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. 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 –…

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,…

Drs. Jochen Zimmer and Ilya Levental Receive Dean’s Excellence Awards for Faculty Research and Teaching

11/27/2024

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is proud to announce that Dr. Jochen Zimmer has been named the recipient of the Dean’s Excellence in Faculty Research Award, and Dr.…

Dr. Jochen Zimmer Elected to the Charles Slaughter Professorship in Physiology

11/27/2024

UVA is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jochen Zimmer to the prestigious Charles Slaughter Professorship in Physiology, effective July 1, 2024. This esteemed appointment, which will run through…

Welcome Two New MPBP Faculty

10/9/2024

I am excited to announce that September 2024 marks the beginning of two new chapters for our department. Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Ming-Feng Tsai…