Research
in the Department of Medicine
Basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiologic investigations are vital in the UVA Department of Medicine.
More than a third of the 281 faculty in the Department of Medicine are heavily involved in research and investigative research tracks. In FY 2015, total grant support for department faculty exceeded $41 million, with roughly 54% coming from the National Institutes of Health, 26% from foundations (notably several large awards from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Division of Infectious Diseases), 13% from industry, and 7% from other government sources. DOM investigators had 69 NIH-funded grants in FY15, including 33 R01s, 9 K (career development) awards, and 6 training grants.
Every May, the Department of Medicine hosts the Carey-Marshall-Thorner Research & Scholars Day (named for three eminent physician-researchers at UVA), which provides DOM residents and fellows with a forum for sharing research and ideas and making interdisciplinary and cross-specialty connections. Go here to learn more.
Several UVA institutional resources facilitate the Department of Medicine’s commitment to research that advances the medical and biomedical sciences. These include the School of Medicine’s Office of Research Core Administration, which supports more than 15 research cores. The cores provide SOM investigators access to various technical and analytical services and sophisticated instrumentation.
Some of the other institutional resources include:
- Office of Grants & Contracts, School of Medicine
- Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research
- Institutional Biosafety Committee
- School of Medicine Clinical Trials Office
- School of Medicine Biostatistics Consulting Service
- UVA Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
- UVA Office of Sponsored Programs
- Women in Internal Medicine Network
Cardiology/Imaging
Interest Group: CVIC (Cardiovascular Imaging Center)
Focus: imaging and cardiovascular disease, translational studies with imaging focus
Meetings: monthly, Thursdays 8:15-9:15 AM
Location: MR5 Room 1041 (or via Webex)
Contact: Jonathan Lindner (jrl5y@uvahealth.org)
Administrative Contact: Jenene Reaves (jwr7b@uvahealth.org)
Cardiovascular Research Center
Interest Group: Endothelial Interest Group
Focus: endothelial function
Meetings: First Monday of the month at 4:00 PM
Location: MR6 room 3501
Contact: Brant Isakson (bei6n@virginia.edu)
Center for Immunology Research
Interest Group: CIC Café (faculty-only group)
Focus: invite people to brainstorm around a topic grant application feedback
Meetings: twice a month, first and third Tuesday (except special meetings), 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: MR6 Room 3526
Contact: Jie Sun (js6re@virginia.edu)
Infectious Diseases
Interest Group: HIV and related syndemics
Focus: HIV, access to care and medications, health policy, social determinants of health; interested in expanding into HIV and (1) cardiovascular disease, (2) metabolic syndrome, and (3) aging
Meetings: ad hoc
Location: Zoom
Contact: Kate McManus (km8jr@uvahealth.org)
Nephrology
Interest Group: Extracellular Vesicles
Focus: multidisciplinary group interested in extracellular vesicles’ roles, inviting international speakers.
Meetings: Twice a month, Thursdays at 11:00 AM
Format/Location: in person or virtual
Contact: Uta Erdbruegger (ue2u@uvahealth.org)
Pharmacology
Interest Group: Metabolism Interest Group (MIG)
Meetings: monthly, every second Wednesday of the month, 4:00-5:00 PM
Location: Pharmacology Conference Room in Pinn Hall, 5th floor, room 5023
Contact: Thurl Harris (teh3c@virginia.edu)
Pulmonology
Interest Group: Lung Immunology Interest Group
Focus: lung immunology, general lung biology, and related topics
Meetings: twice a month on 1st and 3rd Thursday at 9:00 AM
Location: MR6 3501
Contact: Anne Sperling (emh5pg@uvahealth.org)
Institutional Research Resources
- Research Faculty Directory
- IRB Online
- SoM Office for Research and Office of Grants & Contracts
- Research Centers, Institutes and Programs
- Office of Research Core Administration
- Office of the UVA Vice President for Research
- Finding Funding
- Clinical Trials at UVA
NIH & Other Research Resources
- NIH Selected Grant Programs
- NIH eRA Commons
- NIH rePORT page (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools)
- NIH Standard Due Dates for Completing Applications; Review and Award Cycles
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
- Federal Grant Information
Department of Medicine and School of Medicine series
Seminars/lectures/grand rounds sponsored by subspecialty divisions
in the Department of Medicine:
- Allergy Division’s Annual Swineford Conference
- Cancer Center Seminar Series
- Cardiovascular Semiars and Programs
- Child Health Research Center Speaker Series
- Endocrinology Seminars and Conferences
- Infectious Diseases Seminars and Lectures
- Nephrology – Center for Immunity, Inflammation & Regenerative Medicine Conferences and Events
- Rheumatology Conferences & Seminars