Research in Motion: Karen Johnston, MD
Our iTHRIV team helps researchers translate their most innovative ideas into actual treatments and cures for our patients. Innovative translational discoveries include things like gene therapy for rare diseases or the repurposing of existing medicine...
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Research in Motion: Jamieson Bourque, MD
My research is focused on patients who have unexplained chest pain. They often have significantly reduced functional status and uncomfortable symptoms; we are looking at ways to use exercise and other novel therapies to help diagnose these patients. ...
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Sameer Bajikar, PhD, Aims to Unlock the Inner Workings of the MECP2 ‘Goldilocks’ Gene
As a postdoctoral fellow working with neurogeneticist Huda Zoghbi at Baylor College of Medicine, Sameer Bajikar began to study a pair of neurodevelopmental disorders that work as two sides of the same coin, in a way. Rett syndrome and MECP2 duplicati...
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UVA IDs Heart Drug by Combining Machine Learning, Human Learning
Scientists have developed a new approach to machine learning – a form of AI – to identify drugs that help minimize harmful heart scarring.
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UVA Cancer Center Enrolls First Patient in National Phase 1 Immunotherapy Trial
Led by Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology Matthew Reilley, MD, the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) recently enrolled the first patient in a nationwide Phase 1 drug trial to evaluate a new immunotherapy drug’s potential to treat...
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