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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.

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.