Amy Mathers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine & Pathology, Division of Infectious Disease and International Health at UVA has been studying molecular epidemiology for more than ten years. Her expertise in tracking bacterial DNA sequences has a...
Each year, an estimated 300,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States. Lyme disease can cause joint pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness, and lead to devastating neurological problems. Nonspecific symptoms make diagnosing Lyme disease a ...
In September 2016, Samsung issued a massive recall of the Galaxy Note 7 phone after a manufacturing defect caused the phones’ batteries to generate excessive heat and catch fire. The exploding phone PR nightmare gave everyone who carries a cell phone...
In 2008, UVA Professor of Infectious Disease, Paul Hoffman, Ph.D. along with one of UVA’s most prolific inventors and two-time winner of the Innovator of the Year Award (1997, 2010), Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacology Tim Macdonald, Ph.D. submit...
UVA Biology Professor, Michael Timko, Ph.D. has been studying functional genomics of plants at UVA for over 30 years. He has conducted sponsored research ranging from the examination of photosynthetic efficiency of pine trees in the southern United S...
Virginia Magazine | Summer 2018 By: Janine Latus The Grounds are rich soil for innovation, made richer by a seed fund that helps University- affiliated ideas grow until they are successful enough to attract other funding. The UVA Licensing & Vent...
The UVA LVG Seed Fund recently concluded its second year of Due Diligence in Seed Funds, an elective course in the entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategy discipline of Darden's MBA curriculum. The course offered eleven second-year Darden students...
May 29, 2018 By: Whitelaw Reid via UVA Communications [email protected] For many years, accessing the left side of the heart has been tricky business for cardiac surgeons. Until now. Dr. Scott Lim of the University of Virginia Health System believes...
The Fund’s fourth investment aims to drive FDA approval process of novel medical device May 16, 2018 (Charlottesville, VA) – The University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) Seed Fund announced today its fourth investment - 510 Kardiac...
While UVA Engineering Professor Jim Smith refines the MadiDrop+ technology in the lab, LVG works to launch the new venture Silivhere Technologies that will bring this water purification product to those who need it most. Civil and environmental engi...