Joshua Barney

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Deputy Public Information Officer

Josh primarily covers research and the School of Medicine. He previously worked at The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., first as a reporter and then as an editor. He is a graduate of UVA.

Email | jdb9a@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.906.8864

Coverage Areas | Medical research, UVA School of Medicine

Posts by Joshua Barney

Edward H. Egelman poses in a brightly lit stairwell.

August 2, 2022 In DNA, Scientists Find Solution to Engineering Transformative Electronics

Scientists at the School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that would revolutionize electronics.

Rhabdomyosarcoma as seen under a microscope.

July 27, 2022 Gene That Causes Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer

A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest brain tumor also causes two forms of childhood cancer.

July 26, 2022 Noted Cancer Researcher to Chair UVA Biochemistry Department

The School of Medicine has recruited award-winning cancer researcher and educator Anja Katrin Bielinsky, PhD, to lead its Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.

July 21, 2022 New DNA Atlas Provides Clues for Heart Disease Risk

A new resource created by School of Medicine researchers will help inform the battle against heart disease.

Jeff Elias, Mark Quigg, Patrick Finan and Chang-Chia

July 20, 2022 $5 Million Grant Boosts Innovative Effort to Treat Chronic Pain

UVA Health researchers are pioneering a new way to treat chronic pain that does not respond to medication.

Cartoon depicting Y chromosome loss with age. A younger man is at left, an older man at right.

July 14, 2022 Loss of Male Sex Chromosome With Age Leads to Earlier Death for Men

The loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age can lead to deadly heart failure, a study finds. But a treatment may already be available.

June 29, 2022 Off-Shelf Glucose Monitors Prove Accurate for Dialysis Patients

The monitors could offer an important diabetes-management tool for patients on dialysis and those suffering end-stage renal disease.

June 28, 2022 Discovery Points to Better Treatments for Brain Tumors

New research identifies vulnerabilities on brain tumors that CAR T-cell immunotherapy could attack.

June 27, 2022 Grant Money Available to Reduce Health Disparities

$80,000 is available to support research projects to address health outcomes, health disparities and/or social determinants of health.

June 21, 2022 New Safe-Sleep Guidelines Aim to Reduce Infant Deaths

UVA Health experts have helped develop important new sleep guidelines to keep babies safe.