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The UVA Brain Institute builds and sustains interdisciplinary neuroscience research teams across Grounds to address major societal challenges. We provide a unified vision for bringing UVA neuroscience to preeminence and offer unique capabilities to respond to a rapidly changing neuroscience research landscape.

COVID-19 Research Related Opportunities

Funding Opportunities and Resources for Individuals Interested in Conducting COVID-19 Related Research

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Upcoming Events

Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies Webinar Part 1: Non-motor Symptoms

August 20, 2020 - 12:00pm

Online

Presented by Scott Sperling, PsyD

PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES WEBINAR PART 2: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS

September 3, 2020 - 12:00pm

Online

Presented by Scott Sperling, PsyD

UVA BIGNeuro Seminar Series - Viviana Gradinaru

September 10, 2020 - 12:00pm

Pinn Hall Auditorium 1014

Addressing our most pressing challenges and unlocking our most significant opportunities requires working across traditional boundaries.

The 2030 Plan

In The News

ITHRIV ANNOUNCES INCOMING 2020 SCHOLARS PROGRAM COHORT

Laurie Brenner, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the UVA School of Medicine. Mentored by Kevin Pelphrey, Jaideep Kapur and Karen Johnston, Brenner will study if “Autism-plus-epilepsy is an autism subtype with a focal neurobiological basis.”

Four Reasons for OPTIMISM from Autism Researcher Kevin Pelphrey

As one of the country’s leading autism researchers, Pelphrey was eager to work within the UVA Brain Institute, where he could continue helping people like his 16-year-old daughter, Frances, who was diagnosed with autism in 2007.

Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Impossible Treatments

Richard J. Price, PhD, of UVA’s School of Medicine and School of Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural “blood-brain barrier,” which protects the brain from harmful pathogens.

Changing the face of autism care and research at UVA

Dr. Kevin Pelphrey, a Harrison Wood Professor of Neurology, and Dr. Micah Mazurek, a clinical psychologist in the Curry School of Education and Human Development, collaborate to transform the diagnosis and treatment for children with autism. Photo courtesy of Jackson Smith.

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Dr. Shayan Moosa uses electroencephalography and laser pulses to determine the effects of MRI-guided low-intensity focused ultrasound on the brain. Photo courtesy of Dr. Elias, Dr. Legon, and Dr. Liu's Human Brain Function and Neuromodulation Labs.

Collaborative Efforts in Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Elias and Dr. Shah work together to develop highly selective drug therapies for patients with Parkinson's Disease. Photo courtesy of Tom Cogill.

Opioid Crisis Symposium

Dr. Joshua Burraway gives a talk on "Keeping It in the Family: The Opioid Addiction Treatment Suboxone in the Moral Economy of Rural Appalachia."