News & Events

Pie A Professor
Apr 10, 2023

Prof. JC Cang was invited by the UVA premedical chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon to the "Pie a Professor" event on April 7. The week of April 2-8 is Children’s Hospitals Week, a philanthropy week for PhiDE to raise donations and awareness for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, and specifically benefit UVA Children’s Hospital. 

 

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Marta Grannonico
Apr 10, 2023

Marta Grannonico, a postdoctoral fellow in the Liu lab, received the Career Starter grant award from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. The Foundation is committed to support research that can help launch the careers of clinical and basic researchers focused on the prevention and cure of potentially blinding diseases in infants and children.

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Welcome Dr. Drew Schield
Apr 10, 2023

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Drew Schield to UVA Biology!

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Infectious Disease in 3D now accepting applications!
Apr 3, 2023

We have extended our deadline until April 15th for applications for the ID in 3D program. Please help spread the word by sharing with groups that you interact with (updated flyer link below)!

Want to learn some biology, acquire new skills, get creative, and produce something that will impact public science literacy?

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GSPA April 2023 Newsletter
Mar 31, 2023

April Newsletter
Greetings from the Biology GSPA! In this monthly newsletter, we have highlighted some of the recent accomplishments among members of the department and advertised some exciting events coming up in April!

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Eyleen Jorgelina O’Rourke, Ph.D.
Mar 28, 2023

Detoxing Fat By-Products Could Increase Longevity

HealthNews.com
Eglė Krištopaitytė
March 21, 2023

Detoxifying the body of harmful fat by-products that accumulate over the years may delay aging, a study in animal models finds.

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The Neuroscience Honor Society's STEM outreach trip
Mar 27, 2023

The Neuroscience Honor Society at UVA organized a STEM outreach trip for Peabody middle school students, teachers, and parents on March 17th, 2023. The event involved the participation of over 20 undergraduate students who prepared presentations on brains and neurons and organized hands-on sheep brain dissections.

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Annual Biological Sciences Research Symposium
Mar 27, 2023

The Biology Department is excited to host a celebration of all of the diverse and fantastic research performed by our dedicated trainees! Undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to present their work in one of two poster sessions that run from 10:00 – 12:00 and 2:00 – 4:00. Post-doctoral fellows will have the opportunity to present 15 minute talks from 12:00 – 1:00.

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The April issue of the monthly newsletter is coming up!
Mar 23, 2023

The Biology GSPA will be highlighting recent accomplishments (e.g., dissertation defense, papers, awards, etc.) among members of the Biology Department, as well as advertising upcoming events. 

If there is anything you would like to see included in the April newsletter, please contact Roberta Onoharigho by Monday, March 27. 

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Ammasi Periasamy
Mar 21, 2023

Current Protocols 2023 Feb;3(2):e689. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.689.
Detecting RNA-Protein Interactions With EGFP-Cy3 FRET by Acceptor Photobleaching
Shagufta Rehman Alam, Mani S Mahadevan, Ammasi Periasamy

PMID: 36821783 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.689

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