Biomaterials, Biomechanics, and Biomanufacturing

The UVA Center for Engineering in Medicine pairs engineers with clinicians to transform health care research.

The UVA Center for Engineering in Medicine pairs engineers with clinicians to transform health care research.

Principal Investigators Earn National Funding to Support New Research

Biomedical engineering faculty originated 13 new research awards over the past 12 months from external sources.

Professor’s Big-Picture Ideas for Tissue Engineering Backed by Prestigious AFIRM III Award

George Christ is drawn to tackle large challenges in his field and complete them as quickly as possible—especially because his work in regenerative medicine has the potential to...

Advances in Biomedical Research through Cross-Grounds Collaboration

It's hard to find a disease that Professor Shayn Peirce- Cottler's research hasn't impacted. And that's just one of the reasons that she earned the rank of...

Ph.D. Student Karina Torres-Castro Applies Fellowship to Advance Pancreatic Islet Transplant Therapy

Torres-Castro has built a micro-device to select the most transplant-worthy islets recovered from donors.

Prestigious NIH Award Frees Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Investigator to Follow the Science

The first proposal Steven Caliari submitted to a funding agency since becoming a father was a big one. He had reason to be hopeful.

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...

Projects range from development of biosensors, artificial intelligence for testing, vaccine development, novel treatment options, and better data analytics to predict the spread of the virus.

Computational Modeling Speeds Researchers’ Discovery in the Building Blocks of Human Enamel

Partnership opens door to pursue an exciting new research direction in the domain of dental materials.

Imagine if muscle stem cells could be harvested from the patient, cultured, and then 3-D printed onto a biocompatible substrate, where they would be stretched and exercised to grow and mature to produce a foldable tissue patch that would then be implanted at the muscle wound site.