Upcoming Events

September 25-26 is BME Alumni Weekend!

Whether you graduated last year or a decade ago, your experience and journey are vital to the growing UVA Biomedical Engineering community. We invite you back to grounds for BME Alumni Weekend—two days dedicated to networking, mentorship, and celebrating the impact of our alumni network.

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    BME UNLOCKED: Learn. Connect. Launch.

    Through a series of interactive sessions students will gain practical tools, honest advice, and valuable connections to help chart their next steps after graduation.

    Time:  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Location:  MR6 Building
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    2026 Coulter Fellowship Industry Internship Showcase

    Calling all BME students, alums, families, faculty, and staff : Join us for the 2026 Coulter Fellowship Industry Internship Showcase on Friday, September 25 at 3:00 p.m.!

    Time:  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Location:  MR6 Ground & First Floor Atriums, 345 Crispell Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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    BME Graduate Alumni Career Panel

    Explore career paths with UVA BME graduate program alumni—grab a cookie, sip some coffee, and get inspired by real-world journeys in biotech, pharma, and academia.

    Time:  2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
    Location:  BME Classroom, MR5 1041
  • Mocktails!

    Fourth Annual BME Mocktail Mixer

    BME's Annual Mocktail Mixer with mocktails provide by our friends at the The Go Bar. 

    Time:  5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Location:  The grassy courtyard between MR4 - MR5 - MR6. Park in the McLeod Hall garage (free after 5 PM) or along Crispell Drive.
  • BME Tailgate 2026

    BME Alumni Tailgate Before the Delaware Game

    We’re taking over the SEAS Dean’s House: join us at Montebello for the Fourth Annual BME Alumni Tailgate! Enjoy Carpe Donut and catch up with fellow alums.

    Location:  Montebello, 1700 Stadium Rd., Charlottesville.

Upcoming Events in Biomedical Engineering

BME Events Calendar

Seminar Series

Seminars are held in the BME Lecture Hall, located in MR5, Room 1041. Academic ID badges are required for building access.See below directions.

Getting to the BME Lecture Hall (MR5 1041)

Seminars are held in the BME Lecture Hall, located in MR5, Room 1041. Academic ID badges are required for building access.See below directions.
MAP - Walking directions (from the Engineering School to BME)
Use the map above, followed by the instructions written below.

To find us, start at the Claude Moore Medical Education Building (200 Jeanette Lancaster Way), the round glass building adjoined to MR5. When facing the building, follow the sidewalk along the right-hand side.

Continue walking until you reach a covered brick walkway, then turn left. At the entrance, use the academic badge reader located to the right of the door to access the building. Once inside the small foyer, go through the doors on your right to enter the MR5 Building.

From there, walk straight down the hallway, passing the bathrooms. At the next short hallway, turn left. The BME Lecture Hall (Room 1041) will be straight ahead.

BME Seminar Archive

2026 Spring BME Seminars (as of 01-27-2026)
DateSpeakerHost
1/23/26Benjamin Wheatley, PhD; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell UniversityShayn Peirce-Cottler
1/30/26Ethics in Biomedical Research Seminar: Discussion 1BME Ethics Leaders program (Trevor Stone and Kerrin O'Grady)
2/20/26Ethics in Biomedical Research Seminar: Discussion 2BME Ethics Leaders program (Trevor Stone and Kerrin O'Grady)
2/27/26Graduate Recruitment WeekendNo Seminar
3/6/26Graduate Recruitment Weekend and Spring BreakNo Seminar
3/13/25Ty Hagler, MBA;
Principal at Trig and COO at Couplet Care, Inc.		David Chen and Hannah Moore (Coulter Center)
3/20/26Ashley Brown, PhD;
Lampe Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, NC State University		GBMES (Sophia Kerns & Erin Wettstone)
3/27/26Siddhartha Angadi, PhD;
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Virginia		Kevin Janes
4/3/26Natasha Ironside, MD;
HCP-Resident (PGY-6), Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia		Gustavo Rohde
4/10/26Gilda Barabino, PhD;
Former President & Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Olin College of Engineering		Shayn Peirce-Cottler
4/17/26Lisa Pruitt, PhD;
Lawrence Talbot Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Bioengineering, UC Berkeley		Shayn Peirce-Cottler
4/24/26Mikhail Shapiro, PhD;
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering, Caltech		Kelsey Kubelick

2025 Spring BME Seminars (as of 10-18-2024)
DateSpeakerHost
1/31/25Workshop on Psychological Safety–Creating Sanctuaries of Collaboration and Innovation led by Molly Harlow, UVA Weldon Cooper Center and Mary Brackett, UVA Organizational Excellence Kristen Naegle
2/21/25Joel Collier, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke UniversityTom Barker
2/28/25Graduate Recruitment WeekendNo Seminar
3/7/25Graduate Recruitment WeekendNo Seminar
3/14/25Spring BreakNo Seminar
3/21/25Mingyang Lu, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Northeastern UniversityShayn Peirce-Cottler, Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani
3/28/25Beth Pruitt, Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, UC Santa BarbaraJeff Saucerman
4/4/25Elisa Konofagou, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radilogy, Columbia UniversityKelsey Kubelick
4/11/25Gaudenz Danuser, Professor and Chair of Bioinformatics, UT Southwestern Medical CenterSameer Bajikar
4/18/25Alumni Seminar: Terry Layton, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at ChicagoShayn Peirce-Cottler
4/25/25Laura Niklason, Founder and CEO, Humacyte, Inc.George Christ