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Associate Professor, Computer ScienceAdjunct Faculty, Data Science InstituteAdjunct Faculty, School of Medicine Center of Public Genomics
Yanjun Qi is an Associate professor (tenured) of the University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science since 2013. She was a senior researcher in the Machine Learning Department at NEC Labs American, Princeton, NJ from July 2008 to August 2013. Her research interests are within…
Professor Gabriel Robins earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA in 1992, where he received an IBM Fellowship and a Distinguished Teaching Award.
Jeff Saucerman, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, combines computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical EngineeringAssistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy) and Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy)Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering and Genome Sciences
Kelsey Watts, Ph.D., is dedicated to unraveling the sex-specific mechanisms that govern cardiovascular disease in order to make healthcare more equitable.
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Mark B. Williams received his PhD in physics at UVa in 1990. Following several years with the UVa Physics Department as a Research Scientist he joined the Radiology faculty. His lab applies physics principles to the design and development of systems for medical imaging.
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Chongzhi Zang is an associate professor and resident faculty member in the Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia. He holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.
Thomas M. Linville ProfessorComputer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Data Science
Currently Recruiting
Aidong Zhang's research focuses on developing machine learning approaches to interpretable and fair learning, concept-based learning, federated learning, and generative AI. She also works on large language models for hypothesis generations for scientific discovery.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssistant Professor, Computer Science
Professor Zhang completed her PhD in computer science at the University of Utah. She was a postdoctoral associate in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Eli Zunder analyzes stem cell fate using single cell mass cytometry and high-dimensional modeling of cell lineage trajectories. He received his Ph.D. in Biophysics from UCSF in 2009.
