Coulter Center Leadership Team

Translational research is a priority of UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Over the years, the UVA-Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research has developed a highly articulated and customizable system of shepherding research projects across the gap between laboratory and marketplace.

Coulter leadership

David Chen

Managing Director, Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, UVA Engineering Instructor, Biomedical Engineering

David Chen is the founding managing director of the Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research at the University of Virginia. He holds a Master of Science in Cell and Developmental Biology from Rutgers University/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and an MBA from UVA’s Darden School of Business.
UVA Coulter Center Biomedical Frontiers Podcast
Email davidchen@virginia.edu

Hannah Moore

Associate Director, Coulter Center for Translational Research

Hannah Moore manages the overall administration operations of the Coulter Center, along with the Center's finances. She works closely with faculty members during the proposal process to ensure the compliance needed to receive funding and launch their projects.
Email uvacoulter@virginia.edu

Shayn Peirce-Cottler

Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor

Shayn Peirce-Cottler develops computational models and combines them with wet lab experiments and machine learning to study how tissues heal after injury and to develop new therapies for inducing tissue regeneration.
Google Scholar Peirce-Cottler Laboratory UVA Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing
Email shayn@virginia.edu