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UVA Engineering is co-located with the top-ranked UVA School of Medicine and UVA Health System, and our culture values and rewards collaboration and initiative. 

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Biomechanics Biotechnology & Biomolecular Engineering Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging   Clinical and Translational Science  Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Science Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering
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  • UVA BME’s Silvia Blemker Elected To Lead the American Society of Biomechanics

    UVA biomechanics expert aims to build on the organization’s culture of collaboration to expand knowledge of the field and its impact.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Two UVA Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Named IEEE Distinguished Lecturers

    Two of UVA Engineering’s image analysis stars have been tapped by IEEE’s Signal Processing Society to share their expertise and insights with their society colleagues.

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  • Silvia Blemker Recognized by NAI for Advancing Muscle Health Through Innovation

    Blemker has been inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. 

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  • Kimberly Kelly’s Newest Title: Editor-in-Chief

    Kim Kelly, a University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor and expert in bioinformatics, has been selected to serve as editor-in-chief of Molecular Imaging and Biology.

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  • $3.9 Million Grant Accelerates UVA Professor’s Efforts to Detect Alzheimer’s Early

    University of Virginia professor Mathews Jacob is leading research to improve imaging techniques for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases.

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  • UVA Research Cracks the Autism Code, Making the Neurodivergent Brain Visible

    A UVA professor’s mathematical modeling approach for brain imaging analysis reveals links among genes, brain structure and autism.

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  • Hear How These Health Innovators Avoid Getting ‘Lost in Translation’

    In its debut podcast, the Coulter Center for Translational Research highlights health-care innovators at UVA and beyond who are translating scientific discoveries into tangible healthcare solutions. 

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  • Two UVA Engineering Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

    Professors John A. Hossack and Mool C. Gupta have been recognized for their innovations. 

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