The UVA BME department is characterized by tight, interrelated groups of research strengths that leverage the University's collegial and translational research community.
Innovators of the Year’s Technology ‘Springs’ Athletes to Better Health
Biomedical engineering professor Silvia Blemker and her co-developers were recognized for FDA-approved technology that keeps athletes playing and offers help to some muscular dystrophy patients.
Known as a diagnostic tool, ultrasound has a therapeutic side. Assistant professor of biomedical engineering Natasha Sheybani is using it to fight tumors.