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UVA Biomedical Engineers Aim to Mass Produce Muscle Cells for Treating Traumatic Injuries
Ph.D. Student Advances the Tissue Biomanufacturing Processes Needed to Scale Up Production
Rachel Bour is part of a team that’s getting closer to helping the thousands of Americans who suffer from permanent loss of skeletal muscle after injuries or diseases.
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The Start of Something Powerful
Chemical Engineering Labs at UVA Team with Hampton University on Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates
A new research internship program for undergraduates taps into talent pool for graduate student recruitment, while building ongoing collaborations.
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Student Researcher Adding 3D Printers to the Anti-Cancer Arsenal
Ailene Edwards, biomedical engineering major and Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant recipient in Matt Lazzara’s chemical engineering lab, is trying to develop 3D models of tumors that can mimic real-life conditions.
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UVA Researchers Advance Bioprinting
New Technique Uses Hydrogel Particles to Build 3D Structures
Their paper, Digital Assembly of Spherical Viscoelastic Bio-ink Particles, termed DASP, is featured as a cover article in Advanced Functional Materials.
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How Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Structure Influence Movement, Injury and Disease
Silvia Blemker Aims to Correct a Profound Limitation in Musculoskeletal Modeling Research
Biomechanics expert Professor Silvia Blemker is building a set of tools to rigorously examine sex as a biological variable in musculoskeletal modeling research.
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Meet our Graduate Students
We asked 14 biomedical engineering graduate students four questions. Where did you go to undergrad? What do you like about your research? What do you do outside the labs? What is...
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CAREER Award: What Makes Good Fibroblasts Go Bad?
NSF Grant Funds Study of Fibrosis Progression Using Hydrogels Engineered to Mimic Living Tissue
Researchers like Steven Caliari believe a cure for fibrotic diseases is possible. His research aims to reveal the cellular mechanisms that turn on the disease process.
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Research Team Develops New Class of Soft Materials
Innovation Opens New Possibilities for 3D-Printing Human Tissue
Assistant Professor Liheng Cai collaborated with Brookhaven National Laboratory to conduct soft biomatter research.
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For Patient Airways Injured by Intubation, a New Approach for Healing
Deploying a Hydrogel to Wounds in the Trachea Poses a Distinct Challenge
Biomaterials expert Don Griffin is taking his team's success using microporous annealed particle (MAP) gels for wound healing to a dynamic, difficult environment.
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UVA Engineering Faculty Member Elected Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics
Pioneering New Insights into the Form, Function, Biology and Diseases of Muscles
Blemker was elected for exemplary contributions to the understanding of the relationship between skeletal muscle structure and function, in health and disease.