Institutes, Centers & Departments
Institutes
Lawrence J. Goldrich Institute for Integrated Neuro-Health
Lawrence J. Goldrich Institute for Integrated Neuro-Health serves those diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders, cognitive and memory disorders and palliative care.
M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health
The Brock Institute integrates educational, clinical and research programs to fulfill our vision of becoming the most community-oriented school of medicine and health professions in the U.S.
Research and Infrastructure Service Enterprise (RISE)
RISE develops collaborative frameworks for conducting translational research in areas such as healthcare analytics and delivery, population health, clinical trials and community health disparities.
Centers
Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Inflammatory Diseases (CINID)
CINID researchers collaborate across scientific disciplines to understand the role of inflammation and the neuro-immune interface in disease with 12 major focus areas.
Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD)
CONRAD exists to facilitate the rapid development of safe, acceptable, affordable products and methods to provide contraception and/or prevent sexually transmitted infections.
Fetal Cardiovascular Center
Providing prenatal clinical care through collaboration with the neonatology, pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiovascular surgery specialists at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.
Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
The mission of the Glennan Center is to integrate, coordinate and disseminate age-related endeavors to promote the health, well-being, independence, and quality of life of older adults.
Leroy T. Canoles Jr. Cancer Research Center
The Leroy T. Canoles Jr. Cancer Research Center brings clinicians and scientists together, connecting the laboratory and the physician's office to improve patient care.
National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling & Simulation (NCCMMS)
NCCMMS is a research center dedicated to improving patient care by advancing medical modeling and simulation-based training and education.
Obstetrics & Gynecology: Clinical Research Center
At The Clinical Research Center (CRC), research on products that impact Women's Health has been our focus for more than twenty years.
Sentara Center for Simulation & Immersive Learning
Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning provides simulation and advanced educational technologies for training and assessment of healthcare professionals.
Strelitz Diabetes Center
The Strelitz Diabetes Center scientific research team is aggressively pursuing diabetes research aimed at greater understanding of the factors that contribute to the disease and its complications.
Departments
Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Fostering collaboration to advance education and research in women′s health, cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurological sciences.
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine is involved a mix of investigator initiated studies, collaboration with other academic medical centers in multicenter studies, and pharma/industry sponsored research.
Department of Medicine
Department of Medicine provides superior education with the mission of improving the health and well-being of the community while preparing the physicians of tomorrow.
Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology is dedicated to research in infectious disease, immunology and cancer biology and teaching the next generation of health professionals.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Research
The Obstetrics and Gynecology has a wide variety of studies in the areas of Maternal Fetal Medicine, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urogynecology.
Otolaryngology (ENT)
We endeavor to explore and advance the science of disorders of the ear, head and neck and to provide superior education for medical students and residents.
Pediatrics
Research activities are present throughout the Department of Pediatrics in many clinical divisions as well as in the Pediatrics Research facility.
Physiological Sciences
Physiological Sciences focuses on biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology to provide instruction to, and research training of, medical and health profession students.
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
We participate in a full continuum of research, generating numerous publications and presentations annually as well as participating in departmental clinical trials.
Urology
Urology provides top-quality specialized urologic care, training future urologists in residency and fellowships and advancing knowledge in our field through research.