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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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Periasamy, Ammasi
Read MoreProfessor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
Dr. Periasamy is an internationally recognized expert in advanced microscopy techniques, particularly in the area of molecular imaging in living cells, tissue and animal. A key area of his research is focused on the design and development of optical methodology including advanced light...
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Pompano, Rebecca
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Pompano's research interests center on developing microfluidic and chemical assays to unravel the complexity of the immune response and inform new immunotherapies. Her lab combines unique expertise in bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics, bioengineering, and immunology to create brand new...
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Price, Richard J.
Read MoreLawrence R. Quarles Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Professor, Radiology & Medical Imaging, Research Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound 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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Salerno, Michael
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Medicine, Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
After receiving his BS in biological engineering from Cornell University, Dr. Salerno came to UVA to pursue his MD degree and PhD in Biomedical Engineering as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program. He then completed the American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway completing his...
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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 MoreAssistant 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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Taniuchi, Mami
Read MoreCourtesy Appointment in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, Associate Professor of Medicine: Infectious Diseases and International Health, Joint Appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Systems and Environment
Dr. Taniuchi received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia. She works with Eric Houpt, MD, and William Petri, Jr., MD, in developing molecular diagnostic assays to detect enteric pathogens that cause diarrhea and malnutrition. Her focus is to develop assays on...
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Thiele, Robert H.
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Thiele is a Charlottesville native and an alumnus of both Charlottesville High School (1997) and the University of Virginia (Chemical Engineering, 2001). He attended medical school at Vanderbilt, completed his internship at Northwestern, his anesthesiology residency at UVA and his critical...