Ear Hair CellsUVa Researchers Develop Way to Restore Genes in Human Inner Ear Cells

This important step brings scientists closer to curing genetic or acquired hearing loss.  Read full story

Research in the News

New Algorithm Matches Any Tumor Cells to Best Possible Anticancer Treatments --  approach ushers in era of personalized medicine and rapid cancer drug discovery.

UVa-Led Team Uncovers Important Secret in Gene Replication -- it is not just the sequence of the bases (building blocks) in the DNA, but also how loosely or tightly the chromatin (the material that makes up chromosomes) is packed at different points of the chromosome that is critical.

UVa Researcher Is First Rachel Fund Grant Recipient,
Will Study Congenital Disease That Cripples Newborns

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Wladek Lab

Wladek Minor, Ph.D. His laboratory studies macromolecular structure with an aim toward in-depth understanding of structure-function relationships.

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