The Place to Be: Postdoctoral Research at the UVA School of Medicine

At the University of Virginia, postdoctoral researchers play an integral role in advancing collaborative research efforts. The School of Medicine fosters an inclusive environment for graduate students and postdocs, offering exceptional faculty partnerships, professional development mentorship, and competitive financial support. Become a member of our dynamic research community today!
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Eyo Ukpong, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
We get the opportunity as a university to have people
from all over the brightest minds, from all over, bring them together in here
and see the way they think and work on the same puzzles
and questions. And it's fascinating.
Kari Lassen Ring, MD
Associate Professor, OBGY Gynecology Oncology Obstetrics and Gynecology
I'm doing most of my research in the clinic, but with the comprehensive status of the cancer center as well as the new data science school here at the University of Virginia, is only increasing the resources for us to be able to do cutting-edge research.
Ling Qi, PhD
Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
What's unique about UVA is that there's literally no boundary between the departments, between the labs and trainees are free to collaborate.
Ravi Raghavbhai Sonani
Research Associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
At UVA, there are multiple efforts being done for collaboration. For example,
you have postdoc symposium about a postdoc from different departments. Get to talk with each other about the research and that's very fantastic.
Shefali Banerjee
Research Associate, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
I'm very happy to work here in UVA because we have a lot of distinguished, scientists
I can always have the opportunity to go and pick their brains.
Kristine Elaine Zengeler
Research Associate, Neuroscience
The research itself is really exciting to be able to work on such translational things, but to also get to do it with some of the most collaborative and generous people is is really special.
Shefali Banerjee
Research Associate, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
I feel mentoring is really valuable. How your mentor grooms you with your critical thinking that your science is going to be the stepping stone for you to set up your career in academia
or anywhere across the board.
Ahmad Jomaa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
We usually give them the freedom to start planning, basically their experiments, and we,
we try to minimize our inconvenience initially to let the student actually thrive and then learn on their own and then provide mentoring when is actually needed.
Kaylee A Underkofler, MD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology
I have been able to come into fellowship with ideas in my head. I brought them to, you know, Doctor Ring as my research mentor. I can go to her with any sort of idea and she will be like, yeah, I love that. Let's do it. working in this lab.
Kristine Elaine Zengeler
Research Associate, Neuroscience
I've had a really good balance between receiving mentorship and help when I need it, but also having the freedom to do the science that I'm driven by.
Kelly Elizabeth Dunham
Post Doctoral Fellow, Medicine
I found UVA to be very innovative and all the tools that they have, especially like when I was doing my PhD, it was one of those things where I could always go to a core facility, where they have, experts readily available that work on those machines every day, and they can teach you how to use them.
Eyo Ukpong, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
UVA, It does a great job because they provide opportunities to invest in resources, but there's also investment in training to develop technical ideas. Investment to be a part of a network of researchers.
Ravi Raghavbhai Sonani
Research Associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
I love the environment here at UVA. It's, vibrant, encouraging and supportive at the same time. I'm really fortunate to be a part of this dynamic community.
Kelly Elizabeth Dunham
Post Doctoral Fellow, Medicine
I love doing research here. There's wonderful scientists that you get to work with all across grounds, that have made big impacts on my life. And they can make a big impact on yours, too.
Shefali Banerjee
Research Associate, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
If you want to be a part of great scientific innovation, then UVA is the place to be.