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

March 16, 2021 UVA Brain Cancer Discovery Makes It to Sweet 16 of STAT Madness

The School of Medicine is duking it out in STAT Madness, a bracket tournament to determine 2020's biggest biomedical advance. Your votes decide the winner!

Sanchita Bhatnagar wears a white coat in her lab.

March 15, 2021 Scientist Developing Gene Therapy to Help Girls With Rett Syndrome

An innovative gene therapy aims to slow disease progression and improve movement, coordination and communication in girls with Rett syndrome.

March 11, 2021 Exercise During Pregnancy May Save Kids From Health Problems as Adults

One day soon, a woman’s first trip to the doctor after conceiving may include a prescription for an exercise program.

J. Julius Zhu poses with a microscope in his lab.

March 8, 2021 New Brain Sensor Offers Alzheimer’s Answers

Scientists have developed a tool to monitor communications within the brain in a way never before possible, and it has already offered an explanation for why Alzheimer’s drugs have limited effectiveness and why patients get much worse after going off of them.

March 4, 2021 The Amazing Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Artificial intelligence can already find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans. But what more does the future hold for AI in disease diagnosis and monitoring?

A senior man and woman laugh outside amid green trees.

March 3, 2021 iTHRIV Awards $80,000 to 2 Community-Focused Research Projects

iTHRIV aims to promote translational science that bridges the gap between community and health researchers.

March 1, 2021 UVA Cancer Discovery Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

The public can vote in STAT Madness, which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament.

February 15, 2021 COVID-19 Antibody Testing Suggests Large Majority of Virginians Vulnerable to Virus

Statewide blood testing for COVID-19 has found that only 2% of Virginians had antibodies to the virus as of mid-August.

ean R. Cuddy and Anna R. Cliffe smile outside.

February 10, 2021 Cold Sores: Here’s How Stress, Illness and Even Sunburn Trigger Flareups

The discovery could lead to new ways to prevent cold sores and recurrent herpes-related eye disease from reoccurring, the researchers report.

February 3, 2021 Antibody Cocktail Prevents Symptomatic COVID-19 Infections

An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to the virus, early results from the clinical trial suggest.