UVA School of Medicine

2019 Pharmacology Research Retreat Awards and Contest Winners

The Annual Pharmacology Research Retreat was held and hosted by Dr. Mark Beenhakker on Thursday, October 30, 2019 at Morven Farms. It was a wonderful day of fellowship, fun activities that included a pumpkin carving contest, costume contest, Zumba contest, and the presentation of various research interest/efforts of our students and faculty. One of the most exciting parts of the day were the presentation of various awards and announcement of the contest winners. This year’s winners include:
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2019 Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology- Dr. Michael Murphy, Thursday, November 21, 2019@9:30 AM (PHCC)

The 2019 Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology will be presented by Michael Murphy, PhD. Dr. Murphy is a Professor of Mitochondrial Redox Biology and Program Director, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit at the University of Cambridge. He will be speaking on: “The Role of Mitochondrial ROS Production in Health and Disease”
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Joseph & Frances Larner Chair and Professor of Pharmacology, Dr. Douglas Bayliss Receives 2019 Kadner Award

Kudos to Dr. Douglas A. Bayliss, Joseph & Frances Larner Chair and Professor of Pharmacology, for receiving the 2019 Robert J. Kadner Award! This award honors Dr. Robert J Kadner, an internationally recognized microbiologist whose research on microbial physiology spanned four decades. Dr. Kadner was highly revered by medical and graduate students for his mentorship and teaching at the UVA School of Medicine, where he remained dedicated to education and research up until his death in 2005. Throughout his career, Dr. Kadner was recognized for his strong advocacy of teaching, particularly in the basic sciences, as well as for his mentorship of medical students, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty.
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