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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 MoreProfessor of Biomedical Engineering, Research Director, UVa Focused Ultrasound Center
Rchard Price develops ultrasound-activated drug and gene delivery systems for treating cancer and Parkinson’s disease and investigates the mechanisms through which collateral arteries grow and adapt in response to changes in blood flow. Early in his career, Dr. Price performed seminal studies...
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Rohde, Gustavo Kunde
Read MoreProfessor of 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 MoreProfessor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering, Director of Professional Studies
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 of 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 and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Sheffield uses computation to ask and answer biological questions, specifically how DNA encodes regulatory networks that enable cellular differentiation. Dr. Sheffield grew up in California, but lived in many places in the US and abroad. He appreciates cultural diversity and spent much of...
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Skalak, Thomas C.
Read MoreProfessor Emeritus, Executive Director of Science and Technology, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Tom Skalak is the founding Executive Director of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, launched in 2016. The Frontiers Group seeks to explore new frontiers, re-invent fields in ways that reflect major societal challenges and fundamental scientific curiosity, and bring new knowledge to light with a...
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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...