Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Her research focuses on tiny blood vessels that are one-tenth the diameter of a human hair, needed to regenerate tissues damaged by...
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UVA’s Exploration of New Frontier in Cancer Research Nets $12M Grant
NIH-funded cancer research center to leverage UVA's expertise in cancer systems biology and biomedical data sciences.
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Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Her research focuses on tiny blood vessels that are one-tenth the diameter of a human hair, needed to regenerate tissues damaged by injury or disease.
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World’s First Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Will Be at UVA
The $8 million investment will generate clinical trials and other research that will directly benefit patients.
We start with a focus on biology.
Whether we are modeling or engineering cells and tissues, analyzing large datasets, developing new imaging technologies, or synthesizing novel biomaterials, the problem statement always starts with the biology underlying the system, therapy, or disease process.
Our co-location within the highly-ranked UVA School of Medicine and UVA Health System uniquely positions us to influence the future of healthcare. Our culture values and rewards collaboration, initiative, and the translation of basic advances to achieve clinical and real world impact. In all that we do, we value and strive for diversity and inclusion.
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Our Faculty
Clint Miller
Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational and Functional Genomics
- Cardiovascular Genetics and Biology
Jeffrey Saucerman
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Systems Biology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Regenerative Medicine
Mami Taniuchi
Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, Associate Professor of Medicine: Infectious Diseases and International Health, Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Molecular diagnostics; Polio eradication; tracking immunity and virus shedding after oral polio vaccination in resource-challenged countries.
Silvia Salinas Blemker
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Computational Systems Biology
Brian H. Annex
Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Computational Systems Biology
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Rebecca Pompano
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Advanced Biomanufacturing
Gustavo Kunde Rohde
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomedical Data Sciences
Bradley D. Gelfand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Richard W. Kent
Interim Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy), Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)
Research Areas
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Scott T. Acton
Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering (By Courtesy)
Research Areas
- Signal and Image Processing
Kimberly A. Kelly
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Targeted Diagnostic Imaging
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Cancer
Shayn Peirce-Cottler
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences and Systems Biology
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
- Advanced Biomanufacturing
Jose Oberholzer
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
Gregory J. Gerling
Professor
Research Areas
- Haptics
- Human Factors / Human Computer Interaction
- Computational Neuroscience
Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Computational Systems Biology
- Systems Pharmacology
- Cancer Biology
Eli Zunder
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Computational Systems Biology
Jason Papin
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational Systems Biology
- Quantitative Biosciences
David Chen
Coulter Program Director, Instructor in Design, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Translational Research
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology Transfer
Bijoy Kumar Kundu
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Shannon Barker
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering, Undergraduate Progam Director
Research Areas
- Targeted Drug & Gene Delivery
- Teaching and Pedagogy
Philip E. Bourne
Founding Dean, School of Data Science, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Multiscale Modeling Using Data Science Techniques
- Early Stage Drug Discovery and Drug Repurposing
- Early Stage Drug Methods and Tools for Macromolecular Structure Analysis
Robert H. Thiele
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Signal and Image Processing
Kyle J. Lampe
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
Alexander L (Sasha) Klibanov
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Drug Delivery
Huiwang Ai
Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Fluorescence and Bioluminescence Imaging
- Genetic and Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
- Synthetic Biology and Chemical Biology
Ammasi Periasamy
Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
Matthew Panzer
Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy), Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics, Director of MAE Master of Engineering Program (M.E.), Director of MAE Master of Science Program (M.S.), Director of MAE Doctor of Philosophy Program (Ph.D.)
