Research @ UVA Engineering
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Research Area
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical and Molecular Imaging Clinical and Translational Science Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Sciences Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering-
UVA Engineering Assistant Professors Named ‘Rising Stars’ in Polymers Research
Read NowRachel Letteri and Liheng Cai design polymer materials for applications such as treating disease or repairing tissue loss, soft robotics and wearable electronics.
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UVA Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Offers Hope for Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
Read NowA UVA Engineering team has developed a new analytical tool that could lead to a cure for a terrible disease.
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Hampton University Chemical Engineering Undergrads Gain Research Experience at UVA Engineering
Read NowAn exploratory undergraduate research program establishes a bond between UVA’s and Hampton University’s chemical engineering departments.
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UVA-Led Discovery Challenges 30-Year-Old Dogma in Associative Polymers Research
Read NowA new study appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the widely used materials function at the molecular level.
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Kelsey Kubelick Joins the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UVA
Read NowKubelick develops imaging tools to track the movement and efficacy of T cells deployed in cancer therapies, aiming ultimately to enhance the cells’ defensive abilities.
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Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Read NowHer research focuses on tiny blood vessels that are one-tenth the diameter of a human hair, needed to regenerate tissues damaged by injury or disease.
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High-Performance Researchers Model Molecular Interactions
Read NowTheir Work Will Lead to Customized Hydrogels, the Substance of Tissue Engineering
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A Sponge that Could Give Wounded Soldiers a Fighting Chance
Read NowUVA professor George Christ teams with UC Berkeley professor Kevin Edward Healy to develop a hydrogel material that can be placed directly in wounds to make up for missing muscle mass.
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University of Virginia Engineering Researchers Strive to Match Artistry of Biological Tissues
Read NowAssistant Professor Liheng Cai and his Ph.D. student Jinchang Zhu were invited to share their latest research in a special issue of Acta Biomaterialia.
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For Good: Beverly Miller
Read NowPeople become engineers because they have a passion for creating knowledge and technologies that serve society.
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Running With the Right Crowd
Read NowRachel Letteri is chemical engineering’s second early-career faculty member to earn the NIH Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award.
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UVA Biomedical Engineers Aim to Mass Produce Muscle Cells for Treating Traumatic Injuries
Read NowRachel Bour is part of a team that’s getting closer to helping the thousands of Americans who suffer from perm