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UVA Engineering is co-located with the top-ranked UVA School of Medicine and UVA Health System, and our culture values and rewards collaboration and initiative. 

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Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical and Molecular Imaging   Clinical and Translational Science  Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Sciences Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering
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    UVA Researchers Uncover Key to Preventing Fibrosis in Biomaterial Implants

    Researchers in the UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering have discovered a type of fibroblast cells that appear to drive a deadly disease progression. 

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    Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients

    Dean Jennifer L. West and a team of researchers developed an innovative approach to treating prostate cancer, successfully eliminating cancerous cells in 73% of patients in the study.

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  • UVA Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives FDA Clearance for AI Muscle Health Analysis Tool

    Silvia Salinas Blemker’s spin out company, Springbok Analytics, can now commercialize its precision health technology.

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    • Systems and Information Engineering 2.0: The Future of Complex Systems

    Opinion: Integrating AI with human insight to revolutionize smart systems for a modern world.

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  • Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives $3.1M NIH Grant to Improve Heart Attack Outcomes

    Jeff Saucerman will collaborate with researchers at the School of Medicine to study the role of lipoprotein receptors in heart failure. 

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    • UVA Co-Leads $2.9 Million NIH Investigation Into Where Systems May Fail People with Disabilities

    Rupa Valdez has combined efforts with a Johns Hopkins University researcher and others to understand how systems affect the care of people with disabilities.

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  • UVA Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives Eugene M. Landis Award from the Microcirculatory Society

    Shayn Peirce-Cottler received a national career award for her work in microvascular research. 

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  • Kimberly Kelly’s Newest Title: Editor-in-Chief

    Kim Kelly, a University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor and expert in bioinformatics, has been selected to serve as editor-in-chief of Molecular Imaging and Biology.

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    • $3.9 Million Grant Accelerates UVA Professor’s Efforts to Detect Alzheimer’s Early

    University of Virginia professor Mathews Jacob is leading research to improve imaging techniques for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases.

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  • Research by UVA Faculty Member Could Help Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection

    Breakthrough research by Evan Scott and team uses nanoparticles to help the body accept transplanted organs without lifelong immunosuppressive drugs, reducing risks

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    • UVA Research Cracks the Autism Code, Making the Neurodivergent Brain Visible

    A UVA professor’s mathematical modeling approach for brain imaging analysis reveals links among genes, brain structure and autism.

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    Meet the Wearable Tech Inventor Whose Health Watch Could Better Watch Over You

    A watch that could be more functional than the latest fitness trackers and health performance wearables is just one of the exciting developments in the Watson Research Lab.

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