Research
The UVA BME department is characterized by tight, interrelated groups of research strengths that leverage the University's collegial and translational research community.
Our Research
Biomedical Application Areas
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Diagnosed With an Incurable Disease: How a UVA Professor Is Fighting for his Son
Read NowBiomedical engineering professor Tom Barker is trying to buy some time for his son and others with a rare genetic illness that slowly steals their eyesight.
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UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering Launches 2025-2030 Sustainability Plan
Read NowBME is leading the way on Grounds with a novel department-level strategic plan to help make the research enterprise kinder to the environment.
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Focused Sound Energy Holds Promise for Treating Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases
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Biomedical engineering professor Richard Price explains how focused ultrasound can work around the body’s defenses that make some diseases notoriously difficult to treat. -
UVA Engineering Celebrates 2025 Achievement Award Winners
Read NowOn the evening of October 10, 2025, UVA Engineering’s Thornton Society members gathered to celebrate the school’s Annual Achievement Awards at the Boar’s Head Resort during their annual dinner.