Your Questions, Answered
kitter@virginia.eduVisit UVA at Booth #504
Faculty, staff and graduate students will be available throughout the event.
Resources:
Virginia Thursday Night Reception in the Walnut Room
Inviting applications for Two Open-rank faculty positions
List of Postdoc Positions of Interest to Conference Attendees
Virginia BME Talks and Posters
BME Faculty Attending BMES 2018
Graduate Program Leadership
SONG HU, PHD, GRADUATE ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR
JASON PAPIN, PHD, GRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR
JONATHAN ROSEN, PHD, DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Faculty Search Committee Members
SILVIA BLEMKER, PHD, FACULTY SERACH COMMITTEE CHAIR
KRISTEN NAEGLE, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SHAYN PEIRCE-COTTLER, PHD, CO-DIRECTOR, UVA CTR FOR ADVANCED BIOMANUFACTURING
Faculty Attending by Research Interest Area:
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
FRED EPSTEIN, PHD, MAC WADE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
SONG HU, PHD, GRADUATE ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCES
TIMOTHY ALLEN, PHD, DIRECTOR, REU IN MULTI-SCALE SYSTEMS BIOENGINEERING
KEVIN JANES, PHD, DIRECTOR FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
MATT LAZZARA, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
KRISTEN NAEGLE, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SHAYN PEIRCE-COTTLER, PHD, CO-DIRECTOR, UVA CTR FOR ADVANCED BIOMANUFACTURING
JASON PAPIN, PHD, GRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, BDS T32 TRAINING GRANT
ELI ZUNDER, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
TISSUE ENGINEERING AND BIOMATERIALS
DON GRIFFIN, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
REBECCA POMPANO, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
JONATHAN ROSEN, PHD, DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
BIOMECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY
SILVIA BLEMKER, PHD, FACULTY SERACH COMMITTEE CHAIR
WILL GUILFORD, PHD, SEAS ASSISTANT DEAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
BRIAN HELMKE, PHD, SEAS DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
FAQs for Prospective Students, Faculty, and Postdocs
Can I talk to a Virginia BME faculty member? Who is attending this year?
Yes, absolutely! Above is a list of faculty attending BMES. Faculty will frequently be at Booth 504, or our staff and graduate students can help you located them at their talks. Here is a list of BME talks and posters.
Can I attend your Thursday night reception in the Walnut Room?
Yes—prospective graduate students, REU students, and prospective faculty members are welcome!
What if I’m not planning on a Ph.D.?
We invite you to explore our M.E. degree (product design and process development emphasis) and M.S. degree (traditional thesis) options. Learn more HERE.
Is Virginia BME recruiting faculty and postdocs?
Yes! We have just announced two open ranked faculty positions. Search Committee Chair Silvia Blemker is attending BMES. HERE is a list of open postdoc positions tht may be of interest to conference attendees.
Do you have summer programs for current undergraduates?
Yes. Timothy Allen, director of the NSF REU in Multi-scale Systems Bioengineering, is attending the meeting.
Your question not answered here? We're available to help throughout the event. Stop by Booth #504 or email kitter@virginia.edu.