NanoSTAR Insitute's research encompasses three broad theme areas: electronics, biomedicine, and energy & the environment, and the University has several core facilities that support the research community.
Biomolecular Systems
Biomolecular Systems encompasses targeted drug and gene delivery, synthetic biology, and cell and molecular engineering. Biotechnology utilizes the manipulation of molecules of biological components in order to focus on molecular level solutions to issues and problems in the life sciences related to the environment agriculture energy industry, food production, biotechnology and medicine.
Pourtaheri and Shakeel started their biotech company, AgroSpheres, as undergraduates at UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, when they set out to create bio-based solutions for crop control that could replace harmful pesticides.
Health news site STAT has honored Natasha Sheybani, PhD, as one of the next generation of scientific superstars for her work in focused ultrasound, cancer immunology and nuclear medicine.
Nanomanufacturing is both the production of nanoscaled materials, which can be powders or fluids, and the manufacturing of parts "bottom up" from nanoscaled materials or "top down" in smallest steps for high precision, used in several technologies such as laser ablation, etching and others.