Cardiac Systems Biology
Heart function and failure are controlled by complex molecular networks that are just beginning to be mapped. The Cardiac Systems Biology Group combines computational modeling and experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs against heart diseases. We are discovering the molecular networks that control cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and death, extra-cellular matrix remodeling by fibroblasts and macrophages, and congenital heart defects.In the News
Join us for the free 4th annual Netflux and Network Modeling Virtual Conference, Jan 7 2026!
Jeff and Mukti win Best in Show in the UVA Engineering is Beautiful Art Contest for "Inflammation-Fibrosis Coupling"!
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UVA Engineering Researchers Develop AI Tool To Fast-Track New Health Treatments
Read NowUsing a new AI tool, biomedical engineering professor Jeff Saucerman’s team discovered a drug used by millions for anxiety and depression also has surprising heart-healing potential.
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Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student Studied Body’s Response to Space Travel as NASA Intern
Read NowJeff Saucerman advisee Malcolm O’Malley helped NASA researchers make sense of life sciences data to mitigate impacts of space travel on our immune systems.
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Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives $3.1M NIH Grant to Improve Heart Attack Outcomes
Read NowJeff Saucerman will collaborate with researchers at the School of Medicine to study the role of lipoprotein receptors in heart failure.
Fall 2025 News
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Fun at BME Halloween Happy Hour!
Saucerman alumni meet-up at the American Conference for Pharmacometrics!
Undergraduate Payton Gergen wins first place poster at the UVA Graduate Biomedical Engineering Society Symposium!
A valiant attempt in the annual BME Tug of War. At least we had fun!
Alice Luanpaisanon wins Best Potential Application of QSP for Drug Development award at the ISoP virtual symposium event!
UVA Today article on Taylor's latest paper: link