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Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, Awarded $3.6 Million to Investigate RNA Modifications in Alzheimer’s Disease - Medicine in Motion News

Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UVA School of Medicine, was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project titled “Epitranscriptomic Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.” Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 6 million people […]
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UVA Professor Partners with Bolivian Communities to Enhance Autism Care

Michaela DuBay, an autism researcher at UVA, is leading several initiatives in Bolivia aimed at building stronger support networks for families of children with autism.
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New Funding Will Advance Promising Research on Neurodegenerative Disease

UVA researchers’ laboratory findings could be life-changing for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Funding from UVA’s Brain Institute will help them take their research to the next level.
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Clinical Trial Identifies Better Treatment for Brain Tumors

Adding the chemotherapy pill temozolomide to radiation treatment significantly improves survival for adults with brain tumors known as grade 2 gliomas, a clinical trial led by a top UVA Health cancer expert has found. The randomized, phase 3 trial followed 172 patients for more than 10 years, comparing outcomes for those who received radiation alone […]
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Clinical Trial Identifies Better Treatment for Brain Tumors

Adding the chemotherapy pill temozolomide to radiation treatment significantly improves survival for adults with brain tumors known as grade 2 gliomas, a clinical trial led by a top UVA Health cancer expert has found. The randomized, phase 3 trial followed 172 patients for more than 10 years, comparing outcomes for those who received radiation alone […]
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Meet Chris Deppmann, Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, and Neuroscience

Christopher Deppmann, PhD, a Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology and Neuroscience at UVA, describes his interests and his advice for building impactful scientific collaborations.
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2024 Targeted Investment Grant Awards

The Brain Institute is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2024 Targeted Investment grants.
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2024 Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grant Awards

The Brain Institute is pleased to announce the 2024 Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grant awardees.
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Common Threads in Neuroscience

The Brain Institute serves as the hub of UVA’s interdisciplinary network, fostering connections across Grounds and uniting the neuroscience-related work of faculty members, students, and staff in various schools, including medicine, engineering, arts & sciences, nursing, data science, leadership and public policy, and education.
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Faculty from across 5 schools and 15 departments gathered for the 2024 Neurodevelopment Research Retreat.

Researchers from the Schools of Medicine, Education & Human Development, Data Science, Architecture, and the College of Arts & Sciences discussed their common interests in brain and nervous system development research, and opportunities for building collaborations across Grounds.
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Ifrah Zawar, MD, Awarded NIH K23 to Investigate the Interaction Between Seizures and Dementia

Ifrah Zawar, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, was awarded a prestigious five-year K23 grant from the National Institute of Aging to investigate the interplay between seizures and dementia.
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Mark Quigg, MD, Awarded a Five-Year NIH Grant to Lead Clinical Trials Methodology Course at UVA

Mark Quigg, MD, the TR Johns Professor of Neurology and director of the UVA’s Clinical Neurophysiology Labs, was awarded a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) grant to lead the Clinical Trial Methodology Course (CTMC) at the University of Virginia.
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Neurodevelopment Retreat | October 15, 2024

Learn more and RSVP for the 2024 Neurodevelopment Retreat on 10/15!
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Meet Kelsey Kubelick, new Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Kelsey Kubelick joined the UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.