Joshua Barney

(Page 59)

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

May 29, 2014 Ebola’s ‘fist’: UVA unlocks how deadly virus smashes into human cells

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered how the deadly Ebola virus punches its way into…

May 27, 2014 UVA detects unwanted effects of important gene manipulation system

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have devised a way to detect unintended side effects of manipulating…

May 14, 2014 1 in 5 UVA School of Medicine graduates to remain in state

When the University of Virginia School of Medicine bids farewell Sunday to the 143 members of its Class of 2014,…

May 14, 2014 1 in 5 UVA School of Medicine graduates to remain in state

When the University of Virginia School of Medicine bids farewell Sunday to the 143 members of its Class of 2014,…

May 5, 2014 Osteoporosis breakthrough: UVA IDs genes influencing bone density

Geneticists have taken a major step forward in the battle against osteoporosis by identifying two genes that play critical roles…

April 29, 2014 Heart failure research offers answers to whom treatment will benefit and why

Important new research from the University of Virginia Health System explains why patients with heart failure do or do not…

April 29, 2014 Heart failure research offers answers to whom treatment will benefit and why

Important new research from the University of Virginia Health System explains why patients with heart failure do or do not…

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…