BME News Briefs

  • Graham Lenert in the Civelek Lab

    This Double-Hoo Research Team is Polishing Up Their Manuscript

    A progress report from our first Milton Adams Research Fellows Graham Lenert (B.S. '26) and Noah Perry (PhD '25).

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  • Round-Up: NIH Awards Originated in 2024

    Here were the new National Institutes of Health grants that were originated in 2024 by UVA Biomedical Engineering faculty members.

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  • Portrait of BME Faculty Member Dan Abebayehu

    Daniel Abebayehu is a 2025 Keystone Fellow

    The Fellow Program offers a unique professional advancement opportunity for postdocs and early-career scientists from diverse backgrounds.

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  • Dr. Kelsey Watts portrait

    Kelsey Watts Named American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow

    The American Heart Association has selected Kelsey Watts for the AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship

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  • UVA BME Alex Clark, Postdoc in Saucerman Lab

    Alex Clark Named American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow

    The American Heart Association has selected Alexander Clark for the AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship

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  • BME AHA Fellowship Recipients at UVA

    Three BME PhD Candidates Named American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellows

    Congratulations Chase Binion, Thomas Skacel and Kaitlyn Wintruba!

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  • Alumni Spotlight: Hill Johnson (ME)

    Hill Johnson is now a senior design engineer at a medical device startup.

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  • Alumni Oped in The Conversation

    Brittany Taylor, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from the Uiversity of Virginia, is an assistant professor at the University of Florida who studies novel ways to improve bone and tendon healing after injuries. In this oped in The Conversation, Taylor discusses the promise of repairing bones and tendons with human-made materials: Link.She is exploring drug delivery systems and temporary artificial tissue replacements to promote healing of tendons and the interface with bones and muscle.

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  • Alumni Spotlight: John Hanckel (BS/ME)

    John Hanckel is a human factors engineer at a major medical device company. He graduated with both a bachelor of science and a master of engineering in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia. Here's what he says about how his educational experiences helped to shape his career:"One of the most fascinating problems facing the medical field is patient compliance; if a medical device is too cumbersome or uncomfortable to use, a patient will opt to not use it even at the risk of their health.

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  • Alum Named Director of Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Duke Engineering

    After an intensive nationwide search by a school-wide committee, Karis Boyd-Sinkler has been named the new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Pratt School of Engineering, beginning in March 2021. Read more Dr. Boyd-Sinkler here:An engineer by training, Boyd-Sinkler received her Bachelor's in Engineering Science from the University of Virginia with a concentration in nanomedicine engineering, and her Master's in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a concentration in human factors from Virginia Tech.

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