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Ahmad Jomaa selected for the 2023 Searle Scholar program supporting high risk, high reward research.

Congratulations to assistant professor Ahmad Jomaa on being selected a 2023 Searle Scholar. Ahmad joins a group of 15 exceptional young faculty in biological, chemical and engineering sciences from top…

Congratulations to Brant Isakson, Ph.D., named 2024 recipient of the Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship given by the Cardiovascular Section of the APS

We congratulate Brant Isakson, Ph.D., for receiving this well deserved and prestigious award. Dr. Isakson is a Professor in the Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Department and the Robert M.…

Huiwang Ai, PhD Awarded Two Grants From the NIH for $5.3 Million

Huiwang Ai, Ph.D., was honored in the UVa Medicine in Motion newsletter for receiving two new R01 grants totaling $5.3M. We congratulate you Huiwang!

Congratulations to Anne Kenworthy for receiving the Mildred Cohen Award in Biological Chemistry.

The award recognizes and honors scientists at all stages of their careers who have made substantial advances in understanding biological chemistry using innovative physical approaches. Anne’s work beautifully embodies the…

Congratulations to Graduate Students Bena Chan, Luis Real Hernandez, and Jeremi Kuklewicz, to be named 2022 Wagner Fellows

Please congratulate the 2022 Wagner Fellows in our department! Wagner Fellowships are awarded each year to some of the most promising graduate students in the BIMS programs. Sze Ham "Bena"…

Congratulations to Jochen Zimmer and his lab on their publication in Nature

Congratulations to Jochen Zimmer and his lab on the publication of the structure and mechanism of substrate recognition of hyaluronan synthase in Nature (). Hyaluronan is a ubiquitous acidic glycosaminoglycan…

Congratulating Ahmad Jomaa on the publication of his latest research article in Science

We congratulate Assistant Professor, Ahmad Jomaa, for his latest research article published in the journal Science. Mechanism of signal sequence handover from NAC to SRP on ribosomes during ER-protein targeting…

Swapnil Sonkusare receives the 2022 ASPET Mid Career Award in Cardiovascular Physiology

Congratulations to Swapnil Sonkusare for receiving the 2022 ASPET Mid Career Award in Cardiovascular Physiology. Dr. Sonkusare joins a distinguished group of award winners who are recognized for their excellence…

Jochen Zimmer Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

We congratulate Jochen Zimmer for being named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator on September 23, 2021. The HHMI announcement can be found here.  Jochen is one of 33 outstanding…

Peter Kasson named 2021 Pinn Scholar for his timely project “Protecting against future pandemic viruses that don’t yet infect humans.”

Pinn Scholars are mid-career faculty selected on the basis of their scientific expertise and research productivity, and contributions to the School of Medicine and to the greater research community, including…

Congratulations Pornillos Lab for paper in Science on reconstitution of HIV replication

There is great news from Owen Pornillos' lab. They published a paper in Science on the Reconstitution and visualization of capsid-dependent replication of HIV transcription.  See  

Biophysical Society names Dr. Lukas Tamm in their 2021 Class of Fellows

Dr. Lukas Tamm has been honored as a member of the 2021 Class of Fellows in recognition for his contributions to our understanding of the structural biology and functional biophysics…

Ai Lab develops improvement to fluorescent biosensors widely used in scientific and medical research.

Congratulations to Dr. Huiwang Ai and his lab, on their new red-shifted biosensor paper published in Nature Chemical Biology and  highlighted in UVA Today by Science feature writer Josh Barney.…

Jochen Zimmer’s lab published structure of plant cellulose synthase in Science

Jochen Zimmer’s lab published structure of plant cellulose synthase in Science. Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer produced on earth. Cellulose synthase is an trimeric integral membrane protein that stiches…

Important paper on COVID-19 spread by Peter Kasson and Lynn Kamerlin getting world news coverage

Shina C L Kamerlin, Peter M Kasson  Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciaa864,   Published: 01 July 202   Newsweek , Forbes , Jerusalem Post, UVa Today:   Lack of COVID-19 Lockdown…

We celebrate Mateusz Czub from Wladek Minor’s lab, recently awarded a Wagner fellowship

Please join us in congratulating Mateusz Czub for earning the Robert R. Wagner Fellowship. In 1997, Bob and Mary Wagner established The Robert R. Wagner Fellowship Fund with the goal…

Congratulations to the Isakson Lab! In the course of 8 days, Dr. Brant Isakson and his Lab received a lot of great news…

            In the course of 8 days, Dr. Brant Isakson and his Lab received a lot of great news: —Claire Ruddiman (2nd year Pharm student…

Congratulations Dr. Minor: Testosterone discovery may explain low levels in men with diabetes.

March 27, 2019 Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu UVa Today Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere have mapped out how the body transports testosterone, and their surprising findings may explain…

Dr. Owen Pornillos, 2019 Class of Pinn Scholars

Congratulations to Dr. Owen Pornillos who joined the 2019 Class of Pinn Scholars.  Pinn Scholars are selected on the basis of their scientific expertise and contributions to the School of…

Congratulations! Excellence of Teaching Award for Dr. Barbie Pornillos

Dr. Barbie Ganser-Pornillos is one of this year’s recipients of the University of Virginia School of Medicine Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Dean David S. Wilkes will recognize Dr. Ganser-Pornillos’…