Research @ UVA Engineering
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Richard W. Kent
Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)
Dr. Kent is the Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia, and co-Founder of the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics.
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Jason R. Kerrigan
Commonwealth Professor Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy) Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Prof. Kerrigan's research in injury biomechanics uses data analysis, computational modeling, and mechanical experiments with human tissue to prevent and mitigate injuries to motor vehicle occupants and athletes. Right now he is working on occupant protection for future vehicles, shoe-turf interaction mechanics, and characterizing injury tolerance.
Christopher B. Highley, Ph.D.
Christopher Highley develops materials and fabrication technologies to enable the design and construction of complex cellular and material systems, with the goal of addressing fundamental and translational problems in biomedicine.
Patrick E. Hopkins
Patrick E. Hopkins is a Whitney Stone Professor in Engineering at the University of Virginia, with a primary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and courtesy appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Physics. He is also the director of the ExSiTE Lab.
John A. Hossack, Ph.D.
John A. Hossack develops ultrasound imaging approaches for cardiovascular disease, including mouse heart imaging, catheter-based imaging and drug delivery, and molecular imaging for diagnosing stroke risk. He obtained B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Strathclyde and his postdoc at Stanford University.
Tariq Iqbal
Mathews Jacob is is an expert in machine learning algorithms for biomedical imaging. He develops advance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods for brain, lung, and heart applications.
Kevin Janes designs and uses systems bioengineering approaches to analyze cell signaling and transcriptional networks in cancer and infectious disease.
Kimberly Kelly uses computational methods and bioinformatics to develop more effective and less toxic cancer drugs through the identification of disease-relevant druggable targets, with a special emphasis on translation to the clinic and commercialization.
Arohi Khargonkar
Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA
Nationally known in the field of vascular surgery, Melina R. Kibbe, MD, began her five-year appointment as UVA School of Medicine’s Dean and Chief Health Affairs Officer in September 2021. Her lab develops novel therapies for patients with vascular disease while simultaneously studying the mechanism of how these therapies impact the vascular wall.
Michael L. King
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