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Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Our Faculty
Shawn Russell
Assistant Professor
Donald Richieri Griffin
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Program Director
Research Areas
- Novel Biomaterial Development
- Drug and Cell Delivery
- Regenerative Medicine
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
Jason Papin
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational Systems Biology
- Quantitative Biosciences
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
Richard W. Kent
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
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
Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Computational Systems Biology
- Systems Pharmacology
- Cancer Biology
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
Brent A. French, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Biomedical Imaging
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Thomas H. Barker
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Mechanotransduction
- Cell and Molecular Biomechanics
- Regenerative Medicine
Craig H. Meyer
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Radiology and Medical Imaging
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomedical Data Sciences
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)
Jeffrey Saucerman
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Systems Biology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Regenerative Medicine
Kyle J. Lampe
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
Mete Civelek
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Resident Faculty, Center for Public Health Genomics
Research Areas
- Cardiovascular Bioengineering
- Systems Biology
- Predictive Modeling for Health
Aidong Zhang
Thomas M. Linville Professor, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Data Science
Research Areas
- Machine Learning
- Data Mining
- Bioinformatics
Kristen Naegle
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science
Research Areas
- Machine Learning and Data Science
- Systems Biology
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Shannon Barker
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering, Undergraduate Progam Director
Research Areas
- Targeted Drug & Gene Delivery
- Teaching and Pedagogy
Kenneth Brayman
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Chief, Transplant Division, Department of Surgery
Research Areas
- 3D Bioprinting
- Gene Therapy
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
Ammasi Periasamy
Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
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
Gustavo Kunde Rohde
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomedical Data Sciences
Kevin Janes
John Marshall Money Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Computational Systems Biology
- Quantitative Biosciences
Gregory J. Gerling
Professor
Research Areas
- Haptics
- Human Factors / Human Computer Interaction
- Computational Neuroscience
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
Sepideh Dolatshahi
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Systems Immunology
- Cancer Systems Biology
- Infectious Diseases
Bijoy Kumar Kundu
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Engineering
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
David Chen
Coulter Program Director, Instructor in Design, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Translational Research
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology Transfer
Brian P. Helmke
Associate Professor, Biomedical 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
Jose Oberholzer
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
Rebecca Pompano
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Advanced Biomanufacturing
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
Christopher B. Highley
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
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
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
Silvia Salinas Blemker
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Computational Systems Biology
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
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
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
Alexander L (Sasha) Klibanov
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Drug Delivery
Peter Kasson
Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Biomolecular Systems
- Computational Systems Biology
Steven R. Caliari
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Mechanobiology
- Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
Kimberly A. Kelly
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Targeted Diagnostic Imaging
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Cancer
Bradley D. Gelfand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Stuart S. Berr
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Engineering
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
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
Scott T. Acton
Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering (By Courtesy)
Research Areas
- Signal and Image Processing
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
Eli Zunder
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Computational Systems Biology
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
Nathan Sheffield
Associate 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
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
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
FY22 External Research Expenditures ($602K per tenured or tenure track faculty member)
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7
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."