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The next step forward in focused ultrasound therapy for essential tremor

Craig Meyer and his team are improving essential tremor treatment--and applying MRI in ways that have not been attempted before.

Increasing the effectiveness of cancer therapy

Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani moved his research lab to UVA, in part because this is a great place for a cancer systems biologist to take on a complex challenge.

Employing a hydrogel to wounds in the trachea poses a distinct challenge

A new grant is helping biomaterials expert Don Griffin move his team's success using MAP gels for wound healing to an even more dynamic, difficult environment.

Guilford Wins ASEE's Theo C. Pilkington Award

The award recognizes significant contributions to biomedical engineering education throughout the recipient’s career.

Pioneering new insights into the form, function, biology, and diseases of muscles

Blemker was elected for exemplary contributions to the understanding of the relationship between skeletal muscle structure and function, in health and disease.

Pioneering the use of focused ultrasound

Price uses focused soundwaves to overcome the blood-brain barrier and to make tumors responsive to immunotherapy—without surgery.

Joining the top 2% of medical and biological engineering professionals

William H. Guilford and Aidong Zhang have joined the top 2% of medical and biological engineering professionals.

Investigators study whether disruptive peptide binders could hold the key to overcoming drug resistance in cancers.

A Collaborative Seminar Series

UVA is a part of a virtual series coordinated by seven of the leading BME departments in the country, attracting a diverse group of high-quality speakers.

In addition to identifying gene variants that influence risk for coronary artery disease, researchers in Mete Civelek's group have found that one gene in particular appears to have a protective effect.