Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

Professor

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Exploring and therapeutically exploiting the fundamental links between fibroblast adaptation to their mechanical microenvinronment and their myofibroblastic differentiation during tissue fibrosis.

Associate Professor

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We utilize synthetic biology and protein engineering to address emergent challenges across diverse areas such as sustainable production of green materials, advanced biomanufacturing, improving drug bioavailability and combating antimicrobial resistance.

Associate Professor

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Engineering dynamic biomaterials to explore the interplay between cells and their microenvironment, in particular for the repair of musculoskeletal tissues and for studying the biophysical factors involved in fibrosis and cancer.

Professor

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Development of basic and translational tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to organ and tissue repair, reconstruction and replacement, with a focus on the musculoskeletal system, as well as the vasculature and lower urinary tract.

Professor

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Combining advanced methods of targeted drug and gene delivery with biomedical imaging in vivo to explore novel targets and treatment strategies in cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director

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Improving clinical translation of acellular and cellular therapies through enhanced hydrogel-tissue integration, specifically focusing on the development of passive and active instructional microenvironments using microscale building blocks.

Assistant Professor

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Developing materials and fabrication technologies to enable the design and construction of complex cellular and material systems, with the goal of addressing fundamental and translational problems in biomedicine.

Assistant Professor

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Leveraging light, sound and nanoconstructs to develop theranostic ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging approaches to guide, monitor, and enhanve therapies across biomedical disciplines with an emphasis on cell-based regenerative or immunotherapies.

Professor and Chair

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Combining experimental and computational models to design cell-based therapies for regenerating microvascular networks in diabetes, wound healing, and cardiovascular disease.

Professor

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Combining computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks that control cardiac remodeling and regeneration.

Professor of Surgery

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Understanding factors which affect clinical responses to islet transplantation and development of new methods for assessment of islet viability.

Professor of Chemistry

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Interdisciplinary research exploring the interactions between synthetic materials and their surroundings.

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

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Biomaterials for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery within the central nervous system, developing both synthetic polymers and recombinant engineered proteins.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Developing microfluidic and chemical assays to unravel the complexity of the immune response and inform new immunotherapies.Combines unique expertise in bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics, bioengineering, and immunology to create new ways to look at the immune system. 

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An ambitious vision grounded in our bench-to-bedside research pipeline, synergies with systems biology, and major institutional investments.

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UVA is primed for big leaps, with the goal to eventually fabricate full organs. BME Professors Shayn Peirce-Cottler and George Christ are co-directors of the Center.