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Three UVA Engineering Faculty Named to AIMBE College of Fellows
Scott T. Acton, Gustavo Kunde Rohde and Shannon Barker have been recognized for contributions in biomedical imaging, modeling and education.
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Dean Jennifer West Earns AIMBE’s 2025 Pierre Galletti Award
The 2025 Pierre Galletti Award, the highest honor given by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), was given on March 30 to UVA Engineering Dean Jennifer L. West.
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AIMBE Announces Jennifer West as 2025 Pierre Galletti Award Winner
Jennifer L. West has been named the winner of the 2025 Pierre Galletti Award, the highest honor from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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Podcast: David Chen Discusses Tech Transfer with UVA Enterprise Studio Director Lisa Bowers
The latest Biomedical Frontiers Podcast covers the challenges of translating biotech research into real-world solutions.
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UVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline
UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.
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Innovators of the Year’s Technology ‘Springs’ Athletes to Better Health
Biomedical engineering professor Silvia Blemker and her co-developers were recognized for FDA-approved technology that keeps athletes playing and offers help to some muscular dystrophy patients.
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A Sound Treatment
Known as a diagnostic tool, ultrasound has a therapeutic side. Assistant professor of biomedical engineering Natasha Sheybani is using it to fight tumors.
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UVA Researchers Fast-Track Cancer Care with Patient-Specific Tumor Models
Engineering and medical research team’s new method could help oncologists predict which therapies will work best for individual patients with a common form of breast cancer.
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Unlocking Secrets of the Heart: Simple Scan Could Identify Patients at Risk
UVA biomedical engineering researchers have developed an MRI technique to analyze the fat surrounding a patient’s heart, potentially enabling earlier cardiac disease interventions.
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UVA Research Opens Door to Far More Targeted Antibiotics
UVA Engineering researchers may have found a way to reduce the need for broad-spectrum antibiotics, which could slow the growth of antibiotic resistance.
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It’s in the Genes: Weight and Metabolism Determined by Genetics More Than Diet
New research by a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student and her UVA team could lead to tailored nutritional programs designed for a person’s genetics.
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UVA Alums’ ‘Micro-Farm’ Has Darden School Seeing Greens
Darden School dining is reaping the rewards of engineering alumni’s entrepreneurship as a Babylon Micro-Farms customer.