University of Virginia Health System

Research Training in the TCV Surgery Lab

We take pride in the laboratory training we provide to Residents, Postdocs and Students in our lab. We usually have several undergraduate and medical students in the lab at any given time along with residents and postdocs. Each summer we take on 2-3 medical students full time to provide hands on experience in the lab. Once a year we participate in collaboration with local high schools by inviting high school students to spend a day in the lab to see what medical research is all about. Everyone in the lab participates in the teaching and training of new personnel or in teaching new techniques to current lab personnel. We invite anyone with interest in training in our lab to contact Tony Herring, our Lab Manager.

The UVA Medical AlumNews recently wrote an article about our laboratory training and translational research. [Click here to see the article].


The most important education gained by personnel in the TCV Lab is in conducting hypothesis-driven research. We enjoy providing hands-on training to Residents, Postdocs and students to learn how to:

We encourage all Residents and Postdocs to enroll in and participate in any classes of interest which are widely available both within the University of Virginia and outside.

Available to Residents are several conferences each week, some of which are planned and conducted by the resident staff with the collaboration and participation of the faculty. These include:

Grand Rounds
Weekly Conferences
Resident Conferences

One popular class held each spring is Vacular Biology, directed by Dr. Brian Duling.