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Professor of Biology and Biomedical EngineeringCenter Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
Dr. Periasamy is a global authority in advanced microscopy, specializing in molecular imaging in living cells and tissues. He designs optical methods to study protein interactions, monitor cancer cell/tissue parameters, and pioneered fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) development.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
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.
Associate Professor, Computer ScienceAdjunct Faculty, Data Science InstituteAdjunct Faculty, School of Medicine Center of Public Genomics
Yanjun Qi is an Associate professor (tenured) of the University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science since 2013. She was a senior researcher in the Machine Learning Department at NEC Labs American, Princeton, NJ from July 2008 to August 2013. Her research interests are within…
Professor Gabriel Robins earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA in 1992, where he received an IBM Fellowship and a Distinguished Teaching Award.
Jeff Saucerman, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, combines computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical EngineeringAssistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy) and Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy)Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssistant Professor, Computer Science
Currently Recruiting
Amanda Watson’s research focuses on wearable technology for healthcare and athletic performance. Amanda Watson is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Virginia. She is also affiliated with the UVA Link Lab, a multi-disciplinary center for research and education in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering and Genome Sciences
Kelsey Watts, Ph.D., is dedicated to unraveling the sex-specific mechanisms that govern cardiovascular disease in order to make healthcare more equitable.
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Mark B. Williams received his PhD in physics at UVa in 1990. Following several years with the UVa Physics Department as a Research Scientist he joined the Radiology faculty. His lab applies physics principles to the design and development of systems for medical imaging.
Associate ProfessorDirector of Undergraduate Studies for Mechanical Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Xu joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Virginia in the fall of 2014. He received his PhD in Mechanics and Materials from Columbia University in 2012 and was a Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2012 to 2014.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssociate Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy)
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Yang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia, with a secondary appointment (by courtesy) in the Department of Computer Science. Previously, She was an Assistant and then tenured Associate Professor at the…
