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Our faculty are not content to trod well-worn engineering paths. Instead, they are driven to pursue innovations in teaching, research that address truly complex challenges, and to pursue worldwide leadership roles in their fields.
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Price, Richard J.
Read MoreNancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering & Applied Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Co-Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Dr. Price's research program centers on the development and implementation of image-guided drug and gene delivery systems for treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Several lines of investigation in the lab are derived from seminal studies demonstrating that microbubble activation with...
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Rohde, Gustavo Kunde
Read MoreProfessor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Rohde develops computational predictive models using machine learning and signal and image processing with applications in pathology, radiology, systems biology, and mobile sensing. He earned B.S. degrees in physics and mathematics in 1999, and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in...
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Rosen, Jonathan, PhD
Read MoreDirector of Professional Studies, Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering, Director, BME Master of Engineering
Dr. Jonathan Rosen teaches and guides graduate Biomedical Engineers as they design their future and advance our standard of healthcare with breakthrough medical technologies. He is the Director of Professional Studies and Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the...
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Russell, Shawn
Read MoreAssistant Professor
GAIT DYNAMICS AND HUMAN MOTOR CONTROL
Russell's research interests lie in the increased understanding of the mechanisms of human movement. This includes the development of new methods for analyzing movements measured in clinical settings along with the development of...
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Saucerman, Jeffrey
Read MoreProfessor, Biomedical Engineering
Our lab combines computational modeling and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling and regeneration. Our experimental approaches include high-throughput microscopy and -omic profiling of primary and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC...
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Sheffield, Nathan
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Data Science
The Sheffield Lab uses computation to ask and answer biological questions. We study the non-coding DNA that encodes gene regulatory networks and enables cellular differentiation, and how these networks break down in disease like cancer. To address these...
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Sheybani, Natasha Diba, Ph.D.
Read MoreAssistant 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
Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management. Specifically, her group seeks to advance the role of focused ultrasound (FUS) - a disruptive, emerging strategy for non-invasive, non-ionizing, and...
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West, Jennifer L.
Read MoreDean, 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
Dean West’s formidable record of accomplishments spans 25 years as a transformational researcher, award-winning teacher and mentor, inventor and entrepreneur. Her research focuses on the use of biomaterials, nanotechnology and tissue engineering, applying engineering approaches to studying...
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Zang, Chongzhi, Ph.D.
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Chongzhi Zang is a computational biologist with expertise in cancer epigenomics. His research focuses on algorithm development for high-throughput genomic data analytics and integrative modeling of gene regulatory networks in mammalian cell systems.
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Zhang, Aidong
Read MoreThomas M. Linville Professor, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Data Science
Aidong Zhang develops machine learning and data science approaches to modeling and analysis of structured and unstructured data with a variety of applications, especially biological and biomedical applications. Dr. Zhang is Thomas M. Linville Professor of Computer Science, with a joint...