Lazo Lab’s Vibrant Research Catches Media Attention
7/25/2016
Drs. John Lazo and Elizabeth Sharlow were interviewed by CBS 19 Newsplex for their research to treat radiation exposure. Check out the interview!
New GBS Committee Chairs for 2016-2017
6/28/2016
Congratulations to the new GBS Committee Chairs! Academic - Nicole McKenna (nrm2nq@virginia.edu) and Ellen Mintz (em4ca@virginia.edu) Professional - Alex Keller (ask3mf@virginia.edu) Service and Outreach - Jeremy Shaw (jjs3ge@virginia.edu) Reach out to…
Amid Terrorism Fears, Promising Leads in Hunt for Radiation Antidote (by Josh Barney)
6/16/2016
Contact: Josh Barney 434.906.8864 jdb9a@virginia.edu Amid Terrorism Fears, Promising Leads in Hunt for Radiation Antidote No Cure Available for Exposure to Potentially Deadly Ionizing Radiation UVA researchers have identified compounds that…
Trainees Secure External Funding
6/7/2016
Several trainees in Pharmacology labs were successful in securing external funding – here’s a list of funding we know about…be sure to congratulate these students! Tyler Basting (Guyenet lab), American…
Garrett Mullins Sends Smartphone through Hospital’s Pneumatic Tube System
5/27/2016
Garrett Mullins, PhD (Pharmacology, Class of 2015) is making headlines again! This time for his idea to send a smartphone through the hospital's pneumatic tube system in order to determine…
Alex Keller Receives Internship at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
5/26/2016
Congratulations to Alex Keller, Pharmacology PhD Student in Brant Isakson's Lab, who received an internship with the bioassays group at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals! Regeneron is a biopharmaceutical company located just north of New…
Mike Schappe Named GBS President
5/23/2016
Pharmacology Graduate Student Michael Schappe (Desai Lab) will be serving as the President of the Graduate Biosciences Society for the 2016-2017 Academic Year! Rounding out the GBS Executive Committee are…
5/20/2016
Final exercises are this weekend and we say farewell and congratulations to Janelle Weaver (Bayliss lab), who is earning her PhD. Earlier this year, Janelle receive the 2016 Outstanding Graduate…
Sarah Gray’s Poster Wins at Research & Scholars Day
5/18/2016
Congrats to Sarah Gray (Eugene Barrett's lab), who took home an award for best poster presentation by a graduate student for her poster "Insulin uptake by the brain endothelial cell (BEC)…
Alex Keller Wins UVA Bioscience Scientific Image Competition
4/30/2016
As a part of the renovation to the Biomedical Education Classroom, GBS decided to showcase the scientific creativity of students in our graduate programs by hosting a Student Art and Image…