UVA Brain Institute:
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

The UVA Brain Institute connects talented faculty and students across the University to develop better methods for understanding the brain; to seek new ways to prevent, treat, and cure brain diseases and injury; and to equip the next generation of neuroscientists and clinicians. Learn more.

Spotlight: Autism

Dr. Kevin Pelphrey is pioneering imaging and genomics techniques that are making it easier for doctors to diagnose autism, and that have implications for how we study other neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and epilepsy. Learn More

Life-Changing Discoveries

The latest breakthroughs in treating diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, and epilepsy live at the University of Virginia. Your support helps make our most promising ideas come to life, moving discoveries in our labs to the patient's bedside. Learn more.

Care Tailored to our Patients' Needs

Providing the right care, at the right time, at the right place is the goal of UVA Health. We are pioneering new models of care for patients suffering from complex neurological conditions. Learn More.

A 21st Century Neuroscience Education

UVA is one of the few academic institutions that trains young doctors in emerging fields of science like neuroimmunonolgy. Learn how you can help foster the next generation of neuroscientists and clinicians. Learn more.

 

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Stories of Care & Discovery

UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Enhance Stroke Care Collaboration

UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Enhance Stroke Care Collaboration

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and UVA Health are strengthening their stroke care collaboration to better serve the community's needs.

UVA Health Newsroom

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CAN ULTRASOUND WAVES HELP PEOPLE QUIT COCAINE?

UVA Health researchers received an NIH grant to test low-intensity focused ultrasound on brain cells to reduce the desire for cocaine.

UVA Today

New Drug a Breakthrough for Brain Tumor That Strikes the Young

New Drug a Breakthrough for Brain Tumor That Strikes the Young

A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform treatment of brain tumors that often afflict younger people.

UVA Health Newsroom

Research in Motion: Jayakrishna Ambati, MD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research in Motion: Jayakrishna Ambati, MD

My team and I tackle something called inflammation and how it promotes aging in diseases like Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and diabetes, and we’ve been able to create molecules that can not only prevent these diseases, but reverse them. —...

Medicine in Motion News

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Biological Clock Disruptions Sound Alzheimer’s Alarm

UVA researchers’ Alzheimer’s discovery suggests light sensitivity may play a key role in the disease’s symptoms.

UVA Today