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Engineering For Health

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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  • Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives $3.1M NIH Grant to Improve Heart Attack Outcomes

    Jeff Saucerman will collaborate with researchers at the School of Medicine to study the role of lipoprotein receptors in heart failure. 

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  • UVA Co-Leads $2.9 Million NIH Investigation Into Where Systems May Fail People with Disabilities

    Rupa Valdez has combined efforts with a Johns Hopkins University researcher and others to understand how systems affect the care of people with disabilities.

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  • UVA Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives Eugene M. Landis Award from the Microcirculatory Society

    Shayn Peirce-Cottler received a national career award for her work in microvascular research. 

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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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  • Research Brief: $2 Million Award to Uncover Information Processing and Decision-Making Mechanisms of Human Cells

    The insights gained from this award could pave the way for improved precision medicine strategies.

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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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