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Biomechanics Biotechnology & Biomolecular Engineering Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging   Clinical and Translational Science  Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Science Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering
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  • Joseph Park

    Professor, School of Medicine
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    Dr. Park is the associate director of the Foot and Ankle Fellowship at UVA and is the team foot and ankle surgeon for UVA Athletics. His research interests include injury biomechanics, sports-related injuries to the foot and ankle, tendon reconstruction, ankle replacement, bone grafting and biomechanical properties of orthopedic implants.
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    • Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Ph.D.

    Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
    Currently Recruiting
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    Shayn Peirce-Cottler develops computational models and combines them with wet lab experiments and machine learning to study how tissues heal after injury and to develop new therapies for inducing tissue regeneration.
    Google Scholar Peirce-Cottler Laboratory UVA Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing

  • Ammasi Periasamy

    Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
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    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.
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    • Rebecca Pompano

    Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
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    Dr. Pompano's research interests center on developing microfluidic and chemical assays to unravel the complexity of the immune response and inform new immunotherapies. Her lab combines unique expertise in bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics, bioengineering, and immunology to create…
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    Richard J. Price, Ph.D.

    Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering & Applied Science Professor, Biomedical Engineering Co-Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
    Currently Recruiting
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    Dr. Price's research program centers on the development and implementation of image-guided drug and gene delivery systems for treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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    Róża Przanowska, Ph.D.

    NCI K00 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
    Róża Przanowska

    Dr. Róża Kamila Przanowska is a Polish molecular biologist specializing in non-coding RNAs in cancer and development.
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    Yanjun Qi

    Associate Professor, Computer Science Adjunct Faculty, Data Science Institute Adjunct Faculty, School of Medicine Center of Public Genomics
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    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…
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    Daniel Quinn

    Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
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    Associate Professor Quinn first came to the University of Virginia as an undergraduate student in 2006. After graduating, he left to get his PhD at Princeton University, then returned in 2017 to be on the UVA faculty.

  • George F. Rich

    Harrison Medical Teaching Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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    George F. Rich, M.D. is the Harrison Medical Teaching Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia.
    Department of Anesthesiology

  • Dr. Gabriel Robins

    Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
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    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.
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    • Gustavo Kunde Rohde, Ph.D.

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
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    Dr. Rohde develops computational predictive models with applications in pathology, radiology, systems biology, and mobile sensing.
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    Shawn Russell

    Assistant Professor
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    Russell's research interests lie in the increased understanding of the mechanisms of human movement
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