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

April 22, 2014 Overcoming inhibition: How bacteria build safe havens

To build biofilms -- the slimy plaques bacteria create to better cling to surfaces, cause disease and resist antibiotics --…

April 22, 2014 Virtual bacteria shed light on cystic fibrosis infections

The two species of bacteria are genetically similar – both contagious, both drug resistant, both preying upon people with cystic…

April 10, 2014 Nibbled to death: UVA discovers new way human cells are killed

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers studying a potentially deadly parasitic infection have discovered an unknown ways that human…

April 4, 2014 UVA smashes barrier to growing organs from stem cells

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have overcome one of the greatest challenges in biology and taken…

March 27, 2014 Researchers link gene to stroke risk, find clues to genetics of many diseases

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a key gene variation linked to an increased risk…

March 14, 2014 Discovery may lead to rescue for an unusable antibiotic

A new discovery about how dying cells are removed from the body could have an unexpected and important benefit: allowing…

February 27, 2014 Top Nanotechnology Expert Joins Medical Faculty

Recognizing the potential of microscopic nanotechnology to revolutionize the field of medicine, the University of Virginia has recruited one of…

February 24, 2014 Immune system has dramatic effects on children’s mental development

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed the impact the immune system has on the…

February 10, 2014 New understanding of a mysterious, disappearing leukemia

Research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on a mysterious form of leukemia that can…

January 28, 2014 UVA, Russia experts target growing threat of drug-resistant TB

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and colleagues in Russia are launching an ambitious effort to check…