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

Transformative Seed Funding

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Upcoming Events

UVA BIGNeuro Seminar Series - Diana Bautista

Pinn Hall Auditorium 1014

Medical Scientist-Training Program (MSTP) Student Distinguished Lecturer

TBD

The University of Virginia Medical Scientist-Training Program (MSTP) is pleased to announce that world-renowned neuroscient

UVA BIGNeuro Seminar Series - Diana Bautista

Pinn Hall Auditorium 1014
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In The News

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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.
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Autism researchers adapt studies for a socially distant world

In August, Kevin Pelphrey’s team at the University of Virginia launched a long-term study of differences between boys and girls with autism, involving 1,500 children at seven research sites. They were preparing to begin a second wave of data collection when the pandemic hit.
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Brain Discovery Could Have Important Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases

An unexpected form of cellular cleanup in developing brains could play a role in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism and more.
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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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."

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