Merry Mani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
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Merry Mani, PhD, is advancing our understanding of the human brain through innovative imaging.
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  • UVA's Emerging Leaders Symposium 2025 is September 5 sponsored by BME at UVA

    The field of biomedical engineering's brightest early career scientists discuss their work and future directions. 

    Time:  9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    • Alexander Clark, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
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    Alex Clark, Ph.D., is a cell biologist and engineer who studies gene expression dynamics and molecular networks that drive heart development and function. 
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  • It’s in the Genes: Weight and Metabolism Determined by Genetics More Than Diet

    New research by a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student and her UVA team could lead to tailored nutritional programs designed for a person’s genetics.

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    • Lena Sophie Zell

    Executive Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering Assistant to the Chair
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    Ben Tseng

    Finance Associate

    Emily McCain, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering

    As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Silvia Blemker's M3 laboratory at UVA, Emily McCain is working toward the development of sex-specific musculoskeletal models to investigate how sex differences affect muscle function during movement.
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  • UVA Alums’ ‘Micro-Farm’ Has Darden School Seeing Greens

    Darden School dining is reaping the rewards of engineering alumni’s entrepreneurship as a Babylon Micro-Farms customer.

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    • Róża Przanowska, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
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    Dr. Róża Kamila Przanowska is a Polish molecular biologist specializing in non-coding RNAs in cancer and development. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Kevin Janes’s laboratory at UVA, she investigates the heterogeneity of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
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  • Silvia Blemker Recognized by NAI for Advancing Muscle Health Through Innovation

    Blemker has been inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. 

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