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

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

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.

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.