Seed Grants
Funds have been dedicated to support a unique seed grant mechanism for multi-investigator teams working toward MPI R01, P01, or Center grants on a 1-2 year submission trajectory.
Research Thrusts
Inputs
What are the extracellular biochemical and biophysical drivers of pathological cell behaviors and how might they change over time?
Signaling Networks
How do cells interpret and integrate extracellular signals into new activities and how might they impact neighboring cells?
Outputs
Can we nondestructively monitor diffuse and heterogeneous cellular and extracellular outcomes associated with fibrosis?
51
Articles
Published in Fibrosis from
2016-2020
Over
$33M
In NIH Awards from
2016 - 2020
22
Faculty
Engaged in fibrosis research
What’s happening in Fibrosis research at UVA?
Mobilizing the University to Fight a Common Killer
Fibrosis is a deadly thread winding through scores of fatal diseases. To jump-start better fibrosis understanding and groundbreaking research, UVA Professor Thomas H. Barker has launched the Fibrosis Initiative, a Grounds-wide effort.