Biomedical Engineering

UVA's Exploration of New Frontier in Cancer Research Nets $12M Award

New research center, funded by the NIH's National Cancer Institute, 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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UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering
A Sponge that Could Give Wounded Soldiers a Fighting Chance

UVA professor George Christ teams with UC Berkeley professor Kevin Edward Healy to develop a hydrogel material that can be placed directly in wounds to make up for missing muscle...

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Our mission is to transform healthcare and medicine.

We achieve our mission by discovering new knowledge, designing new technologies and training the next generation of leaders to solve the world’s challenges. As we succeed, we disseminate hope to all people.

Our co-location within UVA Engineering, the UVA School of Medicine and the UVA Health System uniquely positions us to make a difference. 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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April 1 UVA Engineering Open House
March 31 BME Seminar - Mary Teruel, PhD, Cornell University
May 3 BME Capstone Symposium
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Our Faculty

Sepideh Dolatshahi

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Areas

Systems Immunology
Cancer Systems Biology
Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Saucerman

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Systems Biology
Cardiovascular Disease
Regenerative Medicine

Shannon Barker

Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering, Undergraduate Progam Director

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Targeted Drug & Gene Delivery
Teaching and Pedagogy

Shayn Peirce-Cottler

Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Biomedical Data Sciences and Systems Biology
Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Advanced Biomanufacturing

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collage for Candid Conversations initiative in Biomedical Engineering — 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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Increase in total research expenditures since 2015
$ 14 M

FY22 External Research Expenditures ($602K per tenured or tenure track faculty member)
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Federally funded student training programs, including two NIH T32 Training Grants and an NSF REU
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Years in a row that a graduating biomedical engineer was a "UVA Engineering Outstanding Student."

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Data Science

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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

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Radiology and Medical Imaging

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Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Resident Faculty, Center for Public Health Genomics

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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

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Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy), Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)

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Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Professor

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Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

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Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

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Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Coulter Program Director, Instructor in Design, Biomedical Engineering

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Professor

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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering

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Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Architecture

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Member, UVA Cancer Center

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Director of Medical Imaging Research, Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Assistant Professor

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Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering, Undergraduate Progam Director

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Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Chief, Transplant Division, Department of Surgery

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Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering

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Associate Professor

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Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mary Muilenburg Stamp Professor of Orthopaedic Research, Director of Basic and Translational Research in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Director of Professional Studies, Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering, Director, BME Master of Engineering

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Founding Dean, School of Data Science, Professor, Biomedical Engineering

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Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering