William A. Petri, MD, PhD, Awarded Seven-Year $4.2 Million UG1 Grant Renewal to Support the NICHD Global Maternal-Child Health Network - Research - Medicine in Motion News

William A. Petri, MD, PhD, Awarded Seven-Year $4.2 Million UG1 Grant Renewal

Professor William Petri MD, PhD, was awarded a $4.2 million seven-year renewal of his UG1 grant for a project supporting UVA’s partnership with the icddr,b in Bangladesh as a Research Unit, within the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s H...

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Medicine in Motion: Edward Egelman, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Medicine in Motion: Edward Egelman, PhD

My laboratory is focused on structural biology, and the main technique we use is cryo electron microscopy, which enables us to determine the atomic structure of many biological assemblies. These cover a vast range from pathogenic bacteria that infect...

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Research In Motion: Mary Peace McRae, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research In Motion: Mary Peace McRae, PhD

“My research studies how opioids negatively impact memory and learning in people living with HIV. Having a better understanding of these cellular and molecular processes, including how opioids decrease the ability of HIV drugs to treat HIV within t...

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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.

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Get to Know Jeffrey Martens, PhD — Senior Associate Dean for Research - Faculty - Medicine in Motion News

Get to Know Jeffrey Martens, PhD — Senior Associate Dean for Research

Jeffrey R. Martens, PhD, joined the School of Medicine as the new Senior Associate Dean for Research on May 15, 2023. Professor Martens is a nationally and internationally lauded leader, researcher and educator who came to UVA from the University of ...

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