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Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineAssociate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringVice-Chair of Research for Emergency MedicineAssistant Medical Director, UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics
Dr. Hartka is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and works clinically in the Emergency Department. He is also involved in medical student education, resident education, biomechanical instrumentation, and motor vehicle collision analysis.
Brian Helmke researches the relationship between cell mechanics and cell function using new tools in materials science and molecular biology, with a focus on cardiovascular disease. His laboratory employs a multidisciplinary biomedical engineering approach to understand the relationship between intracellular mechanics and cell function.
Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy)Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)
Dr. Kent is the Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia, and co-Founder of the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics.
Commonwealth ProfessorProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Prof. Kerrigan's research in injury biomechanics uses data analysis, computational modeling, and mechanical experiments with human tissue to prevent and mitigate injuries to motor vehicle occupants and athletes. Right now he is working on occupant protection for future vehicles, shoe-turf interaction mechanics, and characterizing injury tolerance.
Professor of Chemical Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Member, UVA Cancer Center
Currently Recruiting
Work in the Lazzara Lab employs a combination of experimental and computational methods to study problems in cell signaling, the complex biochemical process cells use to make decisions.
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth ProfessorASME Fellow, SEM Fellow
Dr. Li’s expertise and interests include (but not limited to) additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing, nanomaterial-enabled energy systems, biological and bio-inspired materials and devices, biomechanics, micro/nanomechanics, surface engineering, and tribology. His stature in the…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Silvia Blemker's M3 laboratory at UVA, Emily McCain is working toward the development of sex-specific musculoskeletal models to investigate how sex differences affect muscle function during movement.
Dr. McMurry is a biostatistician in the Department of Public Health Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. He then taught statistics at DePaul University and worked as a statistical consultant in Chicago for 7 years before moving…
Professor, Biomedical EngineeringProfessor, Radiology and Medical Imaging
Currently Recruiting
Craig Meyer develops magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for rapid acquisition and processing of image data in the setting of cardiovascular disease, neural diseases, and pediatrics, using tools in physics, signal processing, image reconstruction, and machine learning.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied SciencesProfessor of Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringProfessor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Panzer is the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, a Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and the Deputy Director at the Center for Applied Biomechanics.
Dr. Park is the associate director of the Foot and Ankle Fellowship at UVA and is the team foot and ankle surgeon for UVA Athletics. His research interests include injury biomechanics, sports-related injuries to the foot and ankle, tendon reconstruction, ankle replacement, bone grafting and biomechanical properties of orthopedic implants.
Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering & Applied ScienceProfessor, Biomedical EngineeringCo-Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Currently Recruiting
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.
