Research
The UVA BME department is characterized by tight, interrelated groups of research strengths that leverage the University's collegial and translational research community.
Our Research
Biomedical Application Areas
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After Witnessing Teammate’s Asthma Attack, a UVA Student Built a Wearable Inhaler
Read NowUVA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem — and nearly $200,000 in multi-sourced funding — is helping him turn that moment into a lifesaving tool.
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An Engineering Student and Air Force Cadet Turns Years of Recovery Into Mission To Serve
Read NowChildhood surgeries and family tradition put biomedical engineering major Sam Price on a path to a career caring for military members and their families.
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Climbing Hoo Overcomes Obstacles Around the World
Read NowHannah Zook has placed in the top three in her category at national para climbing championships yearly since 2022 — all while working toward her biomedical engineering degree in three years.
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Bryan Berger Claims UVA Engineering’s Invention of the Year Prize
Read NowBryan Berger’s “antipathogenic polypeptides” have led to novel biofungicides that address the urgent problem of fungicide resistance in agriculture while safeguarding human and environmental health.