Research @ UVA Engineering
Engineering For HealthUVA 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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$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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Research by Biomedical Engineering Professor Could Help Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection
Breakthrough research by Evan Scott and team uses nanoparticles to help the body accept transplanted organs without lifelong immunosuppressive drugs, reducing risks
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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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Meet the Wearable Tech Inventor Whose Health Watch Could Better Watch Over You
A watch that could be more functional than the latest fitness trackers and health performance wearables is just one of the exciting developments in the Watson Research Lab.
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UVA and NCI-Funded SASCO Center Marks Milestones in Cancer Cell Organelles Research
UVA’s Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-adapted Cancer Organelles (SASCO) recently hosted its first annual symposium.
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UVA Engineering Professor’s $600,000 Grant Set to Innovate Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment
The study will examine a combination of two cutting-edge cancer technologies, aiming to create a treatment that improves survivorship.
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How Do You Mend a Damaged Heart? UVA Researchers Have Solid Leads
Biomedical engineering professor Jeff Saucerman and his research team have identified medications that might be able to regenerate heart cells to repair damage.
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The Engineering-Girls Formula: Show Science, Create Welcoming Space, Add Acts of Kindness
During Engineering-Girls week, UVA Engineering students, faculty and staff rolled out the red carpet and lit Bunsen burners for the next generation of female students.
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UVA Engineering Professor Lands $1.9 Million NIH Award To Maximize Biomedical Research
Assistant professor Liheng Cai aspires to mimic the structure and functions of living tissue. The National Institutes of Health signaled their support for the research with a prestigious MIRA grant.
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Organs on Demand? UVA Prints Its First Voxel Building Blocks
UVA’s Soft Biomatter Lab is bioprinting 3D structures with a material that is a close match for human tissue, paving the way for true biomanufacturing.
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Researchers Drive Safety Forward on 3 Toyota Collaborative Projects
UVA Engineering researchers received funding from a Toyota initiative to study injury prediction and prevention in collisions.
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Komen Supports UVA Engineering Researchers Targeting ‘Triple Negative' Breast Cancer
Catalina Alvarez Yela, who was awarded a $100,000 research grant by Komen, and faculty mentor Kevin Janes are among those at UVA leading the fight against breast cancer.