John Lukens, PhD, Honored by UVA Medical Alumni Association
The UVA Medical Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Early Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences: John Lukens, PhD ’08. Dr. Lukens grew up in the Philadelphia area. For college, he attended the University of Richm...
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Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD, Awarded $2 Million to Research Information Processing and Decision-Making Mechanisms of Human Cells
Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a faculty member of the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a $2 million, five-year R35 grant renewal from the NIH National Institute for G...
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Research in Motion: Nassima Tiouririne, MD
Currently we are investigating the use of focused ultrasound on targeting the insular cortex in the brain to assess its role in cocaine craving. With focused ultrasound and transcranial magnetic stimulation, we’re able to go deep in the brain and u...
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Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, Awarded NIH-K01 Grant to Study Coronary Microvascular Disease in Women
Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, MS, director of the Women’s Heart Care Program in the UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine and radiology, has been awarded a prestigious K01 grant from the Nationa...
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Out-of-Body Experiences Can Profoundly Increase Empathy
Fascinating work on out-of-body experiences could lead to ways to foster empathy during a fractured time for American society – and the world.
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