blog: What Is a Diabetic Eye Exam? Do I Need One?
10/14/2022
Annual eye exams are an important part of staying healthy. This is especially true if you have diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people over 40, according…
Dr. Netland Featured in Glaucoma Today
4/20/2022
How to Manage a Patient with a History of Retinal Surgery Iris Bombe, Synechiae, and High IOP Four Surgeons Strategize How to Manage a Patient with a History of Retinal…
