Research @ UVA Engineering

Five exemplary graduating Ph.D. students were honored for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the UVA and scientific communities in their fields.

A life-changing technology is now available to toddlers. Systems engineering faculty member Marc Breton co-invented the artificial pancreas system that manages insulin levels in diabetic patients.

Mete Civelek uses big data analytics to understand the molecular pathways of disease and develops personalized medicine approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.

Researchers have found answers about cardiovascular diseases in the cellular “glue” our bodies make to protect us from heart attacks and stroke.

Imagine a “Band-Aid” that wards off Lyme disease. With the big idea, chemical engineering grad student Tori Vigil led a team of cadets to win an international genetic engineering competition.

With machine learning and human learning, scientists uncover the biological cause and effect of fibroblast behaviors after heart attack and advanced the development of new treatments.

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition causing fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.

Machine learning changed health care by making sense of biological data, but for UVA Engineering’s Aidong Zhang, that’s only part of understanding disease risk and treatments.

Dolatshahi's research aims at personalized vaccines during pregnancy and enhancing early childhood immunity via understanding maternal antibody transfer.

Kubelick develops imaging tools to track the movement and efficacy of T cells deployed in cancer therapies, aiming ultimately to enhance the cells’ defensive abilities.

A UVA Engineering team has developed a new analytical tool that could lead to a cure for a terrible disease.