Dr. Mark Beenhakker Awarded with the UVA 2026 All-University Teaching Award
3/27/2026
Congratulations to Mark Beenhakker on his receipt of the 2026 UVA All-University Teaching Award! This award program is designed to recognize outstanding teaching in all schools of the University. The…
Bland Lab Student Omina Nazarzoda Receives F31 Funding
3/23/2026
Bland lab neuroscience graduate student Omina Nazarzoda received 3 years NIH F31 funding for her project titled: "Effects of early-life infection and immune signaling on neural development." Congratulations Omina, we…
3/3/2026
A new analysis of federal funding for RNA vaccine research highlights the vast potential of the technology not just for preventing infectious diseases but treating devastating conditions ranging from cancer…
Desai Lab Alumnus Dr. Michael Schappe Receives Faculty Position
2/23/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Schappe on his appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research: "seeks to uncover…
Dr. Samantha DiGruccio Rejoins UVA School of Medicine
2/19/2026
Samantha DiGruccio, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is…
Abbott Lab and Collaborators Map Brain’s Blood Pressure Control Center
2/19/2026
A group in University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology has identified a group of nerve cells in the brainstem – a region that controls vital automatic functions…
BioLab Student Kinga Pluta Selected for Prestigious Program at Harvard Medical School
1/22/2026
Kinga Pluta, a participant in this year’s Visiting Research Graduate Training Program (VRGTP), also known as BioLab, was selected to participate in the Poland Clinical Scholars Research Training Program at Harvard Medical…
10/2/2025
Doug Bayliss, PhD, the Joseph & Frances Larner Professor, and his research group in the Department of Pharmacology, were awarded a new four-year $2.8 million grant from the National Heart…
Dr.’s Ling Qi and Shengyi Sun Publish New Research in Nature Cell Biology
7/21/2025
A newly published review in Nature Cell Biology by Drs. Ling Qi and Shengyi Sun, along with postdoctoral fellow Dr. Huilun Helen Wang and collaborator Dr. Ida Biunno, provides a…
Leitinger Lab Biolabs Student, Kasia Bednarczyk, Receives Young Investigator Award
6/11/2025
The 2025 22nd SFRR-I Biennial meeting hosted by SFRR-E was held from June 3-6, 2025 in Galway, Ireland, at the University of Galway campus, and the theme this year was: The…