Research News: UVA School of Medicine Researchers and Collaborators Solve 50-Year Mystery About How Bacteria Move | Learn more: bit.ly/3EgFYvV | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #MedicalEducation

We're looking forward to working with Mary Peace McRae, who brings a wealth of medical science knowledge and experience to the School's research. I wish to thank all of the other excellent candidates for this position and everyone who helped with the search.

Congratulations to Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, (Peirce-Cottler Lab ) who is our new Biomedical Engineering Chair! As a faculty member here for nearly 2 decades, she has a deep appreciation for the talented team and will build upon the department’s 55 years of innovation.

Today I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mariano Garcia-Blanco (Marco A GarciaBlanco) as chair of the UVA Department of of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. We are so fortunate to have recruited this internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology.

Sana Syed, MD, MSCR, MSDS, received a $4 million NIDDK grant. This will help her team better understand Crohn's disease and improve care for kids with Crohn's. UVA COWIMS Sana Syed, MD MSDS #WomenInMedicine Month #WomenInMedicine

Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, will lead our Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. He is an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology and comes to UVA from the University of Texas Medical Branch. Melina Kibbe ow.ly/T4GE50KLGTI

News: Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, Appointed to Chair Biomedical Engineering | Learn more: bit.ly/3xb6GSn | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #UVA Health #biomedicine #biomedics #biomedical

News: Mary Peace McRae, PharmD, PhD, Appointed as School of Medicine Assistant Dean for Research | Learn more: bit.ly/3ehjAru | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #UVA Health #Research

Enjoy highlights from the UVA School of Medicine, White Coat and Convocation Ceremony, Class of 2026 | youtu.be/pOCtOYn9zYY | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #UVA Health

Top Breast Reconstruction Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Renowned Clinician, Researcher and Educator Dr. Scott Hollenbeck to Join School of Medicine. | Learn more: bit.ly/3JYOhxj | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #UVA health

Welcome to my new colleague Marianne Baernholdt (Marianne Baernholdt) on her first day as Dean of the UVA School of Nursing! I look forward to working with you, Marianne.

After an extensive national search with an extraordinary, talented group of applicants, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Anja Katrin Bielinsky, PhD, (@akbiela) as the new Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics effective November 15, 2022.

Here at the SOM we're working towards a culture that truly respects diversity, equity and inclusion. Yesterday, Dr. Downs (Tracy M. Downs) and I recorded a video message for our website. I look forward to working with him and others to make our vision a reality!

As our country commemorates the end of slavery in the United States this Juneteenth, join Jessica Harris '19 on a tour of UVA's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, a project completed in 2020 to serve as a space of reflection and healing on Grounds.

Today we celebrate #Juneteenth , a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and our country's second Independence Day. More about some of the ways we honor Juneteenth at UVA and UVAHealthNews in my new article: bit.ly/3ub5kWr

Training healthcare providers of the future is one of our four missions. Learn more about new graduates of the School of Medicine: bit.ly/3GuX1JG | #UVA #UVA SchoolOfMedicine #MedicalSchool #becomeadoctor

This past weekend at Final Exercises, Dean Melina Kibbe conferred degrees for the UVA School of Medicine's Class of 2022. Her leadership has been extraordinary and we're so proud of the graduates heading onward to further the field of medicine! UVA School of Medicine Melina Kibbe @uva