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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…
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer EngineeringDirector of Undergraduate Studies for Aerospace Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Associate Professor Quinn first came to the University of Virginia as an undergraduate student in 2006. After graduating, he left to get his PhD at Princeton University, then returned in 2017 to be on the UVA faculty.
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.
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Research Track
Dr. Salzar has over 25 years of experience in the field of engineering mechanics, with the last 13 years focusing on injury biomechanics. After a two year post-doctoral NRC appointment with the NASA-Glenn Research Center researching advanced aerospace composite materials, Dr. Salzar…
Jeff Saucerman, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, combines computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling.
Thomas A. Saunders III Family Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Evan Scott, renowned for his groundbreaking work in nanotechnology to address cancer, glaucoma, heart disease, and other conditions, leads the Institute for Nanoscale Scientific and Technological Advanced Research (nanoSTAR) and brings considerable experience to the BME in areas of biomaterials science, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering.
Professor of Neurological SurgeryProfessor of Radiation OncologyProfessor of Biomedical EngineeringProfessor of NeuroscienceUVa Gamma Knife Center Co-DirectorRiverside-UVa Gamma Knife Co-Director
Dr. Jason Sheehan received his BS, MS, PhD and MD from the University of Virginia. His BS is in Chemical Engineering with the highest honors awarded from the School of Engineering. He performed fellowships at Auckland University and the University of Pittsburgh, and has written more than 250 peer reviewed papers.
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Data Science
The Sheffield Lab uses computation to ask and answer biological questions. We study the non-coding DNA that encodes gene regulatory networks and enables cellular differentiation, and how these networks break down in disease like cancer. To address these biological questions, we…
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.
