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29th Annual Research Symposium

6/16/2017

Our 29th Annual Research Symposium took place on Thursday, May 27, 2017. The research day offers an excellent opportunity for faculty and staff of the CHRC to present the ground-breaking…

Dr. Ariel Gomez Received A Distinguished Alumni Award

6/15/2017

CHRC director, Dr. R. Ariel Gomez was recently awarded the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement by the University of Iowa Carver College Medical Alumni Association. The award was established in 1998 as the highest honor bestowed upon graduates of the institution. The Alumni Award for Achievement in particular is given to a deserving candidate who exhibits "significant professional accomplishments in science, medicine and/or education".

2017 Betsy and Stuart Houston Lecture | Hans Clevers, M.D., Ph.D.

5/24/2017

The University of Virginia was honored to have Johannes Carolus (Hans) Clevers, a professor in molecular genetics, a geneticist, physician, and medical researcher, present the second annual Betsy and Stuart Houston Lecture, on April 27, 2017. His lecture attracted many and was very well attended, as the entire Medical Education Building Auditorium was full. In addition, a live airing was available to attendees, on screen in a separate area.

Discovery About How Heart Forms Sheds Light on Deadly Disease

5/9/2017

Drs. Maria Luisa Sequeira-Lopez, Yan Hu and Brian Belyea were recently featured in a UVA Today article

Probing the Secrets of Cell Identity

8/25/2016

Dr. Ariel Gomez’s research was recently featured in a UVA Today article.

Congratulations to Masafumi Oka, MD and Vidya Kusma Harinathan, PhD!

8/24/2016

Congratulations to Masafumi Oka, MD and Vidya Kusma Harinathan, PhD, who were both selected to receive the Kidney Council New Investigator Travel Award. This award will be presented to them…

28th Annual Research Symposium

5/19/2016

Our 28th Annual Research Day Symposium offered an outstanding presentation of the scholarly assembly of Pediatrics’ trainees and faculty mentors’ research. The day commenced with an excellent presentation by our…

Congratulations to the 2016 Research Trainee Competition Winners!

5/11/2016

Congratulations to our Winners! 2016 Kendig Award Winner  The 2016 Kendig Award goes to Matthew Harer. Research Trainee Competition Winners Maria Florencia Martinez |  Super-Enhancers in the renin cell Erika…

Jennifer Charlton, MD Recieves ASN Research Grant

4/22/2016

Jennifer Charlton, MD recently recieved the Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant from the American Society of Nephrology. The purpose of the Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant is to provide funding…

2016 Betsy and Stuart Houston Lecture | Mario Capecchi, PhD

4/8/2016

Mario R. Capecchi, PhD, a Nobel Laureate whose work can be applied either directly or indirectly to nearly every medical field of research, spoke at the University Tuesday. Capecchi, with Sir Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies, received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research on the use of embryonic stem cells to introduce gene modifications in mice. His lecture filled the entire auditorium — leaving every chair filled, the stairs stacked on both sides, and the back of the room lined.