Computational Biomedicine

Dolatshahi's research aims at personalized vaccines during pregnancy and enhancing early childhood immunity via understanding maternal antibody transfer.

Using “Theranostics” To Treat Cancer

Kubelick develops imaging tools to track the movement and efficacy of T cells deployed in cancer therapies, aiming ultimately to enhance the cells’ defensive abilities.

Researchers hope to find shared traits and weaknesses in bacteria that develop resistance to antibiotics and use those weaknesses against them. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem around the world.

From the "Making of Medicine" blog: Jason Papin, PhD, is one of the developers of a sophisticated new computer model that will help produce safer medications.

UVA researchers say they have found a biological process that contributes to the disease and may be a target for life-saving therapies.

Finding Answers for Patients and Families Affected by Neurodevelopmental Disorders

At UVA, Bajikar will blend biomedical engineering and computational biosciences to study the ‘Goldilocks genes’ behind neurodevelopmental disorders like Rett syndrome.

Hydrogels Model Fibrotic Lungs to Study Blood Vessel Formation, Disease Progression

A UVA Engineering team has developed a new analytical tool that could lead to a cure for a terrible disease.

A new computer model developed by biomedical engineering researchers led to the discovery of an existing drug that could treat a potentially deadly condition.

Applicant review will begin December 1, 2023.

Housed both in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Medicine, the department's unique positioning provides a collaborative and translational...

New Machine-Learning Tools Could Help Doctors Better Detect Heart and Brain Abnormalities

Miaomiao Zhang is improving AI image processing and analysis for real-world applications such as medical diagnoses and environmental monitoring.