Biomedical Engineering
About
In biomedical engineering at UVA, engineering rigor and invention are our core principles, but we start with a focus on biology. Whether we are modeling or engineering cells and tissues, analyzing large datasets, developing new imaging technologies, or synthesizing novel biomaterials, the problem statement always starts with the biology underlying the system, therapy, or disease process. Our culture values and rewards collaboration, initiative, and the translation of basic advances to achieve clinical and real world impact. In all that we do, we value and strive for diversity and inclusion.
BIMS students can elect to train with a BME faculty member who is approved to mentor students in one of the BIMS degree-granting programs in the School of Medicine (see list below).
For students who would prefer to earn the PhD in Biomedical Engineering, applications for this program should be made through the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Additional information about this program and degree can be found here.
BIMS Approved Mentors in BME
Barker, Thomas H.
Matrix Biology and Engineering
Caliari, Steven
Engineering biomaterials as cellular microenvironments
Christ, George
Functional Genomics
Civelek, Mete
Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits
Deppmann, Christopher
Elucidating and Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Nervous System Development
French, Brent A.
Novel Therapies for Treating and Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease
Janes, Kevin A.
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
Kasson, Peter M.
Physical mechanisms of infectious disease; influenza infection; membrane fusion; antibiotic resistance; molecular dynamics simulation; machine learning.
Kelly, Kimberly
Advancement in the design of imaging agents; molecular imaging and radiological sciences.
Lampe, Kyle
Neural tissue engineering, biomaterials, drug delivery, redox regulation of stem cell fate, engineering cell-interactive microenvironments
Papin, Jason A.
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering
Peirce-Cottler, Shayn M.
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
Saucerman, Jeffrey J.
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Sheffield, Nathan
computational biology & bioinformatics; high performance computing; epigenomics & chromatin; pediatric cancer; computational regulatory genomics; machine learning
Yates, Paul A.
Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases.
Zunder, Eli
Single Cell Analysis