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| Basic Research to Shed Light on Cancer, Birth Defects | Researcher Aims for Faster, More Accurate Drug Discovery | U.Va. Research Inspires New Diagnostics Company |
| Daniel Foltz, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics, received a FEST Distinguished Young Investigator Grant for an in-depth study of the centromere—a locus of control that appears on each chromosome and that helps to regulate cell division and chromosome segregation. | As the recent H1N1 (swine) flu scare has reminded the world, it’s critical to find new drugs that treat all of the potential mutations of a virus. But drug discovery is an arduous and expensive process. Michael Shirts, assistant professor of chemical engineering, aims to simplify drug design through the use of advanced computing methods. | While conducting research in Tanzania and Bangladesh a number of years ago, Dr. Eric Houpt, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Virginia, saw an opportunity to improve the diagnosis of intestinal infections. |
University Research in the News
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U.Va. Scientists Identify Gene for Resistance to Parasitic 'Witchweed'
U.Va. Today
Scientists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene in cowpea that confers resistance to witchweed attack. This discovery will help researchers better understand how some plants can resist Striga, while others, such as corn and sorghum, are susceptible. -
Newest Research Park Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification
U.Va. Today
The University of Virginia Foundation has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for its newest building, Town Center Three, located in the U.Va. Research Park. -
Agricultural Methods of Early Civilizations May Have Altered Global Climate, Study Suggests
U.Va. Today
Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study that appears online Aug. 17 in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews. -
U.Va. Engineering School Addresses Shared Challenges with Area Energy Company
U.Va. Today
With state funding for higher education constricting, the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science is increasingly looking to the private sector to help fund education and research programs. -
New Light-Emitting Biomaterial Could Improve Tumor Imaging, Study Shows
U.Va. Today
A new material developed at the University of Virginia – an oxygen nanosensor that couples a light-emitting dye with a biopolymer – simplifies the imaging of oxygen-deficient regions of tumors. Such tumors are associated with increased cancer aggressiveness and are particularly difficult to treat. -
U.Va. Gets Nearly $500,000 to Develop Low-Cost Tools that Assess Effective Teaching
U.Va. Today
The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education has received a three-year grant worth nearly $500,000 from the William T. Grant and Spencer foundations to develop low-cost tools to measure effective teaching in classrooms. -
U.Va. Researchers Unlocking the Healing Promise of Stem Cells Derived from Fat
U.Va. Today
Fat may carry negative connotations in today's world, but Shayn Peirce-Cottler, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Dr. Adam Katz, an associate professor of plastic surgery, have found through a series of collaborations that the stem cells found in fat tissue have considerable healing powers.
