Congratulations to Seham Ebrahim, Awarded $2 Million NIH-R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

5/8/2025

Seham Ebrahim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, was awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes…

Congratulations to Two Winners of the Outstanding Student Award in our Department.

4/17/2025

Winners in our department: Physiology: Elina Zhou who works in the Qi lab, and Biophysics: Katelyn Kraichely who works in the Tamm Lab. Congratulations Elina and Katie! The Biomedical Sciences…

Ling Qi, PhD, and Shengyi Iris Sun, PhD, Earn $3.2 Million to Research Protein Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

4/3/2025

Congratulations to the Qi lab and the Sun lab! To read more about it see HERE

MPBP Postdoc Helen Wang in the News Highlighting Her Grant from the Alzheimer’s Association

4/3/2025

Helen Wang, PhD, Featured Across Virginia, and on TV Stations Nationally, Highlighting Her Grant from the Alzheimer’s Association Congratulations to Helen Wang of the Qi Lab! Read all about it…

Stefanie Redemann’s Science Highlighted for UVa Cancer Ctr. Women’s History Month

3/11/2025

As highlighted on the UVA Cancer Center Facebook Page: Stefanie Redemann, PhD, investigates cellular division – the fundamental process for bodily growth, maintenance and function – to understand why it…

The Levental Lab Is Awarded A New Grant to Research Mechanisms by Which Immune Cells Fight Infection or Cancer

2/20/2025

From Medicine In Motion Congratulations to Drs. Ilya and Kandice Levental and their collaborators. Backed by a new five-year $3.3 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

Dr. Lukas Tamm Receives the Research Mentor Award- Congratulations for this well deserved honor!

2/13/2025

Research Mentor Award Lukas Tamm, Harrison Distinguished Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, and Director of the Center For Membrane & Cell Physiology Lukas Tamm’s focus on creating a…

Dr. Anne Kenworthy Appointed as Vice Chair of Research for MPBP

2/3/2025

I am pleased to announce that our colleague Dr. Anne Kenworthy has been appointed as the Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, effective February 1, 2025 –…

Five MPBP Trainees Receive Prestigious Fellowships-Congratulations!

1/9/2025

Five of our outstanding graduate students were awarded prestigious fellowships from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These competitive awards recognize their innovative research…

New Study Reveals Key Mechanism Behind Cerebellar Ataxia and Neurodegeneration; research led by Mauricio Torres, PhD, and Ling Qi, PhD.

12/5/2024

Researchers from the University of Virginia have uncovered a critical role for the SEL1L-HRD1 complex in preventing neurodegeneration in Purkinje cells—a type of neuron crucial for motor coordination. The findings,…