BME News Briefs

  • BME alums mingling at the Washington, DC Meet-Up, with text overlay, "BME Alumni Meet-Up in Washington, DC" and the "I HEART BME" logo

    BME Alumni Meet-Up: A Night to Remember in DC!

    On May 28, 2025, UVA BME alums brought the energy to our first-ever DC meet-up!

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  • Richard J. Price, co-director of UVA Health’s Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, says the breakthrough comes from UVA’s years of investment in focused ultrasound technology.

    Rich Price Interviewed by NBC29 About How Focused Ultrasound Can Treat Debilitating Brain Lesions

    Researchers say their new approach could redefine how cavernomas are treated.

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  • Remziye Wessel focuses on maternal-neonatal immunology.

    Remziye Wessel Awarded 2025 Jill E. Hungerford Prize in Biomedical Sciences

    It's a top award from School of Medicine for biomedical sciences research.

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  • Congratulations, Miles Lanham!

    Student Innovator Team Métopi Accepted to VentureWell E-Team Program

    Métopi is creating the first wearable, multi-pack prescribable rescue inhaler.

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  • Blue Ridge Rankings 2024

    No. 1 Public in the Blue Ridge Rankings

    For the second year in a row, BME at UVA is the no. 1 public and no. 2 overall biomedical engineering department for NIH funding in the Blue Ridge Rankings!

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  • Winning team for the Global Health Case Competition

    Students Tackle Water Pollution and Win 2025 Global Health Case Competition

    The winning team of the annual Global Health Case Competition held by the Center for Global Health Equity included three engineers, two from the department of biomedical engineering.

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  • David Csordas, McIntire '25, PhD '26

    David Csordas Pioneers The Future

    By merging science with business principles, David Csordas is bridging these worlds to drive future innovation. Csordas is a PhD candidate in Shayn Peirce-Cottler's Lab.

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  • 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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  • 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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