Research Areas
- Injury Biomechanics
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Computational Biomechanics
Jonathan Rosen, PhD
Director of Professional Studies, Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering, Director, BME Master of Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomedical Design and Innovation
- Translational Research
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Chongzhi Zang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Bioinformatics Methodology Development
- Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology
Christopher Deppmann
Associate Professor of Biology, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Wireless Health
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
Timothy E. Allen
Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering, Director, NSF REU in Multiscale Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data Sciences
Research Areas
- Human Factors
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational Systems Biology
Kristen Naegle
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Areas
- Machine Learning and Data Science
- Systems Biology
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Zequan Yang
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Liheng Cai
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy)
Research Areas
- Soft (bio)Materials
- Polymers
- Biophysics
Kevin Janes
John Marshall Money Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational Systems Biology
- Quantitative Biosciences
George T. Gillies
Research Professor Emeritus
Research Areas
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Drug Delivery
John A. Hossack
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (By Courtesy)
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Stuart S. Berr
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Engineering
George Joseph Christ
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mary Muilenburg Stamp Professor of Orthopaedic Research, Director of Basic and Translational Research in Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Areas
- Regenerative Medicine
- Advanced Biomanufacturing
- Engineered Soft Biomaterials
Aidong Zhang
William Wulf Faculty Fellow and Professor, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Data Science
Research Areas
- Machine Learning
- Data Mining
- Bioinformatics
Mete Civelek
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Resident Faculty, Center for Public Health Genomics
Research Areas
- Cardiovascular Bioengineering
- Systems Biology
- Predictive Modeling for Health
Matthew J. Lazzara
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Member, UVA Cancer Center
Research Areas
- Cell signaling and cellular decision-making
- Systems biology
- Targeted therapeutics for cancer
Christopher B. Highley
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Thomas H. Barker
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Mechanotransduction
- Cell and Molecular Biomechanics
- Regenerative Medicine
Cassandra L. Fraser
Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Architecture
Research Areas
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
- Drug Delivery
Kenneth Brayman
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Chief, Transplant Division, Department of Surgery
Research Areas
- 3D Bioprinting
- Gene Therapy
Brent A. French, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Biomedical Imaging
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Frederick H. Epstein
Mac Wade Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Associate Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Research Areas
- Biomedical and Molecular Imaging
- Image Reconstruction and Processing
- Imaging System Engineering
Richard J. Price
Lawrence R. Quarles Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Radiology & Medical Imaging, Co-Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Research Areas
- Drug and Gene Delivery
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Steven R. Caliari
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Mechanobiology
- Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
Peter Kasson
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Biomolecular Systems
- Computational Systems Biology
Shawn Russell
Assistant Professor
William H. Guilford
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Research Areas
- Cellular and Molecular Engineering
- Cell and Molecular Biomechanics
- Infectious Disease
Jennifer L. West
Dean, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomaterials and biofunctional materials
- Biosynthesis
- Nanotechnology and tissue engineering
Donald Richieri Griffin
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Program Director
Research Areas
- Novel Biomaterial Development
- Drug and Cell Delivery
- Regenerative Medicine
Sepideh Dolatshahi
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Systems Immunology
- Cancer Systems Biology
- Infectious Diseases
Brian P. Helmke
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Mark Bennett Williams
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Quantitative Biosciences
G. Wilson Miller
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- MRI Technique Development
- Hyperpolarized Gas MR Imaging
- MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery
Nathan Sheffield
Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Data Science
Research Areas
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Machine Learning
John P. Mugler
Director of Medical Imaging Research, Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
Craig H. Meyer
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Radiology and Medical Imaging
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomedical Data Sciences
Randall J. Moorman
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Research Areas
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Natasha Diba Sheybani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy), Assistant Professor of Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy), Research Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Research Areas
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Biomedical and Molecular Imaging
Biomedical Engineering's Candid Conversations
An ongoing series of inclusive discussions about race, LGBTQ+ identity, disability and other identities, led by the graduate student chairs of the department's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
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140 %
Increase in total research expenditures since 2015
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$ 14 M
FY21 External Research Expenditures ($602K per tenured or tenure track faculty member)
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6
Federally funded student training programs, including two NIH T32 Training Grants and an NSF REU
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18
Years in a row that a graduating biomedical engineer was a "UVA Engineering Outstanding Student."