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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Mete Civelek Receives Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association
Read NowMete Civelek uses big data analytics to understand the molecular pathways of disease and develops personalized medicine approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.
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Graduating Engineer Took These Steps to a Career in Greener Energy
Read NowWant to land a job at an employer like Equinor? Engineer Reese Hertel first had to assess his interests and core beliefs. He then relied on UVA advisers to help him refine his focus.
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New Artificial Intelligence Risk-Assessment Tool To Improve Heart-Failure Care
Read NowUVA Health and UVA Engineering researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting outcomes in heart failure patients. The researchers have made the tool publicly available.
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UVA Bioengineer Finds in Cellular Glue New Answers About Heart Attacks, Strokes
Read NowResearchers have found answers about cardiovascular diseases in the cellular “glue” our bodies make to protect us from heart attacks and stroke.
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She Aided the Team Taking the Bite Out of Tick-Borne Lyme Disease
Read NowImagine a “Band-Aid” that wards off Lyme disease. With the big idea, chemical engineering grad student Tori Vigil led a team of cadets to win an international genetic engineering competition.
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Winners Circle: Oranges Offer Appealing Solution to a Toxic Problem
Read NowKenneth Brown, this year’s 2024 UVERS winner, investigated the potential for a non-toxic solvent made from orange peels to be used in the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
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Biomedical Engineering Alumni and AgroSpheres Co-Founders Share Lessons in Ag Biotech
Read NowClassmates Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel tell AgroSpheres’ story, from class project to agricultural technology no one else was doing — and what they learned along the way.
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Grant Is Helping UVA Researchers Fight Deadly Lung Disease
Read NowBiomedical engineering professor Thomas Barker and his team have developed a novel antibody treatment to precisely target and halt progression of lung fibrosis.
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UVA Researcher Is Using AI To Help Caregivers
Read NowNBC29 covers BP America Professor Emeritus Jack Stankovic’s monitoring system that helps Alzheimer’s caregivers know when to take care of themselves.
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High-Tech ‘Ear’ Lets Alzheimer’s Caregivers Keep Eye on Emotions
Read NowUVA Engineering researchers created AI that listens for mood changes and protects Alzheimer’s caregivers’ mental health.
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Hear How These Health Innovators Avoid Getting ‘Lost in Translation’
Read NowIn 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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Celebrating UVA Women Engineers at the Forefront of Health Care Advancements
Read NowWe take pride in the many innovative researchers among our faculty. Join us in celebrating some of the women who contribute to our school and community, shaping the future of engineering.